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2024 Shave Purchase Sabbatical - The Year of MacGyver

Thank goodness for all the other Black Friday emails that I’ve been getting. Filson has been blowing my phone up. I think I’ll have to succumb, since there are no shaving products for me anytime in the near future.
I gave in to the Black Friday lures of Sweetwater.com, but I continue to hold the line against shave gear.

I do plan to pick a blade sampler or two during the January restocking period, maybe even one soap. I hardly need it, but hobbies are what they are. I have yet to try an Ethos soap, so might go that way.
 
Thank goodness for all the other Black Friday emails that I’ve been getting. Filson has been blowing my phone up. I think I’ll have to succumb, since there are no shaving products for me anytime in the near future.

Can't go wrong with Filson! The nick's boots 20% sale has got me looking too.


I gave in to the Black Friday lures of Sweetwater.com, but I continue to hold the line against shave gear.

Nice! I hope you preordered the Soldano X88-IR :)
 
I found myself giving in to the pre-Black Friday sales this year.

But how could I go wrong with a new pair of Hoka ATR for $35 ?

My new top shelf Ultralight Fishing setup wasn’t too shabby for under $150

Favorite part of this season are all the liquor gift packs abound - can never have too many Glencairn glasses 🍻

- Still In -
 
Is there a 2025 Sabbatical yet?

I'm reaching the halfway point of my 2020s ten-year sabbatical. The last three years have been three-blade years. I only have about 400 blades left.

I decided Williams is better than ARKO.

I'm somewhere over 100 shaves on my current blade, but I don't count anymore.
 
I want to report a murder, my 4th kill of the year. I have another soap well into ring of death, so I expect one more this year.

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Guido75

Is it swell time?
For those who want to continue or are interested. The 2025 thread is up!

 

brucered

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Have read great things about T+S, but recently come to know that people were eager to kill Madagascar given its aromatic properties
I've heard good things also, but it ain't cheap. They are local to me but when I contacted them way back, they were a bit sketchy and shady in their back and forth as well as disclosing info about another members private message interaction with them. As well as being reluctant/hesitant to allow local pickup or viewing of some of their products before purchasing.

I won't support them.

Hopefully they got their act together since then. This was early on in their business, around 2016.

Oh yeah, still in.
 
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I've heard good things also, but it ain't cheap. They are local to me but when I contacted them way back, they were a bit sketchy and shady in their back and forth as well as disclosing info about another members private message interaction with them. As well as being reluctant/hesitant to allow local pickup or viewing of some of their products before purchasing.

I won't support them.

Hopefully the got their act together since then. This was early on in their business, around 2016.

Oh yeah, still in.
Appreciate the insight sir.
Given the volume of soap I have, it may not be this decade that I would be able to give them a shot.
 
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