Hope I'm in the right folder to post this, but here goes.....
A couple of days ago I logged into B & B to read about brushes, as I was in the market for a synthetic brush to take along on our upcoming month in Florida. I found a discussion of synthetics, and someone advised another poster, "Just go to Maggards and buy their $10 synthetic....they're great!" So, I Googled Maggard Razors. I had never heard of the website, but soon discovered that they have a B/M store in Adrian, Michigan, just up the road from me in Toledo, Ohio! So, being retired, my wife and I drove up there today.
The store is located in a quaint old Victorian era building in downtown Adrian ( a college town, btw), and looks like it might have been an old hardware store originally....hardwood floors, big front windows overlooking the street, lots of old gingerbread on the outside of the building, etc. We were helped by a young man named Matthew, who was both friendly and very knowledgeable about several products I asked about. We started out looking at knots, as I brought along an Ever-Ready handle that had belonged to my dad that I wanted to restore. Since none of their knots fit, we quickly shifted to Maggard's house brand of synthetic brushes (a bargain at $11 bucks, I thought). I also bought a stand for the badger brush and Gillette Fat Boy that I already have, then asked to see their many samples of soaps. They had dozens and dozens of them, as well as tons of product on the shelves (you name it: soaps, cremes, after-shaves, both DE and straight razors, blades, accessories....), everything you could ever need for shaving.
I came away quite impressed with the store and its personnel. Their website is also well organized and has a ton of products. It's nice to know that if I don't want to take my chances on Ebay, or want expert advice on a product, or want to actually SEE a product in person, there's a store within reasonable distance who can supply anything I want.
A couple of days ago I logged into B & B to read about brushes, as I was in the market for a synthetic brush to take along on our upcoming month in Florida. I found a discussion of synthetics, and someone advised another poster, "Just go to Maggards and buy their $10 synthetic....they're great!" So, I Googled Maggard Razors. I had never heard of the website, but soon discovered that they have a B/M store in Adrian, Michigan, just up the road from me in Toledo, Ohio! So, being retired, my wife and I drove up there today.
The store is located in a quaint old Victorian era building in downtown Adrian ( a college town, btw), and looks like it might have been an old hardware store originally....hardwood floors, big front windows overlooking the street, lots of old gingerbread on the outside of the building, etc. We were helped by a young man named Matthew, who was both friendly and very knowledgeable about several products I asked about. We started out looking at knots, as I brought along an Ever-Ready handle that had belonged to my dad that I wanted to restore. Since none of their knots fit, we quickly shifted to Maggard's house brand of synthetic brushes (a bargain at $11 bucks, I thought). I also bought a stand for the badger brush and Gillette Fat Boy that I already have, then asked to see their many samples of soaps. They had dozens and dozens of them, as well as tons of product on the shelves (you name it: soaps, cremes, after-shaves, both DE and straight razors, blades, accessories....), everything you could ever need for shaving.
I came away quite impressed with the store and its personnel. Their website is also well organized and has a ton of products. It's nice to know that if I don't want to take my chances on Ebay, or want expert advice on a product, or want to actually SEE a product in person, there's a store within reasonable distance who can supply anything I want.
