September 2016 Scores

gvw755 said:

Longs Drugs as in Hawaii? That price sticker looks so familiar to me growing up. I think the HNO on the top might refer to Honolulu.

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OK, time for me to get my Longs-geek on, lol.

The HNO on the sticker reflected the price a Longs employee would get to buy it for. The secret decoder ring was the word CHARLESTON and each letter was assigned a number:

C = 1
H = 2
A = 3
R = 4
L = 5
E = 6
S = 7
T = 8
O = 9
N = 0

So, the discounted employee purchase price for that item was $2.09. The letters varied by item.

Disclaimer, maybe the C was for zero. Hard to recall if the first letter was assigned 1 or zero, but the rest falls in place.

Thanks is for coming in and please shop again soon.

Post Person been busy the past week. First up are new additions for SEptember. ER 1914 (to go along with the ER 1912 I got earlier), and a Christy Razor which I inserted an injector blade. Will see how it goes tonight.

Next up are two razors from a wood turner on Esty made of Hawaiian hardwoods. Dark one on the left is Milo and lighter one on the right is Curly Mango.




This is where they ended up. Top is Curly Koa with a Wunderbar, Curly Koa with a Claymore, and Milo with an X3.

gvw755 said:

Post Person been busy the past week. First up are new additions for SEptember. ER 1914 (to go along with the ER 1912 I got earlier), and a Christy Razor which I inserted an injector blade. Will see how it goes tonight.

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Nice purchases. Interested in how the Christy shaves.

gvw755 said:

Next up are two razors from a wood turner on Esty made of Hawaiian hardwoods. Dark one on the left is Milo and lighter one on the right is Curly Mango.


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This is where they ended up. Top is Curly Koa with a Wunderbar, Curly Koa with a Claymore, and Milo with an X3.

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Really nice looking handles. They go well with the selected heads.

Didn't want to jinx it, but since it was shipped today I'll post it. $0.37 a stick qualifies as a SCORE I think

Clausewitz said:

Didn't want to jinx it, but since it was shipped today I'll post it. $0.37 a stick qualifies as a SCORE I think

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I'd say so. Fine score! Congrats.

brick of p.160, still within plastic vacuum seal wrap.
dilemma, open it or save it?

VERY nice! My vote is to use it, of course. I'll be tackling mine when some of my smaller pucks are done.

sarimento1 said:

brick of p.160, still within plastic vacuum seal wrap.
dilemma, open it or save it?

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I agree with Sam. Use it. Nice find.

Another month with no self-control.

Shave soaps

*Ginger's Garden Luna
*Fine Green Vetiver
*Pre de Provence 63

Aftershaves

*Ginger's Garden Luna
*Fine Green Vetiver*Thayer's Original Witch Hazel w/Aloe Vera

Wayfaringadventure said:

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Good one!

CapnPanther said:

Another month with no self-control.

Shave soaps

*Ginger's Garden Luna
*Fine Green Vetiver
*Pre de Provence 63

Aftershaves

*Ginger's Garden Luna
*Fine Green Vetiver*Thayer's Original Witch Hazel w/Aloe Vera

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Three fine soaps, two matching aftershaves and a WH! Excellent!