Logistics of a full puck pass

[MrGuy]

OK guys, I had the good luck quite some time ago to secure a couple of pucks of a nice soap, no longer made, for a pretty low price. I told myself that since I likely have enough to pass on to my children, if I get lucky again and score some cheap soap I'd like to try to start a pass, like the current shave stick pass. Well, last week my luck struck big time. Not only did I find two more pucks, but in a way that they were free! (Well, almost, details later)
So, my question to the B&B soap lovers... How would you begin a puck pass? The pucks are shaped to fit a mug, not a bowl (Have you guessed what they are yet?) A mug would add considerable cost to shipping from one person to the next, and add risk of breaking without some hefty padding involved, again adding cost and effort. Just sending a naked puck would likely result in damage to the puck of some kind. Either from getting dropped, or other "stresses" a puck might deal with. Also if a member put the puck into a mug of their own, it might now want to come out without some physical means by the end of their turn. I'm thinking of maybe trying one in a clear "inner tub" from a tub of Taylor's cream, it would hold the puck secure, keeping the sides from excess water, and stay very light.
Any ideas from anyone about how this could work best?

 

[cfriend]

Mama Bear travel tub?

 

[MrGuy]

Mama Bear travel tub?

Not aware she had them, I might look into it!

 

[cfriend]

Not aware she had them, I might look into it!

They're $1.80 and built like a (plastic) tank.

 

[Topgumby]

You can grate and press vintage Old Spice, or any tallow soap, to fit any container you want.

The puck pass is a nice idea. I'd think you'd want something light, with enough space up past the puck to so those who wish to could lather on the puck. A plastic Glad-type bowl with a snap on lid sounds ideal.

Given all the action on the thread about disinfecting old soaps, you might want to specify that if a member wants to disinfect, they should stick to the alcohol on the cotton ball method.

This does make me wonder, are you basing your thoughts on two pucks lasting a lifetime on rotation, or calculating how long a puck would last you in daily service?

I think that perhaps the shavers of yore used more soap per shave...

 

[_JP_]

One major problem that I see with a puck pass is the amount of time that someone would hold the box. Given that one shaves only once a day it could take many days to go through all of the soaps before sending the box on to the next person.

As far as shipping it goes, I suggest using baggies for the pucks and bubble wrap to pad everything. Containers can add weight which could raise shipping costs.

 

[Jooky]

To keep shipping costs down I don't see the problem with mailing without being in a bowl or something. It is a puck of soap. If it gets broken in transit, the recipient can always grate it to fit whatever container they have. Personally I grate or melt all of my soaps to fit my soap dishes anyway since it keeps the pucks from spinning around while I am trying to load them.

Also, I have just received 6 pucks in the mail from Pirate Cove, they were all packed in a bubble mailer and not one of them was so much as cracked. Just something to keep in mind.

 

[MrGuy]

This does make me wonder, are you basing your thoughts on two pucks lasting a lifetime on rotation, or calculating how long a puck would last you in daily service?

I didn't explain that one very well, did I I have enough soap in total to last a lifetime, not just this one specifically. I don't want to get greedy with my good luck finds, so I told myself to share the wealth next time.

One major problem that I see with a puck pass is the amount of time that someone would hold the box. Given that one shaves only once a day it could take many days to go through all of the soaps before sending the box on to the next person.

As far as the time issue, I was thinking about making two week passes. Each member gets 2 weeks, and can use the puck as many times as he shaves in that period. And the pass would be just one of the pucks, I still keep the rest. I'm looking to be generous, not crazy

I do like the idea of grating the puck, as I'm not super interested in how many shaves a new puck lasts, but rather giving people a chance to use a great soap that's no longer made at a reasonable cost.
I'll keep thinking this over, keep up the ideas!

 

[LinuxMintyFresh]

I like the idea of grating the puck best. You could grate and press (or maybe even slice?) them into miniature pucks like the ones SCS makes for their samples. I think that makes it more even in terms of how much each person gets to use, and it seems much more hygenic. Shipping costs would be lower too, I should think, as you could probably use standard letter envelopes to ship pucks of that size.

 

[_JP_]

As far as the time issue, I was thinking about making two week passes. Each member gets 2 weeks, and can use the puck as many times as he shaves in that period. And the pass would be just one of the pucks, I still keep the rest. I'm looking to be generous, not crazy

Take into account a week of shipping time.