How much would you pay per shave?

I've been considering getting a tub of ABC cream from Old Town. By most reports, it's the best stuff available.

I don't think I'm ever going to do it.

Not sure I can bring myself to pay around a buck a shave for cream. It just seems crazy when the "good stuff" like CF is half that much, and then all the still-excellent creams and soaps (Speick comes to mind) are half that much again.

I think my max is 0.50 per shave, and even then it's a special thing.

I have so many soaps and creams to rotate through that the cost goes down steeply. can afford to add an abc once in awhile.

I like the smell of ABC. I got a sample of it with my MdC order from Old Town. It is a great cream.

CF is still my favorite but the ABC is on my list for future Acquisition as something to use on days when I need something different.

Its still cheaper than a cup of coffee, and makes for a better day. A great shave or Starbucks? No contest

Go for it. Life's too short to use bad shaving products.

BSAGuy said:

Go for it. Life's too short to use bad shaving products.

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Right, but there are countless alternatives that are not just not bad but actually very good.

Cksnffr said:

I've been considering getting a tub of ABC cream from Old Town.

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Considering they seem to be selling an Omega brush for 10x the original price, I'd skip that. The other stuff carries fantasy prices aswell.

Quality vs. quantity, quite a dilemma.
Carpe diem or "Too much ain't enough"
If anyone has the answer I'd like to hear.
Guitars, watches, pens, cars, razors...but only 1 wife!

Ok, given what I've spent over the past few years on shaving stuff...
And divide that by the number of shaves in the same period of time...
Not a nice number!!
(Ok, even if I can shave for the rest of my life from current inventory.)

sarimento1 said:

Ok, given what I've spent over the past few years on shaving stuff...
And divide that by the number of shaves in the same period of time...
Not a nice number!!
(Ok, even if I can shave for the rest of my life from current inventory.)

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Having marveled over Sarimento's SOTD pics, I can well believe that his shave den must be one of the wonders of the wet-shave world.

But even on my much smaller scale, a kazoo solo compared to Sarimento's full symphony orchestra, I can only agree with his main point: to try to figure out the cost-per-shave is a mug's game. I enjoy shaving enough to buy the stuff that works the best for me. Once I have accepted the fact that I really will never need to buy shaving soap or cream again, I'm happier not to spend a second more worrying about expense. That horse has long since left the barn. Besides, my math isn't very good.

Ha! Enjoyed Vespasians comments!
Truth...for a decade I shower-shaved with Williams puck kept in a repurposed Noxzema foam top (perfect fit) and a VdH boar.
Oh, and Trac 2. Certainly pennies per shave. And I enjoyed it! Ignorance was bliss!

kazoo solo? priceless

For what I have spent I could have a Balinese house boy shave me everyday and still not get close. OCD's a *****!