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  1. #1
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    Cool Newbie? No gear? Here's your PIF!!

    OK, here's what's up for grabs for one lucky newbie:

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    Gillette Blue Tip
    1 VDH Premium Shave Set (includes bowl, puck of VDH soap, boar brush)
    Tube of C.O. Bigelow shaving cream
    One puck of Williams (face it...sooner or later you'll try it so why not get it from the jump?)
    Blade sampler: Crystal (10), Feather (10), Derby Extra (5), Israeli Personna (5), Astra SP (5), Walgreens (Personna) (10), and Dollar General (10)
    Pinaud Clubman Aftershave

    RULES
    1) You must have NO gear (this includes anything you have on order).
    2) You must have signed up in the month of May or June.
    3) This is open to the first 50 newbies to respond.
    4) I'll select the winner via random.org once 50 newbies respond or 6/10 @ 21:00 CST, whichever comes first.

    Still interested?? Just post "I'm in!".

    N.B. I'm constantly amazed at the generosity I see on this forum on a daily basis. Both in terms of PIFs and information. I cobbled this together strictly for somebody who is totally new to the game and doesn't have any gear yet. Gentlemen, we are on the honor system...
    Last edited by mystkm; 06-01-2012 at 08:22 PM. Reason: minor rule change

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    Very generous of you. :)

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    Awesome PIF! I'm out...

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    not in, but applause to you!
    Tony, Steward In the Mess Hall. Part time cook, full time bottle washer.
    B&B is made possible by contributions from members like you. Please give early and often.
    Old Scottish saying. There's nae hair sae tough it cannae be sliced in twain by a metal blade.
    GI 2013. Tempt me not.

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    great little kit you've got set up here. I was considering doing the same thing but with a Meng Shi and a few Astra blades....and I'd use the same VDH shave brush and bowl you have with this set.

    I'm out
    publius2k4 "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." Carl Sagan

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    I am too very pleasantly surprised at the generosity that i see here all the time! Real gentleman's move, a nice way to say thanks!
    I am out

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    Awesome PIF!

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    Wow what a gesture! I'm in :)

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    Very nice.
    Jim P. - St. Petersburg, FL

    ackvil (at) badgerandblade.com

    Any questions? Just ask! Since I may not read all of the posts feel free to PM or Email me.

    "Winning is
    like shaving - do it every day or you wind up looking like a bum."
    Jack Kemp

    “Be a gentleman at all times. Shine your shoes, shave every day, be considerate of others, and don't chew with your mouth open.” Words of advice from my late mother.

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    Very generous of you. That's some fine stuff. Hope it goes to a good home. That's what makes this a great community.

    I'm OUT.
    "Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner." - Arthur Ashe

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    I'm in!

    What a generous offer! I'm 18 years old, and just starting out on my own. Please consider me :)

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    WOW! I'm in.

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    Wow! That is great. Don't most people have at least some gear though if they are part of this site? Or are there a lot of people who sign up who still use a Mach 3 and goo?

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    Wow thats too nice! Very very kind.

    NOT IN, but i wanna see who takes this one home =D
    -Mario.
    It's all good, even when it's not.

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    I meet the rules so I'm in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt555 View Post
    Wow! That is great. Don't most people have at least some gear though if they are part of this site? Or are there a lot of people who sign up who still use a Mach 3 and goo?
    Well, as I said, this is intended for a newbie that doesn't yet have anything. When you stop and look at least a portion of new users that have joined have yet to acquire anything. There's always posts of lists a newb has assembled that they are contemplating on getting. Some, not all, have done research. At least this PIF gets them everything they need sans alum and/or WH and styptic. So, yeah, this PIF gets a newbie up and running without an initial capital outlay. Hopefully they stick with it! If not, well perhaps they will in turn PIF it....

    Most of the kit I had just kicking around my den. I purchased a few things to round it out. The Blue Tip was an extra I had acquired and as I already had one in my rotation it was just collecting dust. Why not give it to somebody who could make use of it? Anyway, just my small way in giving back to the community and helping one newbie out there who is interested in this hobby of ours and hasn't pulled the trigger on some order and gotten gear.

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    Hmm...by my count only four newbies are in. I've decided to allow anybody joining up in June to have a chance and I'll pick the winner at 21:00 CDT. Hopefully, more will join in! Otherwise you four have uh really, really good odds!

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    count me in. Great PIF.

    Ive been a lurker now for a month or so. Started browsing the internet for alternatives to over priced carts by big companies. I havnt pulled the trigger on any gear simply because my heads still spinning from all the options that are out there.

    btw - fantastic forum with a wealth of knowledge! its great to go be able to go somewhere and read about expierences without having to wade through countless troll posts!
    Last edited by gunshy; 06-01-2012 at 06:41 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gunshy View Post
    count me in. Great PIF.

    Ive been a lurker now for a month or so. Started browsing the internet for alternatives to over priced carts by big companies. I havnt pulled the trigger on any gear simply because my heads still spinning from all the options that are out there.

    btw - fantastic forum with a wealth of knowledge! its great to go be able to go somewhere to read about expierences without having to wade through countless troll posts!
    I so know what you mean! I found this place by accident a month or two before I started shaving with a DE. I read a couple things for one evening and promptly forgot about it. I was given my grandfather's old razor and pretty much went my own way learning myself for a couple months...when i rediscovered this place my head was spinning with all the gear out there. I'm STILL compiling lists of things I think I need and I'm 1.5 yrs in the game!

 

 

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