How much have you spent on razors

[jprod]

I saw the post on gentlemanly restraint which prompted me to add up my purchases over the years. I have officially had RAD for about 4 years now and have approximately spent $2000 on razors !
Anybody else care to confess to the cost of their addiction? It's quite eye opening when you add it all up.

 

[joshua1970]

no comment.

 

[smalltank]

man..im good then..if you spent $2k

 

[celestino]

close to what you have spent if not more. Hee hee.

 

[Agravic]

There are good reasons why I have chosen the observe a period of restraint. The astonishing amount spent over the last 3 months is one of them. Determining the exact amount is too jarring and may be incriminating! I'll leave it there ...

 

[cb91710]

7 straights, 5 DE, 8 brushes, 5 strops including a TM, 2 Kanayama, and a Mountain Mike's, 3 DMT plates, Norton, Naniwa, C12K, and a Coticule....

Total on the hobby could be 5k if we count the aftershaves and soaps

JUST razors? Figure average of $40 for the DE is $200, on the 7 straights, one was a PIF, one was $350, the other 5 were between $130 and $200, so figure $850+$350=$1200 plus the DEs, probably closer to $1600 with tax and shipping.

 

[harleyrkc]

The first rule of AD is NEVER add up what you've spent. These numbers must remain vague and fuzzy at best if your going to justify more purchases.

 

[jprod]

Yes it is somewhat eye opening to add up every time you say "it's only $100". I for some reason was thinking of all the money l have spent on discretionary items and the need to put more away for that inevitable rainy day. We all do it - Starbucks, golf, cars, wife's/significant others shoe and purse fetish, home theatre equipment etc. Again, that other post made me reflect back to this very topic of showing restraint and I find it cathartic to admit the amount and also reassuring that I am not alone.

 

[joshua1970]

The first rule of AD is NEVER add up what you've spent. These numbers must remain vague and fuzzy at best if your going to justify more purchases.

halleluyah!!

 

[cb91710]

LOL!

Even if it were more than $5k, it would still not beat most of my hobbies.
RC aircraft, motorcycles, off-road motorcycles, guns, computers (I spent $1200 on a 9600baud dial-up modem in 1989), etc....

 

[Dalejr]

Probably $3500 or so...

 

[Loganpass]

This is different... you NEED this stuff! Just think how much it would have cost if you weren't saving money by wet shaving!

 

[sychodelix]

Seems like a lot, but when you start adding up the costs of high end cartridges, you'll find you are probably spending less.










Maybe.

 

[The Kiwi]

But within maybe a month, I did spend roughly $150 on just shaving mugs, last spring. I'll tell you what happened, though, razors opened the door for non-shaving spending. I hadn't even thought about updating my digital camera in years, then I wanted to go into macro mode for some closeup photos (of razors and brushes and mug, yes). But the old Minolta was on strike, then I saw a really cute Canon point & shoot with optical viewfinder that was on sale at Amazon.

So, yes, I bought it without making sure what I could do with it. And a couple of used pocket cameras, and some camera cases, and extra battery packs, and neck straps, and stuff. AD doesn't have to stay directed at shaving supplies; it sneaks up from any old direction.

 

[shaveitoff]

I only have two razors. I firmly believe that you can save money with DE shaving. The second razor I bought was a Merkur Progress and I am completely satisfied with it, so unless I break or lose it I don't expect to buy any more. Grand total razor expenditure would be a bit over $100.

 

[Loganpass]

I only have two razors. I firmly believe that you can save money with DE shaving. The second razor I bought was a Merkur Progress and I am completely satisfied with it, so unless I break or lose it I don't expect to buy any more. Grand total razor expenditure would be a bit over $100.

You seem to have some sort of natural immunity to the virus, perhaps we should study you further... NAH!

 

[Retiredgene]

Razors has been very modest for me - 3 razors for $160. That includes a $30 EJde89l last December, a $19 Weishi TTO in January (for traveling) and a Weber DLC with Classic & Bulldog handles in August.

The 6 brushes, soaps, creams and aftershaves are another story

Gene

 

[wrinkles2]

I have spent $29.36 on razors since march.

 

[BlackBard]

DE razors I have purchased:

$ 1.95 Fat Boy when it was new (wish I still had it)
$20.00 Gillette Slim (used) from BST
$34.00 Edwin Jagger DE 87 (new)
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$55.95 TOTAL

 

[cb91710]

Seems like a lot, but when you start adding up the costs of high end cartridges, you'll find you are probably spending less.

Maybe.

With a Fusion cartridge costing $2.25 per shave and a bottle of Headslick costing $10, with an estimated annual inflation rate of 6%, a single cart lasting for one week, and a bottle of Headslick lasting 20 days, I calculate that I will break even on April 22nd, 2178..... give or take 14.35 years to account for market and exchange rate fluctuations of the imported components.