When in Germany...

[L.A. Jones]

It would be rude to gloat... however. I am in Germany for a few days and found myself in a “Global Supermarket”. Picked up a few items. In England next week... I hope to find more items of interest.

 

[FarmerTan]

View attachment 977292 It would be rude to gloat... however. I am in Germany for a few days and found myself in a “Global Supermarket”. Picked up a few items. In England next week... I hope to find more items of interest.

I used to like you.....

 

[BigD]

You know who is jealous? This guy.

 

[FarmerTan]

You know who is jealous? This guy.

We should start a club!

 

[Frozenshades]

Nice haul!

 

[Clay S]

We should start a club!

L. A. Jones Jonesers?
or
Keeping up with (L. A.) Joneses

 

[Earcutter]

You know... it might be worth the trip to Italy just to get some shaving swag lol.

 

[Tricky]

Wait... I know I’ve been out of the game for a very long time... but is that Speick in a BOWL?!!

 

[Northstonehill]

Wait... I know I’ve been out of the game for a very long time... but is that Speick in a BOWL?!!

Well spotted! - And very interesting!

 

[Tricky]

I can in here looking for Irish Moos and promptly remembered that they quit making the sticks years ago.

At least you can still get Speick sticks!! Mind if I ask you how much you paid for the sticks and bowl of Speick?

 

[L.A. Jones]

I know we don't talk prices/value on this site but I am thinking that applies mostly to razors/brushes... especially vintage. If I am wrong I ask that an administrator let me know and I will delete this response (all prices have been converted to U.S. dollars).

I did see some Irish Moos but not in the stick. I got the Speick tub from a pharmacy chain "DM" it was $10.00.
Everything else came from a big supermarket chain "Globus" not Global. It is my understanding that both of these companies, DM and Globus, have stores throughout Germany:

Palmolive stick $1.06 each
Palmolive tube 95 cents each
Speick tube $3.30 each
Tabac stick $5.53 each
Tabac tube $4.19
Nivea shave cream tube $1.40
Wilkenson tube $2.17

 

[Weean]

You should have held off on the palmolive sticks - you can get them for 50p (65c at today's exchange rate) in branches of Tesco (supermarket) and Wilkinsons (general store, no relation to the razors/blades).

You don't get Speick or Tabac, though.

 

[taelen112]

Nice haul!

 

[Boar Fighter]

Excellent prices! I get the Palmolive at about 1.45 EUR here.

 

[L.A. Jones]

You should have held off on the palmolive sticks - you can get them for 50p (65c at today's exchange rate) in branches of Tesco (supermarket) and Wilkinsons (general store, no relation to the razors/blades).

You don't get Speick or Tabac, though.

Yes... I thought I noticed the checkout lady laughing. She had me pegged as a tourist and was taking advantage of me (she probably also made up the requirement of paying 15 cents for the paper grocery bag!).

 

[BigJ]

WOW!!

(Score is an understatement.)

 

[Rudy Vey]

I held back a bit, just a couple tubes of Speick cream, a tube Florena and a bowl of Speick soap.

 

[Macfrommichigan]

Let's hope Customs does not quarantine those brushes for 90 days, Mister Jones.

 

[Tricky]

That is just awesome! You've gotta be set for YEARS!

 

[YKMV]

Yes... I thought I noticed the checkout lady laughing. She had me pegged as a tourist and was taking advantage of me (she probably also made up the requirement of paying 15 cents for the paper grocery bag!).

Great haul, World Travelin' L.A. Jones...
and, no, she wasn't making up the 15 Cents for the paper bag. If you don't bring your own bag, German stores charge for them.