Help needed please

[scottish steve]

Hi Gentlemen
I've been teaching in Suzhou, Eastern China for a few weeks now and had no chance to B&B, but I'm in dire need of shaving supplies, which don't seem at all in evidence here. They seem to think the M3's the coolest new thing and so far I can only source
Gillette BLue blades
Apache blades
Shick Double-edged blades
No saop or cream at all.
Can anyone offer opinions on these blades or tell me of a place in Shangai that does real shaving stuff? I'm an hour from Shanghai and WOULD make a special trip as I've not even seen it yet and its supposed to be a very special place
It might take me weeks to get a chance to log on again, but please keep the suggestions coming......
Thanks very much
Steve

 

[Luc]

I know that Nacet are made in china but don't know where you can get them!

 

[scottish steve]

I've tried the Gillette Super Blues and they're good blades. Sharp and rasonably smooth. Think I'll need to go to Shanghai for soap though.

 

[luvmysuper]

Suzhou is a pretty nice town. I stayed at the Peony Hotel many times.

Schick made some pretty darn good DE blades, so I wouldn't wonder that those are ok.

Shanghai is a huge shopping mecca. I was just at Pudong Airport last week and they had a Bath and Body Works store in it, with Macca Root shave Cream.

I know there is a Dunhill barber at the Dunhill home on Huaihai Road, but I've never been there. They do straight razor shaves.

I also know that in the complex to the left of the Portman Ritz Carlton (as you face the entrance) is a supermarket with a lot of Western Goods. No safe bet you'd find anything there, but it's at least a lead.

No stop in Shanghai is complete without a stop for a beer in the Long Bar, in the same complex as the Portman Ritz Carlton on Nanjing West Road.

Good Luck

 

[Uncle Erik]

How much is it to have some shipped over? Have you asked any of our vendors if they'll ship to you? I regularly get small packages (usually music) from the far East since a lot of SACDs seem to sell from there. I usually pay $3-$6 (or so) and would gladly pay that bit extra to get the blades I prefer.