What to get from Germany

**edders** · 03-19-2008, 02:20 PM

I have a relative coming over from Germany in June and was going to have them pick up some stuff. I am looking mainly at soaps and creams and maybe some obscure stuff. I have no need for blades, razors or brushes. Any recommendations on what I might want? I saw some German barbers olde timey soap on here recently with very high shipping costs. Might try to get that.
Edders

**jat9096** · 03-19-2008, 02:26 PM

maybe some tabac or a BMW if they have room..

Jarmo P · 03-19-2008, 02:26 PM

Tabac and maybe in a shave stick form.

**mozart** · 03-19-2008, 02:45 PM

Palmolive, Nivea, Speick, Florena, Weleda, Tabac: all readily available at DM or Drogerie Mueller stores. Obscure stuff depends somewhat on where your relatives live.

Best - MM

**DMac** · 03-19-2008, 02:46 PM

Speick, Speick, and more Speick.

**Ernie** · 03-19-2008, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by edders

I have a relative coming over from Germany in June and was going to have them pick up some stuff. I am looking mainly at soaps and creams and maybe some obscure stuff. I have no need for blades, razors or brushes. Any recommendations on what I might want? I saw some German barbers olde timey soap on here recently with very high shipping costs. Might try to get that.
Edders

**edders** · 03-19-2008, 02:55 PM

Thanks. I should have mentioned I go home to Scotland a lot so Palmolive, Nivea and Tabac are not a problem to find. They live around Stuttgart somewhere.

**Isaac** · 03-19-2008, 03:05 PM

I have family very near Stuttgart :)

**Stauff** · 03-20-2008, 12:31 PM

Stuttgart is the hometown of Speick. Speick Capital! you know what to do...

**Ltltony** · 03-20-2008, 12:37 PM

A girl!!

A friend once said about me "Tony isn't picky, he likes both kinds of girls, Germans and Italians"

**professorchaos** · 03-20-2008, 12:43 PM

+1 on the girl!

For shaving gear: German and Austrian Pitralon, Tarr Aftershave, Gold Dachs Pflege Tonic. I am sure I could think of more given a little time...

**gaucho** · 03-20-2008, 12:50 PM

Hi,

try to buy the soap Klar (rasier seife = shaving soap) from Heidelberg. It's NOT very easy to find. :(

http://www.klar-seifen.de/rasierseife.htm

Best,
Felipe

**TstebinsB** · 03-20-2008, 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by Stauff

Stuttgart is the hometown of Speick. Speick Capital! you know what to do...

You sound like a general giving out an order for a covert operation. "You know what to do.."

**blade08** · 03-20-2008, 12:53 PM

Speick and Tabac soaps and creams. They are not really exclusive but problably much cheaper over there.

**lifeonedge** · 03-20-2008, 01:02 PM

Terrible.....

I started DE shaving in early October... the week AFTER I returned from a two-week work related trip to Stuttgart and Heidelberg...

d'oh!!

But still made it there in time for Oktoberfest!

**rm71** · 03-20-2008, 07:54 PM

What about a brewery?

**thirdeye** · 03-20-2008, 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by edders

Thanks. I should have mentioned I go home to Scotland a lot so Palmolive, Nivea and Tabac are not a problem to find. They live around Stuttgart somewhere.

I got to Stuttgart at least twice a year. My Companies Head quarters is right down the road in Ditzingen. Next time I am there (May) I'll have to look into picking up some Speick.

**e d o** · 03-20-2008, 08:03 PM

Felipe
What is the scent of the Klar soap like?

**Lynchmeister** · 03-21-2008, 04:48 AM

Originally Posted by lifeonedge

Terrible.....

I started DE shaving in early October... the week AFTER I returned from a two-week work related trip to Stuttgart and Heidelberg...

d'oh!!

But still made it there in time for Oktoberfest!

I know the feeling...I was living in Munich during the winter of 2005/2006 and didn't figure things out until Fall.

**oskar** · 03-21-2008, 07:40 AM

Originally Posted by e d o

Felipe
What is the scent of the Klar soap like?

Good question. Klar sell different types, one of which (called Kabinett) is quite cheap and smells - well - soapy, hard to describe. When I bought that years ago it smelled different (much better than today, I mean).
But they also sell a more expensive version (which I do not know, unfortunately). Can only be good.
Greetings
oskar