Dollar Shave Club.......

[Dupo]

Yes, this is WAY off topic from most ...

I just signed up with this company, that sends you razors in the mail for a super cheap price. I'm getting 4 cartridges a month for $6 (that are super similar to the Gillette's i normally buy for $16). They send you a free handle with every order. If you change the type of blades u want, u get another free handle. They got simple 2 blade, 4 blade and a 6 blade that rivals the NEW Gillette i just bought (ugh). The 2 blade are a friggin DOLLAR a month for 5 of them lol. I dont know how they even pull that one off. And shipping is INCLUDED. No extra fee's.

I havent received them yet, but they are on their way and I will update with how they work. Mind you, I use top of the line razors, so they have something to live up to.

Anyway, if anyone is interested, CLICK HERE (https://www.dollarshaveclub.com/ref/13rf/1z0a1g3) to check it all out, sign up and make a purchase. yes, that is a referral link, i get a free month if someone signs up, nothing else. This isn't some kind of spam/scheme, i dont participate in that kind of shit. Just passing along something i found and signed up for myself. Thought maybe some of you guys might want to take advantage of this.

[mole2]

Sounds good. But a guy with a full beard and a pony tail doesn't use many razors during the year. lol


:)

[JWR]

Fresh marketing concept.

[blaine]

Thanks,Dupo.As I shave my head,I go through a shit load of blades.
:cool: :)

[Dupo]

Exactly, I shave my head too and it kills my blades. Thought this was a great deal, so signed right up. Even if they dont work good on my face (which i think they should) they will do great for my head and save me some bucks in the process.

[blaine]

Dupo.I signed up,but I can't order anything,as they don't ship to Canada yet.
:)

[alantf]

Dupo.I signed up,but I can't order anything,as they don't ship to Canada yet.
:)

Why don't you do what I do? When I order small electrical/electronic parts from a certain company in England, they won't deliver abroad, so I get them sent to a friend in England, & he forwards them to me. The packages are usually so small that it cost him very little to post them to me. :)

[blaine]

Thanks,Alan.I never thought of that. :) :2tup:

[jonathan180iq]

I would do this if I hadn't just bought a new Mach 3, including cartridges from Safeway a couple of weeks ago.
When they are used up, I'll start this up. Even one bulk purchase wouldn't set you back much more than one good razor shopping spree, and you'd have like 30 razors ;)

Thanks, Dupo.

[Dupo]

They got hammered with orders because their video went viral. I have to wait like 2 weeks or so until they can ship my order.

Jon, i just bought 38 bucks worth of blades for my gillette .... and ordered this anyway. This way, when i run out of those i'll have a stockpile of the new cheaper ones.

[ecr959]

I thought I might share with you guys my solution.
I buy double edge razor blades from Amazon dot com. Derby blades are good, from Sweden.
I buy 2 boxes, 100 blades in each box, for $18. Enough for 4 years worth of shaving, one blade a week. Cost breaks down to 10 cents a week. I bought the razor itself from Amazon too, a few years ago. $30. IT is a Merkur, a very good brand, it'll last me 20 yrs if I take care of it.

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The soap is Colonel Conk, very good shaving soap, a 3.5 oz cake will last me about 3 months. Makes really good lather. I have sensitive skin. Costs about $3.50, breaks down to about 30 cents a week for the soap. So I can shave every day, for almost 4 yrs , it costs me about 40 cents a week.

The Old School way is good ! (for some things)

[mrlmd1]

How often do you guys who shave your heads get cut? Do you shave your head every day?
Now that I've been retired and have had my trimmed beard back for the past 8 years or so, I only shave every 2-3 days or whenever I have to go out to someplace special, or when I forget and then I see myself as a little grubby when I look in the mirror. A joy not to have to do it every day.

[blaine]

How often do you guys who shave your heads get cut? Do you shave your head every day?

Head & face every second day.The odd nick,but not often. :) :cool:

[JWR]

I shave daily, but shave my head about every 2 months.

[alanmcorcoran]

I hate shaving, but I've found myself doing it more often than I used to cause my beard grows in almost white now and it makes me look about twenty years older than when I'm cleanshaven (yes, I'm vain.) I use the Gillette Bend Over Until it Hurts Fusion blades/stick but I always feel a bit raped when I see the ridiculous prices (like $2-3 a cartridge.) I used to have a rig like ecr's but I have to confess - I've damn near opened an artery with that style setup more than once. I've rarely, if ever, cut myself with the Gillette For Pussies brand. But maybe the technology of the old school has improved.

Still got a lot of (grey) hair on the noggin so I don't have to eff with that yet.

My next totally inappropriate man-thread will address the heartbreak of ear hair.

[mole2]

...
My next totally inappropriate man-thread will address the heartbreak of ear hair.

Not to mention the nose hairs growing out your nostrils. lol


:)

[Water Warrior 2]

...
My next totally inappropriate man-thread will address the heartbreak of ear hair.

Not to mention the nose hairs growing out your nostrils. lol


:)
Just yank them out with tweezers.

[Dupo]

The Old School way is good ! (for some things)

Yea if you live in the 1800s :poke2: :neener:

[alanmcorcoran]

You haven't experienced the heartbreak of nosehair until you have it growing out of the top of your nose...

[jonathan180iq]

I thought I might share with you guys my solution.
I buy double edge razor blades from Amazon dot com. Derby blades are good, from Sweden.
I buy 2 boxes, 100 blades in each box, for $18. Enough for 4 years worth of shaving, one blade a week. Cost breaks down to 10 cents a week. I bought the razor itself from Amazon too, a few years ago. $30. IT is a Merkur, a very good brand, it'll last me 20 yrs if I take care of it.
The soap is Colonel Conk, very good shaving soap, a 3.5 oz cake will last me about 3 months. Makes really good lather. I have sensitive skin. Costs about $3.50, breaks down to about 30 cents a week for the soap. So I can shave every day, for almost 4 yrs , it costs me about 40 cents a week.

The Old School way is good ! (for some things)

Hell YES, Eddie!

I use an old school horsehair rush and Williams mug soap with modern blades and razors.
If you guys have never experienced shaving with the mug lather, you are totally missing out. Modern shave creams and gels cannot even hold a candle to the aromatic experience and the smooth pleasure that a warm, hand-spun lather can give you.

It's infinitely better that anything you buy in a can and only take maybe 45 seconds to 1 minutes to prepare.

Seriously, give it a shot, regardless of what razor you use.

[Water Warrior 2]

Mug soap is also the most economical way to go.

[ecr959]

JONATHAN said "Hell YES, Eddie! "

I'm glad you also like my method , Jonathan. I buy the soap, I make the lather with a brush, and you are right, it is very aromatic and smooth. Like I said in my post, I have a double-edge razor,and with the blades and soap I buy, I can shave every day, for almost 4 yrs, for just about 40 cents a week.

Anybody can learn how to shave using the old style razor, you just learn to be extra careful. You do NOT want to shave in a rush with such a sharp blade on your face. I do 2 passes, once for up/down then after applying more water and lather, a horizontal pass. MY face ends up smoother than a baby's behind.... as the saying goes.

[jonathan180iq]

I also do the standard double pass using the mug lather.

One traditional top-to-bottom shave and then one horizontal.
In a rush, I'll do just one pass but after that second pass it's amazing how much smoother and cleaner your skin will look.

[jonathan180iq]

Gentlemen,

You have been educated:

http://artofmanliness.com/2008/01/04/ho ... r-grandpa/ (http://artofmanliness.com/2008/01/04/how-to-shave-like-your-grandpa/)

[mrlmd1]

Where and how do you find that stuff?
You mean, developing my own shaving technique by trial and error and learning for the past 55+ years, I've been doing it all wrong?
Basically we all wind up the same, but I never saw any printed instructions or advice about this. And going back to the canned soap and bristle brush and double edged razor blades is good for many reasons, but the problem in society is that everyone is rushed and too busy and wants convenience in their lives at whatever cost, plus advertising has taken over people's judgment and reasoning and decision making ability.
After a while I didn't want to be bothered with this morning ritual any longer, so I grew my beard and only shave maybe every 2-3 days and trim it once a week.

[jonathan180iq]

I somehow found the Artofmanliness website a while back, but re-discovered it this morning. ;)
Looking through their archives, this just seemed very appropriate.

[mrlmd1]

Are you trying to rediscover your "manliness"? :poke2: :poke2: :neener:
Good stuff there though.

[jonathan180iq]

I did find this awesome "manly" famous last words section:

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