UK Shopping ideas

[LarryDarrell]

I'm travelling to the UK - Scotland, near Glasgow - in a couple of weeks and I'm looking for suggestions on shaving items to buy that are either unavailable outside the UK, are significantly cheaper and/or widely available.

At the moment I have on my list:
Tesco DE blades (I understand they are Israeli Personnas)
Palmolive Shave sticks, which can be got for pennies.
Vulvix Travel Brush - ordered from Amazon.UK at a good price with free shipping to my Dad's place.

Other Suggestions?
Thanks

 

[Luc]

This might help: http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/UK

 

[Valerius]

In Glasgow you have Executive Shaving, www.executive-shaving.co.uk. They shall also have a store, unfortunately I haven't been there. Have a nice trip to Scotland!

 

[InsecureSpike]

Wilkinsons stock,
Palmolive creams & sticks, wilkinson sword soap & Bowl,

Home Bargins stock,
Erasmic Sticks,

most independent Pharmacies stock,
Palmolive Cream & Sticks, Erasmic Cream, Sticks & Soap & Bowl, Ingram both types of Cream, & SuperMax Cream, possibly Tabac Cream, Stick & Soap & Bowl

everything above should be priced between 50p & £2.50, except for the Tabac range £5 - £20

it's well worth just looking around in the odd little shop to see what you can find,

 

[Oscroft]

Home Bargains also has Real Shaving Company cream and AS Balm - stock looked low, but there was still some left in the branch I checked last week. (RSC products are made by Creightons, who make the base cream for some of the top makers.)

 

[LarryDarrell]

Thanks for the comprehensive replies.

 

[Texas]

If your suitcase is still partially empty after your shaving gear shopping, maybe a good bottle of single malt scotch whiskey.

 

[YetiDave]

If your suitcase is still partially empty after your shaving gear shopping, maybe a good bottle of single malt scotch whiskey.

I'd be more concerned about the whiskey too, you should also check out the BrewDog beers whilst you're up north

 

[Monkeyboab]

Like most have said the Palmolive stick is 50 pence at tesco the tube is £1.80. Executive shave has a stand in Silverburn shopping center. I got a nice small stainless bowl today for £1.50 in ikea it's perfect for lathering. Highland soap company has a nice soap but think they only have shops in Spean Bridge and Pitlochry. I'm just on the edge of Glasgow myself will need to look at the tesco DE blades next time I'm in.

Rob

 

[LarryDarrell]

Oh the whisky is a certainty.
Travel tip: if you ever have the option to flight international from Glasgow, the duty-free shop is Malt Nirvana...

 

[mach3avelli]

Please, please only buy scotch without the 'e'
If you decide to push the boat out, BADENOCH distillery bottled 10 year old malt takes some beating. Difficult to find, pricey, but with a cube of ice.....magic

 

[pipskicks]

Why not get Israeli Personnas from Ebay? I don't know what Tesco is there, maybe it's cheaper.

Not sure what else there is, although if you can find a shave store that's got to be the best way to go whatever is cheap there!

 

[Cheapogit]

Why not get Israeli Personnas from Ebay? I don't know what Tesco is there, maybe it's cheaper.

Don't know about prices and which is cheaper, but think of Tesco in the UK as Wal-mart is in the US. I do know that Tesco owns the 'Fresh & Easy' chain of stores in the USA.

 

[LarryDarrell]

Hmmm. Trip to pitlochry, do the Edradour distillery tour too. That sounds like a good idea!

 

[Oscroft]

but think of Tesco in the UK as Wal-mart is in the US

And there's ASDA, which is owned by Wal-mart.

 

[Cheapogit]

And there's ASDA, which is owned by Wal-mart.

Yes, it is, but I was just trying to keep things simple, thought that complicate matters too much...