+1.I save money on blades.
With what I've spent on everything else, I should break even just prior to our Sun becoming a red giant.
+1.I save money on blades.
With what I've spent on everything else, I should break even just prior to our Sun becoming a red giant.
You think correctly, Sir. Will never forgive Gillette. Never.Sometimes I think I belong to a generation that had to do all of this stuff the hard way:
- Dad used an electric most of his live and knew next to nothing about wet shaving
- no Internet available in my youth/adolescence (although it already existed)
- commonly available shaving supplies very limited to canned goo and disposables or big$ multi-bladed Gillette/Wilkinson stuff
Living in a country with mandatory military service I had to endure shaving daily for some time and the skin in my face was a mess.
ToM
Although there are many things that I don't like about my own country, I'm glad that military service is not mandatory for me (I think I'm too old now to be drafted anyway). In your case, though, if you don't want to do military service, is it possible to so social service instead? When I lived in A'dam I met many Germans who went to NL to work for various charities instead of serving in the military. I shave every day for enjoyment, but I think that being forced to do it might take some of the fun out...
Badger and Blade exists in order to gain consensus about what is the best in every category. That is entertaining.
But you have to ask yourself if the worlds most expensive badger brush is worth having... when a $3 brush from China also gets the job done... perhaps requiring a bit more brushing. I have some nice shaving soap, but notice that bars of hand soap from the dollar store also work.
Don't get me wrong--- I enjoy reading about the differences between different high-priced products. It's just that I never quite got over the lesson you can learn at just about any fishing spot in the country. On any day, there will always be some kid with little more than a sapling, a length of string, a hook, and some free bait... will catch nice fish. Some guy standing next to him with $500 worth of tackle, an expensive set of clothing, lures, etc, etc... hasn't even had a nibble.
I really am indebted to those people on this website that guided me towards the Razorock Mission. That $20 razor give me a fantastic shave--and is built with better materials and finish than most. The sample blades that came with it led me to the Astra SP which is a fine yet inexpensive blade.
As far as saving money... I am NOT saving any money when i spend $20 on a razor and $10 for a 100 blades. That is called spending money. Our entire economic system thrives on fooling people into thinking they are saving money when they spend it in some particular way and compared to some other product.
If you really want to save money, do it in a bank. It actually accumulates there... and there always seems to be enough for whatever you really need. Have a look around: the people who are saving money are not to be found at any cash register with marked down merchandise, on sale, or with coupons. They are not the people checking out on eBay or Amazon. The real savers are down at the bank every week... they're the ones smiling.
Please don't think you are saving money by shaving with a double edge or straight razor. You MAY be spending less money than if you shaved with cartridge razors, but you haven't saved even a thin dime.
In theory you can save a lot of money. Didn't work for me but I'm having fun!