Local Finds & Bargains

[saj]

Hello people, see many people posting their online bargains like eBay etc, so I was wondering what's your local Finds and bargains you found?

Was in a shop looking for something and stumbled across this double edge razor and shavettet, all together for £4 which imo is a bargain, thought might as well grab it, the guy at the till was like do you need blades, I was like ermmmm I got like over 400 lool

Anyways I'm interested to see your local Finds and bargains

On a side note these asian shops are brilliant for getting stainless steel bowls, coppers bowls and in general shaving bowls but you have to think w bit out the box imo, anyways just a heads up

 

[wazabees]

Let the man feel better!

 

[cryhavoc]

Nice finds, let us know how they shave.

 

[BigJ]

Congratulations!! Too good to pass up!!

 

[rbscebu]

Congratulations on a good find, although you paid about £1 too much for the shavette. They sell for £1.50 on AliExpress including (slow) shipping .

 

[saj]

hey people I was wondering what's the average price for the Nivea shaving sticks?

 

[saj]

Grabbed these yesterday from local pharmacy, seem to be £5 each on ebay got it for a quid

 

[ajkel64]

Cool, cheap finds. They are around if you know where to look.

 

[saj]

Cool, cheap finds. They are around if you know where to look.

Where's best to look around?

 

[ajkel64]

I find the cheap discount shops usually have some cheap shaving gear. Discount shops in general.

 

[saj]

Seen this shaving cream at the local asian grocery shop, What a name though, Touch Me lol

 

[Robert Paulson]

I've had great luck finding old Gillette razors at Estate Sales.
Scored a Fatboy for $3 not long ago!

 

[saj]

I've had great luck finding old Gillette razors at Estate Sales.
Scored a Fatboy for $3 not long ago!

bargain mate

tbh i really want to find local shops that sell vintage de razors, was thinking of looking at antique shops or even charities tbh

 

[saj]

just grabbed these molton brown ultra pure milk soap from a local shop 6 for £1, looks like they must've been for the wynn resort, just had a quick google search and it seems wynn resorts is in Las Vegas USA and it actually looks nice lol, either way proper bargain!

 

[EclipseRedRing]

bargain mate

tbh i really want to find local shops that sell vintage de razors, was thinking of looking at antique shops or even charities tbh

I have been looking in the UK for several years in charity shops, antique dealers, pawn shops etc. and, other than a few straight razors or rolls razors, I have never found a single vintage razor - not one. I think everyone is wise to the value these days; even on the Bay some of the sellers are charity shops. I suppose that is a good thing as it ensures the seller gets a fair price. There is nothing good, for either the buyer or the seller, in buying a £100 razor for £5 from someone who does not know the value of what they are selling. I suppose that is a matter for each person and their personal moral compass but it does not sit well with me. I would be disappointed in myself if I did that and am sure I would not enjoy the razor as a result; I would probably cut myself, and I would deserve it.

 

[saj]

I have been looking in the UK for several years in charity shops, antique dealers, pawn shops etc. and, other than a few straight razors or rolls razors, I have never found a single vintage razor - not one. I think everyone is wise to the value these days; even on the Bay some of the sellers are charity shops. I suppose that is a good thing as it ensures the seller gets a fair price. There is nothing good, for either the buyer or the seller, in buying a £100 razor for £5 from someone who does not know the value of what they are selling. I suppose that is a matter for each person and their personal moral compass but it does not sit well with me. I would be disappointed in myself if I did that and am sure I would not enjoy the razor as a result; I would probably cut myself, and I would deserve it.

yea i know what you mean, you'd sort of feel guilty

 

[saj]

Hello people, see many people posting their online bargains like eBay etc, so I was wondering what's your local Finds and bargains you found?

Was in a shop looking for something and stumbled across this double edge razor and shavettet, all together for £4 which imo is a bargain, thought might as well grab it, the guy at the till was like do you need blades, I was like ermmmm I got like over 400 lool

Anyways I'm interested to see your local Finds and bargains

On a side note these asian shops are brilliant for getting stainless steel bowls, coppers bowls and in general shaving bowls but you have to think w bit out the box imo, anyways just a heads up

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I got this cheapo de razor from a local shop, thought I'd use it for manscaping as my Wilkinson sword plastic just broke as in the twisty bit of the head that goes in on the handle, so I thought I'll use this cheapy one anyways whilst opening it out the package I notice the handle is quite nice with decent weight to it, head feels cheapy but that's what you get for a couple of quid but flipping heck I was surprised when I saw the blade exposure, serious amount of exposure on this de razor, I've decided to use it for head shaving instead and I'm intrigued to see how it performs

Here's a few pics for you all,
to show you what I mean by the blade exposure

 

[srqshaver]

I just asked my wife about this last night, whether she knew of anybody that sold shaving supplies locally. She doesn’t but I live in a small city (~75,000 people) so I have to assume someone has shaving and barber products. The search continues…

 

[Yuritau]

I got this cheapo de razor from a local shop, thought I'd use it for manscaping as my Wilkinson sword plastic just broke as in the twisty bit of the head that goes in on the handle, so I thought I'll use this cheapy one anyways whilst opening it out the package I notice the handle is quite nice with decent weight to it, head feels cheapy but that's what you get for a couple of quid but flipping heck I was surprised when I saw the blade exposure, serious amount of exposure on this de razor, I've decided to use it for head shaving instead and I'm intrigued to see how it performs

Here's a few pics for you all,
to show you what I mean by the blade exposure

I'm not surprised to see blade alignment problems on an el cheapo razor, but what is a bit surprising is the apparent misalignment between the cap and the base plate.
Proceed with caution, sir!

 

[Vraad]

Seen this shaving cream at the local asian grocery shop, What a name though, Touch Me lol

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ohhh exotic scented, I need it.