If you live in a bigger city with more ethnic diversity, I noticed that Japanese or Korean stores have soup or rice bowls with lids. They're normally made with ceramic or wood, and sometimes you can find stainless steel bowls. At Chinese stores, they have tea cup sets that has lids. And they come in all sizes. I just thought this bowl would make a nice soap dish for MWF or Tabac. You can't argue on the price!
My stepdaughter has told my not to buy any new bowls as fathers day is near. I suspect I will have a new fancy one in a couple of weeks but I'm not sure it will work any better then the cat bowl.
Home stores are good for cheap stuff that can be made into shaving stuff. In the UK there's a shop called Robert Dyas and I got a few goodies from there at a cheap price. I'm thinking of getting a plastic box for £2 that I can fill with used razors before chucking them as we don't have a bank for them and right now they're just lying in the bin. Dunno how safe that is as DEs are sharper than cartridges.