Is SAD (soap acquisition disorder) a thing.

I have a fleet of razors so RAD has been officially diagnosed. While Christmas shopping I "accidentally" ordered myself over a dozen soap samples from popular vendor. I think I'm hooked. Waking up in the morning and deciding which razor to use, and listening carefully to hone in on which soap scent is speaking to me, is a new level of luxury. I usually only have two or maybe three soaps on hand at any given time (something w/ menthol, a bay rum and one of whatever caught my eye while shopping), but I don't think I can go back to that now.

You better quite now while you still can. If you don't before you know it you'll be one of those guys with 30 or more soaps and every time someone says "this soap is great" just like a dope fiend you'll run to order it.

Don't say I didn't warn you.

It’s all good. If you hang around enough you will find a group of soap addicted friends that you can share and swap with. When I get a new soap I put some in a glass bowl with a tight lid and save the original container and some of the soap for sharing. It’s fun to share and swap. No shortage of friends to swap with around here.

I have managed to avoid the disorder so far, but that is only because I don't shop much online and Chicago's Merz Apothecary is too far off my usual path. Otherwise I'd be doomed. Yes, it's a thing. I think you've caught it. ;)

It exists, as do all other forums of ADs, in this hobby. :)

http://straightrazorpalace.com/soaps...ps-creams.html :w

I've got it bad! I need my fix man!

I am SAD to say that SAD is a real thing

Im guilty of SAD. Ive got probably 30 soaps in my closet right now and I often find myself perusing Ebay, Amazon and Etsy looking for more.

Gentlemen,

For years I have tried to trim myself to only Martin de Candre and Castle Forbes, but that's like sticking with my Lamborghini while my Toyota blows me kisses. OY! Putting the shave den on a diet is a lost cause.

Its true, even I have over 30 soaps. And all get used from time to time. Same with brushes, and razors.

Well, dang. All of a sudden I want to buy some more soaps. It's as catching as the flu! :eek:

I definitely suffer form SAD. The bonus is that I have not purchased any that I truly do not like. Makes my morning shave a bit more interesting...

Ive been knocking the number of soaps down lately. Well i added two durring christmas but ive emptied 3 sence then. Hoping to cut 8t down to a top 10 by the end of this year. Thats not still S.A.D. is it? ;)

I had SAD I still suffer from the want to buy more, over the last 4 years I've bought or got gifted well over a hundred soaps. I think the use of the brush and soap is what keeps me going, cause I always got great shaves from my old DE that I shaved with for 40+ years.

So it's like any addiction, you never get rid f it , you just cope. I still want to try all the las test and greatest, but now I,m down to 4 steady members in my den, and really it's just 2. Tc

No matter how many soaps I have I think that I will always see something that I want to try.

Pete <:-}

It's only a disorder if you accept you have a problem with it.


Who says others opinions matter :shrug:

Some have a collection of razors (straights, DE, SE, etc.; some have a collection of hones; some have a collection of shaving brushes; some have a collection of soaps and creams; and some have a collection of soap mugs, dishes, and scuttles. When you really know you are addicted is when you collect all of them.

Damn Ray, I guess I'm really Addicted. You had to point that out didn't you.:banghead:

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Originally Posted by Gasman

Damn Ray, I guess I'm really Addicted. You had to point that out didn't you.:banghead:

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Well, Gerry, like the say, when you point your finger at someone else, you have several fingers pointing back at yourself. And I even left out collecting strops; as I only have three of them (so far). ;)