They may be listing a lot of exemptions, but having looked through past sabbatical threads a while back I don't recall folks trying to disallow other people's stated exemptions like they are doing in the 2013 thread.
2012-- Shave Purchase Sabbatical--Gentlemanly Restraint
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You need AS? Do you have any Speick in your cart? It's great stuff.
I have a tube of the cream, and one of the sticks, never smelled the AS, but I've become a Captain's Choice fan. Pretty much the only AS I use now. It's also the only frag I have that SWMBO has ever fully approved of. Think I'll stick with that one for now. lol
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You must have gotten a flu shot. They're a communist plot I tell ya....
I think that's what I had. Tossed all night and slept all day. Just got up about an hour ago.
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If you're going in saying that you can replace everything you use up is it really a sabbatical?
not sure if this is directed at me but feel it may be.
Anyone and everyone who has wanted to sign up for the 2013, has been added. You can add an exception to "make a purchase every month" or whatever you want, but like Greg1911 said, that's not really a sabbatical then.
I have tried to sway people who may be tempted to buy asb and cream when they run out as they appear to be still searching for the right products. there appear to be way more people signing up, but way more exceptions too. i have been following both threads, 2012 and 2013 and think some may be jumping into the 2013 prematurely and not settled on their routines yet.
either way, anyone and everyone is welcome to join. but if they can't take a little ribbing over their exceptions and/or some people trying to talk them out of an exception, perhaps the Pair Down thread is a better match for them.
In 2012 the sabbatical was really about not growing your den....in fact reducing it. I did the PIF for anyone who could outlast me. I set some very specific rules. It was quite simple. Most people chose to go that route.
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Although I was not successful in 2012, I have a lot more confidence for 2013. Be on the lookout for a prize announcement at year end using brianw's rules for the sabbatical (as I remember them) to qualify:
1- No shaving related purchases
2- Exceptions are B&B LE items and Charity Auctions
3- Trades allowed, so long as no money is added by the Sabbaticalian
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The worst thing about this countdown is that it reminds me that I have to start my Christmas shopping soon.
Still in. Only a couple weeks left...
This is ridiculously easy by this point.So, will the survivors errrr CONQUERORS of the 2012 Shave Purchase Sabbatical be posting photos of their Victory Shave Hauls?
I'm starting to think I may need to buy more stuff for it to be photo worthy
I want to see these EPIC spending sprees documented for posterity.
I'm starting to think I may need to buy more stuff for it to be photo worthy
I want to see these EPIC spending sprees documented for posterity.
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So, will the survivors errrr CONQUERORS of the 2012 Shave Purchase Sabbatical be posting photos of their Victory Shave Hauls?
I'm starting to think I may need to buy more stuff for it to be photo worthy
I want to see these EPIC spending sprees documented for posterity.
I will. My "haul" will not be epic from a size perspective, just some things I wouldn't really have been willing to spring for if I weren't celebrating victory.
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So, will the survivors errrr CONQUERORS of the 2012 Shave Purchase Sabbatical be posting photos of their Victory Shave Hauls?
I'm starting to think I may need to buy more stuff for it to be photo worthy
I want to see these EPIC spending sprees documented for posterity.
I hate to disappoint, but I think my first purchase is going to be a simple bottle of Aqua Velva from the grocery store.
I hear you. I'm vacillating between a spree or a small purchase.
Thankfully I haven't been thinking much about brushes....
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I'm still planning on buying more stuff. It's just that first purchase that may seem rather anti-climatic.
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So far I only see 5 finishers in this thread. I wonder if a few others will pop in at the finish line to let us all know how they did.
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OK guys, can you believe I said this last December 27th in this thread? Not only am I still in, but I made it through a year on less than 30 Feather blades.
If it wasn't for this thread I probably never would have considered pushing a dozen shaves from any blade. But I must say, I now have a very strong loyalty to Feather blades. I know a lot of guys complain that they go south at around shave #4 and for some reason I have found that if I go past this shave they settle out and show almost no degradation in quality. Obviously, prep is key for any blade to last longer, but these have consistently outperformed any other blade I have ever used.
Hey Dennis,
Feathers last longer than any other blade for me too.
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Feathers last longer than any other blade for me too.
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That's the most beautiful thing I've ever read.
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