Williams and Van der Hagen

[ScottChapin]

It seems Walgreens and CVS no longer sell shaving soap in their stores. Is that a sign that the market is contracting? Kind of sad, though there are plenty of places to buy online and I don’t use Williams anymore after it being my only soap for 22 years or thereabouts.


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[Chandu]

It seems Walgreens and CVS no longer sell shaving soap in their stores. Is that a sign that the market is contracting? Kind of sad, though there are plenty of places to buy online and I don’t use Williams anymore after it being my only soap for 22 years or thereabouts.


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What did they sell in your area? In mine neither store has shaving soap in store, only online. I only have one store, a locally owned grocer that carries any shaving soap at all. I do see Walgreens and CVS carrying safety razors and blades and CVS has a brush as well.

 

[GaryTha]

It seems Walgreens and CVS no longer sell shaving soap in their stores. Is that a sign that the market is contracting? Kind of sad, though there are plenty of places to buy online and I don’t use Williams anymore after it being my only soap for 22 years or thereabouts.


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In my opinion, stores try to maximize profits/shelf foot. Therefore, less expensive items are disappearing. That has sent me to Amazon to buy inexpensive stuff, and while I'm there, I buy the stuff I used buy in stores. I seldom shop in stores.

 

[ScottChapin]

What did they sell in your area? In mine neither store has shaving soap in store, only online. I only have one store, a locally owned grocer that carries any shaving soap at all. I do see Walgreens and CVS carrying safety razors and blades and CVS has a brush as well.

I could get either, but Williams was giving way to Van der Hagen.


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[ScottChapin]

In my opinion, stores try to maximize profits/shelf foot. Therefore, less expensive items are disappearing. That has sent me to Amazon to buy inexpensive stuff, and while I'm there, I buy the stuff I used buy in stores. I seldom shop in stores.

I’m pretty much there too. It’s too convenient. My antiperspirant was disappearing from the shelves, but is coming back, but too late. I get it online to make sure I don’t have to hunt it down.


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[SliceOfLife]

I've seen VDH in more places than ever before, but yes Williams has been disappearing off shelves.

 

[Chandu]

In my opinion, stores try to maximize profits/shelf foot. Therefore, less expensive items are disappearing. That has sent me to Amazon to buy inexpensive stuff, and while I'm there, I buy the stuff I used buy in stores. I seldom shop in stores.

Or if not products that are higher priced, products with more velocity than a traditional shaving soap. Amazon doesn't have the shelf space issue.

 

[Squirrel]

Up in New England the only stores I see shaving soap in now is our local supermarket chain stocks Williams and W-mart stocks VDH. Everywhere else is cans. For how long who knows.

 

[Ad Astra]

When the corporate fad for beardo products goes away, they'll have more room for DE's resurgence!

AA

 

[razorhead63]

I've seen VDH in more places than ever before, but yes Williams has been disappearing off shelves.

I’ve seen VdH in a lot
of places too.
Good soap.

 

[xiletero]

Kroger has VdH

 

[Chandu]

When the corporate fad for beardo products goes away, they'll have more room for DE's resurgence!

AA

And there will be a big sale on flannel shirts, skinny jeans and shoe boots. LOL

And hopefully, the man bun will be but a memory.

 

[ScottChapin]

Kroger has VdH

I haven’t checked out grocery stores.


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[RayClem]

Most of the pharmacies and grocery stores carry a large selection of canned foams and gels and shaving cream in a tube and carry a meager selection of soaps, if any. I guess they have bought into the theory that men and women are too lazy to use a brush to generate a lather. However, as shaving forum members, we know the benefits of that extra effort of using a shaving brush.

 

[Owen Bawn]

There's a shop called the Discount Drug Mart just up the road that carries Williams, 3 varieties of Aqua Velva & at least twice that many Clubman products (including shaving foam, talc and body powder in addition to several splashes). I believe it is the only shop in the area that carries Williams these days. I'm in southwest Ohio.

 

[kw1861]

My local IGA still carries Williams.

 

[ShaverAZ]

I got my last Williams from Walgreens on-line. It took a couple of days to arrive at the store & they called when it was ready. Walmart does the same with a lot of their stuff - on-line only, except it's often a big fustercluck trying to get the item found in the Walmart pick-up area.

 

[SliceOfLife]

Yeah walgreens online was how I got my puck. $1.50 or so. Good to wash your hair with.