What to get from Germany

[edders]

I have a relative coming over from Germany in June and was going to have them pick up some stuff. I am looking mainly at soaps and creams and maybe some obscure stuff. I have no need for blades, razors or brushes. Any recommendations on what I might want? I saw some German barbers olde timey soap on here recently with very high shipping costs. Might try to get that.
Edders

 

[jat9096]

maybe some tabac or a BMW if they have room..

 

[Jarmo P]

Tabac and maybe in a shave stick form.

 

[mozart]

Palmolive, Nivea, Speick, Florena, Weleda, Tabac: all readily available at DM or Drogerie Mueller stores. Obscure stuff depends somewhat on where your relatives live.

Best - MM

 

[DMac]

Speick, Speick, and more Speick.

 

[Ernie]

I have a relative coming over from Germany in June and was going to have them pick up some stuff. I am looking mainly at soaps and creams and maybe some obscure stuff. I have no need for blades, razors or brushes. Any recommendations on what I might want? I saw some German barbers olde timey soap on here recently with very high shipping costs. Might try to get that.
Edders

 

[edders]

Thanks. I should have mentioned I go home to Scotland a lot so Palmolive, Nivea and Tabac are not a problem to find. They live around Stuttgart somewhere.

 

[Isaac]

I have family very near Stuttgart

 

[Stauff]

Stuttgart is the hometown of Speick. Speick Capital! you know what to do...

 

[Ltltony]

A girl!!

A friend once said about me "Tony isn't picky, he likes both kinds of girls, Germans and Italians"

 

[professorchaos]

+1 on the girl!

For shaving gear: German and Austrian Pitralon, Tarr Aftershave, Gold Dachs Pflege Tonic. I am sure I could think of more given a little time...

 

[gaucho]

Hi,

try to buy the soap Klar (rasier seife = shaving soap) from Heidelberg. It's NOT very easy to find.

http://www.klar-seifen.de/rasierseife.htm


Best,
Felipe

 

[TstebinsB]

Stuttgart is the hometown of Speick. Speick Capital! you know what to do...

You sound like a general giving out an order for a covert operation. "You know what to do.."

 

[blade08]

Speick and Tabac soaps and creams. They are not really exclusive but problably much cheaper over there.

 

[lifeonedge]

Terrible.....

I started DE shaving in early October... the week AFTER I returned from a two-week work related trip to Stuttgart and Heidelberg...

d'oh!!

But still made it there in time for Oktoberfest!

 

[rm71]

What about a brewery?

 

[thirdeye]

Thanks. I should have mentioned I go home to Scotland a lot so Palmolive, Nivea and Tabac are not a problem to find. They live around Stuttgart somewhere.

I got to Stuttgart at least twice a year. My Companies Head quarters is right down the road in Ditzingen. Next time I am there (May) I'll have to look into picking up some Speick.

 

[e d o]

Felipe
What is the scent of the Klar soap like?

 

[Lynchmeister]

Terrible.....

I started DE shaving in early October... the week AFTER I returned from a two-week work related trip to Stuttgart and Heidelberg...

d'oh!!

But still made it there in time for Oktoberfest!

I know the feeling...I was living in Munich during the winter of 2005/2006 and didn't figure things out until Fall.

 

[oskar]

Felipe
What is the scent of the Klar soap like?

Good question. Klar sell different types, one of which (called Kabinett) is quite cheap and smells - well - soapy, hard to describe. When I bought that years ago it smelled different (much better than today, I mean).
But they also sell a more expensive version (which I do not know, unfortunately). Can only be good.
Greetings
oskar