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I have a Shave-mergency on my hands!

I've returned to school from a weekend at home to find myself in an absolutely horrifying situation. Today I left home with a full stomach, a cheek of mom's lipstick, and two very large stacks of freshly mom'ed laundry.

Everything was hunky-dory until I made the hour and a half drive back to school and realized my brush, razor, and bowl of Tabac had been foolishly left in my bedroom on the far west side of Cleveland :frown:

Now I'm at a crossroads, because I was not planning to return home for several weeks. Having class until Friday morning, going back during the week is out of the question. Returning home Friday afternoon will result in two insistent parents wanting me to stay for the remainder of the weekend. My roommate has graciously offered me a handful of his orange Bic disposables and access to his Barbasol (while laughing), knowing that the site of him using them make me cringe.

In all honesty I think I would grow a beard before I subjected me or my face to that kind of abuse. With as fast as my face grows, that may well end up being the case! I am certainly beginning to see the appeal in having several razors and brushes, at least one to leave at home and school. Perhaps I should consider adding a 34c and some sort of inexpensive brush to my holiday wish lists.

Just so everyone knows, this thread was primarily made out of fun. I don't expect to wither up and die for not shaving, but I am not yet ruling it out. Although it will majorly majorly suck to not shave for quite some time, I hope you all will keep my poor soul in your thoughts while you are enjoying your warm, relaxing, and luxurious wet shaves over the next week or two :frown::lol::frown::lol:
 
Stay calm. Where are you at? Maybe there is a fellow B&B member in the area who could drop by an emergency tube of CO Bigelow?

:lol:

You know, if you wash your face with soap and water, then let the Barbasol sit on your beard for a couple minutes, and have at it with a Bic Sensitive single blade disposable, you will be surprised at the results.
 
I will keep this post in mind as I enjoy my Gillette SS and Tabac I just received this weekend.:wink:

Places like Walmart and CVS do sell a cheap 10$ Boar Brush and a cheap soap like Williams of VDH. I don't have any experience with these items personally, but it may not be a bad alternative.
 
First: go to Wal-Mart/ Walgreens and pick up the VDH Kit. This will give you a brush, and some soap to work with.

Second: (and said in a fun non-serious manner) devise your own Shavette, buy using duct tape (a handyman's favorite tool) to tape a DE blade onto some sort of heavy stick. Proceed to teach yourself how to straight shave. :lol::lol:
 
I may be taking your guys' advice and picking up a VDH brush from Wallyworld, I do still have the rest of my soaps and creams at school with me so I suppose I can just tough through the Bic's.

It's funny you guys suggested having the stuff shipped to me, because my family and I had a discussion about shaving at dinner Saturday night. They were poking fun at me saying I should be spending my money on binge drinking and partying instead of "toiletries and whatnot" (jokingly of course). Then they alluded to me being a lost puppy if I don't shave with my fancy stuff... so it is pretty ironic that I would leave my stuff at home after all that.

I'm thinking if I leave right after my morning class Friday, I could be home to retrieve my things and gone before anyone gets home from school or work. That is provided none of my fellow B&B'ers rat me out!!! :blush:

Oh and Marty, you're an awful person :lol:
 
mom , dad, im flunking because i left my good shaving gear at your house and had to use chain store shaving supplies. in seriousness, VDH kit, or Williams with a VDH brush and a cheap disposable will get you through til you get your good stuff back.
 
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I've returned to school from a weekend at home to find myself in an absolutely horrifying situation. Today I left home with a full stomach, a cheek of mom's lipstick, and two very large stacks of freshly mom'ed laundry.

Everything was hunky-dory until I made the hour and a half drive back to school

When I went to college, home was 1 hr 15 minutes away so I feel your pain. But my driving was all rural which gets old real quick. Best thing to do if you don't want to drive back there is see if your parents will meet you halfway with your stuff. 45 minutes of driving is better than spending money, waiting for a week, driving the entire distance again. That is what I would do. Just my $0.02.
 
I may be taking your guys' advice and picking up a VDH brush from Wallyworld, I do still have the rest of my soaps and creams at school with me so I suppose I can just tough through the Bic's.

It's funny you guys suggested having the stuff shipped to me, because my family and I had a discussion about shaving at dinner Saturday night. They were poking fun at me saying I should be spending my money on binge drinking and partying instead of "toiletries and whatnot" (jokingly of course). Then they alluded to me being a lost puppy if I don't shave with my fancy stuff... so it is pretty ironic that I would leave my stuff at home after all that.

I'm thinking if I leave right after my morning class Friday, I could be home to retrieve my things and gone before anyone gets home from school or work. That is provided none of my fellow B&B'ers rat me out!!! :blush:

Oh and Marty, you're an awful person :lol:

You could always pull the, "Well, if you truly loved me, you'd spend the minuscule amount and ship them to me." card. I had to do that in college when I forgot my favorite pair of boots at home.
 
I hope this experience has taught you the importance of having backup shaving gear. :biggrin:

Also, the Bic Sensitive will give a good shave.
 
I'd hit a walmart, walgreens, usa drug, or sally's to score a brush, and make due with a disposable razor until you can get the goodies back, or get replacements. That looks to me like a prime time to expand your collection!
 

garyg

B&B membership has its percs
Worse yet, the Brownies once again bowed to the Squeelers. You need extra stuff, hit the BST & pick up a razor & a inexpensive brush, or a dozen ..
 
1) Check the local antique shops for a Tech or SuperSpeed.
2) Pick up a VDH Brush.

Since you have the extra soaps and I''m sure plenty of blades, you should be set. If you can't find a classic Gillette, use the cheap disposables for the week. Should only take two of them...
 
Worse yet, the Brownies once again bowed to the Squeelers. You need extra stuff, hit the BST & pick up a razor & a inexpensive brush, or a dozen ..

Please don't remind me, I still have faith :rolleyes:

The antique store isn't a half bad idea!
 
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