I got here via the Rick Harrison commercial. That got me to remembering how my dad used to shave (I have his Red Tip & Toggle). I like old stuff, so reconnected with vintge Gillettes, brush and soap, and off to the races. Never looked back.
13,000 posts later and you're still searching!
Several reasons:
1-. I always wet shaved
2-. I always found cartridge prices horrendously high
3-. It angered me P&G's efforts at pushing consumers to buy new technology on a recurrent basis, thus obliging me to dispose of old (plastic) razors. It did not feel right throwing plastic cartridges twice a month or more and razors once a year or every twoyears, no matter the cost for a perfect shaving. My old Atra, Match II and III are still there, though, as a reminder or times gone bye. (BTW, it really angers me P&G's efforts at convincing men that shaving body hair is cool... come on!)
4-. My nephew, PhD in History and a lover of old stuff as everybodye else in the family, gave me one as a present
6-. Dad gave me his razors (three) when he knew that my nephew got me one as a present. One is gold plated, comes in a case and has never been used. Guess that will be kept for my siblings.
7-. Curiosity kicked in so I ended up reading posts in BB: I realized old SRs could be restored and if properly used, give a good shave
8-. Vintage SRs are sold for pennies here so I bought some more (four). One of them proved to be the best of them all. I sent one to replate, plans are to restore two TTOs.
9-. My idea is to give them away as presents to men in the family, together with blades, some good quality shaving cream and a brush.
10-. And finally, I became aware of the fact shaving can be fun. So I take my time to shave before going to bed.
A word of caution: I don't like hoarding.
I was tired of not getting a close enough shave from electric razors and looked into alternatives. Was at a point where I felt like living more like my grandfather did. Got a small house that was built in the 50's, later on bought a reel mower, then came the DE, now am canning my own pickles and plan to start a little vegetable garden next spring.