Yesterday I drove down to Medina, Ohio (about 50 minutes away) and visited straightrazordesigns.com, aka Imperial Shaving. It is a large, modern, very attractive, well-stocked shop run by a very nice guy named Don Addleman. Don was helpful but not pushy - a gentleman. He has a large stock of all (well, most) of our favorite British and Italian products and some others I'd never heard of. I came close to buying a tub of shaving cream called Xpec - it's even more expensive than Castle Forbes, but was highly recommended by Don. Instead, I bought a tube of Penhaligon's Endymion cream and a large hand-thrown, rather rustic-looking shaving mug.
I didn't even look at his razors since I am already overloaded with razors.
His prices are about the same as the other on-line retailers - generally within a few dollars of the best prices I found on-line - and even a few bucks cheaper on some items. Even though I'll end up paying sales tax, I expect that I will be visiting him again soon. I like supporting small, local businesses.
I didn't even look at his razors since I am already overloaded with razors.
His prices are about the same as the other on-line retailers - generally within a few dollars of the best prices I found on-line - and even a few bucks cheaper on some items. Even though I'll end up paying sales tax, I expect that I will be visiting him again soon. I like supporting small, local businesses.
Truly amazing selection!
