This is a shaving game/challenge which grew out of a conversation begun on another shaving game thread...
The challenge is to show how cheaply a den can be begun (for less than the cost of common "starter" DE razors) and still provide satisfaction... Oh, and to have fun!!
Rules:
1) You have $30 (or for those of us outside the USA, check the current conversion rate and round to the nearest unit of currency)
2) You should account for everything required for April's shaves from this $30 budget.
That is, whichever of the following you'll want/need to use: Razor, Blades, soap/stick/cream, shave oil, Brush, aftershave/balm, etc...
You aren't limited to just one of each, if you can get variety in within budget, go for it.
(You don't necessarily need to share your sources unless you want to).
3) Don't factor in bulk discounts - if you're going to use (for example) 5/10/etc blades, budget for how much a tuck of 5/10/etc would cost (not how much they'd cost each when buying 100+).
4) You may use items you already own, or items loaned/PIF'd/etc, but include a current (new) price for them as if you were buying them for your $30 den.
5) Following on from rule #3 - Special cheap secondhand finds and freebies are not necessarily representative of what your average Joe would be able to achieve on this budget, therefore:
5a) No vintage gear - only items that are still available to buy new, please.
5b) No using samples.
5c) Regular sale prices are fine (some vendors have things constantly on sale to a certain extent) but try to avoid clearance/closeout prices or eBay auction prices.
That's it!
Have fun!
I've posted the idea so early for two reasons...
Firstly because it sounds like a heck of a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to doing it (regardless of how many people choose to join in) and secondly because I'm aware that some vendors can be slow to despatch/deliver items and in order to keep those options open it's worth having this open to plan as early as possible
Having looked briefly at pricing, I know this will certainly be doable pretty easily for DE razors, but I'm not really clued up on what's out there for SE and Straight users (or how usable or not they are). Hopefully it'll be possible!
I'd originally thought to limit this to $25 but an extra $5 may help more people complete the challenge - just in case currency conversions or other types of razor would've made $25 too tight.
So... If you're interested, let's talk about what's available and if you're in, post "I'm in"
The challenge is to show how cheaply a den can be begun (for less than the cost of common "starter" DE razors) and still provide satisfaction... Oh, and to have fun!!
Rules:
1) You have $30 (or for those of us outside the USA, check the current conversion rate and round to the nearest unit of currency)
2) You should account for everything required for April's shaves from this $30 budget.
That is, whichever of the following you'll want/need to use: Razor, Blades, soap/stick/cream, shave oil, Brush, aftershave/balm, etc...
You aren't limited to just one of each, if you can get variety in within budget, go for it.
(You don't necessarily need to share your sources unless you want to).
3) Don't factor in bulk discounts - if you're going to use (for example) 5/10/etc blades, budget for how much a tuck of 5/10/etc would cost (not how much they'd cost each when buying 100+).
4) You may use items you already own, or items loaned/PIF'd/etc, but include a current (new) price for them as if you were buying them for your $30 den.
5) Following on from rule #3 - Special cheap secondhand finds and freebies are not necessarily representative of what your average Joe would be able to achieve on this budget, therefore:
5a) No vintage gear - only items that are still available to buy new, please.
5b) No using samples.
5c) Regular sale prices are fine (some vendors have things constantly on sale to a certain extent) but try to avoid clearance/closeout prices or eBay auction prices.
That's it!
Have fun!
I've posted the idea so early for two reasons...
Firstly because it sounds like a heck of a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to doing it (regardless of how many people choose to join in) and secondly because I'm aware that some vendors can be slow to despatch/deliver items and in order to keep those options open it's worth having this open to plan as early as possible
Having looked briefly at pricing, I know this will certainly be doable pretty easily for DE razors, but I'm not really clued up on what's out there for SE and Straight users (or how usable or not they are). Hopefully it'll be possible!
I'd originally thought to limit this to $25 but an extra $5 may help more people complete the challenge - just in case currency conversions or other types of razor would've made $25 too tight.
So... If you're interested, let's talk about what's available and if you're in, post "I'm in"
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