Gentlemen, for the last couple of months I have experienced a growing love for Rockets. It started with an outside-in appreciation of their looks and mechanics, without even owning one.
And then, by mere chance I was looking for a 1949 Aristocrat Jr. on our wonderful BST forum. I there got in contact with a very nice Canadian gentleman who had one up for grabs. One thing led to another and we worked out a deal where the Jr. would go my way along with a gorgeous condition Rocket Flare Tip, and I would send a NEW SC and a Pomco slant the other way. The NEW and Pomco were razors I had bought but which turned out too aggressive for me.
Well, I think we were both very happy with the trade, not least actually with the nice communication going back and forth across the Atlantic, and the shared planning of the shipments. Very nice process indeed which (as everything else in here) restores my faith in the human race and in the generosity of my fellow man. I highly recommend trading as a great way to engage with fellow nerds and to try out new stuff ... and to quickly offload razors that are not for you (my wife acccepts my hobby more when she sees things go out too
).
In my case, the Flare Tip turned out to be an immediate preferred go-to for me. So it was quickly followed by an HD500 from Cyprus and a minty 1949 regular Rocket, cased in original red casing. All these are perfect shavers for me and I am now officially a Rocket Addict.
To honor this addiction I call for the creation of a Rocket Addiction Fraternity (RAF) as I have not been able to locate other brotherhoods of this fantastic razor. Somehow RAF would be a fitting acronym for this admiration of solid British built machinery.
Anyone with me?
And then, by mere chance I was looking for a 1949 Aristocrat Jr. on our wonderful BST forum. I there got in contact with a very nice Canadian gentleman who had one up for grabs. One thing led to another and we worked out a deal where the Jr. would go my way along with a gorgeous condition Rocket Flare Tip, and I would send a NEW SC and a Pomco slant the other way. The NEW and Pomco were razors I had bought but which turned out too aggressive for me.
Well, I think we were both very happy with the trade, not least actually with the nice communication going back and forth across the Atlantic, and the shared planning of the shipments. Very nice process indeed which (as everything else in here) restores my faith in the human race and in the generosity of my fellow man. I highly recommend trading as a great way to engage with fellow nerds and to try out new stuff ... and to quickly offload razors that are not for you (my wife acccepts my hobby more when she sees things go out too
).In my case, the Flare Tip turned out to be an immediate preferred go-to for me. So it was quickly followed by an HD500 from Cyprus and a minty 1949 regular Rocket, cased in original red casing. All these are perfect shavers for me and I am now officially a Rocket Addict.
To honor this addiction I call for the creation of a Rocket Addiction Fraternity (RAF) as I have not been able to locate other brotherhoods of this fantastic razor. Somehow RAF would be a fitting acronym for this admiration of solid British built machinery.
Anyone with me?
