UK products

**Robxcarlson** · 08-05-2008, 01:43 PM

My mom is going to be visiting Southampton for two weeks this month and I'd like to ask her to bring me back a shaving related souvenir. Anyone have any suggestions of UK only products for about £5 or less? I'm thinking something widely available and inexpensive so that she doesn't have to go out of her way to locate it. It could be soap, cream or aftershave. I'd just like to try something new that I couldn't buy in the U.S.
Thanks for any suggestions.

**SepticTank** · 08-05-2008, 01:55 PM

Euro Palmolive cream? Wilkinson-Sword soap/cream?

Hit the shaving department in a decent sized Boots the Chemist for their own label stuff (sticks, cream etc). Got to be a decent sized one though the small ones stock near nothing.

**brz90** · 08-05-2008, 02:08 PM

+1 on Palmolive Shaving Cream, but also Erasmic and Ingrams are cheap and good shaving creams, plus Erasmic soaps and Palmolive and Erasmic sticks are also good. Are these available in the States?
Tesco's own blades have a good reputation.
Also Swedish Gilletes are just £1.25 for 5 in John Lewis stores. They're probably a good buy.

**RecentRunes** · 08-05-2008, 02:09 PM

Southampton eh? Never mind..

On the plus side, West Quay is the place to go.. http://www.west-quay.co.uk/

Theres a Crabtree & Evelyn store there amongst many others

Think I'm going to have to pay a visit to the dark side myself now...

**SepticTank** · 08-05-2008, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by RecentRunes

Theres a Crabtree & Evelyn store there amongst many others

Yeah, pay over twice as much for the stuff you can get in C&E in the US - welcome to ripoff Britain

Originally Posted by RecentRunes

Think I'm going to have to pay a visit to the dark side myself now...

For those missing the reference Portsmouth is the next hole^H^H^H^Hcity along the coast from Southampton

**RecentRunes** · 08-05-2008, 02:30 PM

Yeah, pay over twice as much for the stuff you can get in C&E in the US

Bugger, Better scrub round that suggestion then... doh!

+1 on Ingrams and Erasmic.

There is a huuuuuuuuuuge John Lewis store in West Quay, so might still pay a visit, as I've always wanted to try the Gillettes.

Boots is also just outside one of the entrances to the shopping centre, which makes things easier..

For those missing the reference Portsmouth is the next hole^H^H^H^Hcity along the coast from Southampton

*Waves paw* Bah!

**SepticTank** · 08-05-2008, 02:35 PM

RR - as you're as close as a local as the original poster is likely to get - are there any independent pharmacies locally that might have anything? (I know hereabouts my most local holds mostly Wilkinson-Sword, some speciality "indigenous" (ok they're from Shetland and that's further from here than London is

) soaps and creams, the next nearest holds Gillette Super Platinum Euro (aka Swedes)

**joe mcclaine** · 08-05-2008, 02:58 PM

Palmolive cream is roughly £1.50 and the shave sticks are 50p that leaves you £3.00 to buy Boots Cool Cologne Cream and maybe Wilkinson Soap in the blue bowl . . . ?

**leapingfrog** · 08-06-2008, 12:42 AM

I bought some Palmolive cream for £1.01 and Wilkinsons soap for £1.64 at Tesco's 2 weeks ago, always worth it at those prices.

**rickw** · 08-06-2008, 12:52 AM

Kent soap refill is £5. It is the same as MWF.

**13th Duke of Wymbourne** · 08-06-2008, 12:57 AM

Palmolive shave stick/cream & Boots Cool Cologne shaving cream.

**PompeyBill** · 08-06-2008, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by RecentRunes

Southampton eh? Never mind..

On the plus side, West Quay is the place to go.. http://www.west-quay.co.uk/

Theres a Crabtree & Evelyn store there amongst many others

Think I'm going to have to pay a visit to the dark side myself now...

You don't have to visit the village of the damned for Crabtree and Evelyn RR!! There's a Crabtree and Evelyn shop down Gunwharf Quays in good old Portsmouth, so no need to travel far.

**RecentRunes** · 08-06-2008, 01:15 PM

You don't have to visit the village of the damned for Crabtree and Evelyn RR!! There's a Crabtree and Evelyn shop down Gunwharf Quays in good old Portsmouth, so no need to travel far.

Phew thats a weight of my mind. Was breaking out in a cold sweat there for a moment.

**Suzuki** · 08-06-2008, 01:23 PM

Palmolive shave stick - a really great tallow-based stick with a nice scent.

Boots shave stuff - if you like the scent, their shave stick and soap bowl are very good. They also have some other good own-brand shaving products.