I ordered Palmolive classic cream, not the stick.
I would be willing to try La Toja, but I usually dont order outside the US due to shipping costs.
thanks
Williams Mug Soap, perfectly fine.... don’t hit me.
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I would be willing to try La Toja, but I usually dont order outside the US due to shipping costs.
thanks
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I personally don’t know yet, but I get nearly everything online now. With no tax and free shipping, competitive prices, MUCH better selections, and often next day delivery, I don’t know why you might consider it to be more of a pain than driving around and shopping locally.
Sometimes the savings are enough to offset the shipping cost. Take a look at Connaught Shaving in the UK. Shipping is reasonable from them.
2 x 75g Arko sticks = $2.50
1 x 100g Tabac stick refill = $5.00
1 x 50g Speick stick = $4.25
1 x 125g Mitchell's Wool Fat puck = $6.50
Their prices are generally some of the best.
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The English Shaving Company is another verdor with reasonable shipping. Flat rate about $5 no matter how much you buy.
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There are several other good online vendors in the UK. Spain has some good ones, too, but the shipping is more costly.
I order so much stuff online and get great deals on blades and carts. But as other people have noted, it was fun and nostalgic to walk into Walgreens this week and buy a Gillette DE, which I had never done before. I am more apt to try something on an impulse buy if I can take it off a store shelf.
eBay used to be tax free, but not anymore. I have Amazon prime with free shipping but they charge tax and dont always have the best prices. The free shipping some sellers offer on eBay isnt really free since they factor that into the cost. I ordered some packs of Schick injector blades over a week ago with free shipping on eBay. They shipped it the next day and I still havent received it. The location it was shipped from is an hours drive from my house! The tracking shows it was shipped via UPS but now it is being handled by USPS. I didnt know they were in cahoots.
A recent order from Amazon got to my state, New Jersey, in a couple of days from the west coast I think. Then it went to North Carolina! And this was all after well over a week waiting for them to fulfill the order and then ship it.
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Yes I have perused Connaughts site. But what about customs? And with the pandemic can you still get stuff shipped from overseas?Sometimes the savings are enough to offset the shipping cost. Take a look at Connaught Shaving in the UK. Shipping is reasonable from them.
2 x 75g Arko sticks = $2.50
1 x 100g Tabac stick refill = $5.00
1 x 50g Speick stick = $4.25
1 x 125g Mitchell's Wool Fat puck = $6.50
Their prices are generally some of the best.
Shaving Soaps
Connaught Shaving is supplier of quality, traditional shaving products including Wickham 1912 shaving soaps, REX, Merkur & Edwin Jagger safety razors & many brands double edge razor blades. UK Supplier of Feather New Hi-stainless razor blades, Feather Artist Club Razors & Blades & Feather Safety...connaughtshaving.com
The English Shaving Company is another verdor with reasonable shipping. Flat rate about $5 no matter how much you buy.
Shaving Products | Shaving Supplies UK | The English Shaving Company
An extensive range of razors, shaving creams and brushes from premium brands including Edwin Jagger, Geo. F. Trumper, D. R. Harris & more. Shop now!www.theenglishshavingcompany.com
There are several other good online vendors in the UK. Spain has some good ones, too, but the shipping is more costly.
During more normal times, my orders were in transit for about 14 days. I have not ordered recently from them, but people here reported it is slower, like an extra week or possibly two. It seems there are fewer flights from overseas due to the pandemic.
I get a chuckle out of reading about $95 creams, (not a soap) that require using a syringe to drop "exactly" one mL H2O at a time and hog up what an hour in the bathroom (omg!) just to get it to the point you can apply the foam to your skin. But that's cool, just not my thing. I don't like needles.
But I'll read folks kick dirt, spit, snort and cuss all up a down because they have to spend a day or two dialing in a 99 cent puck of Williams. I'll post the pic again. This is the inaugural run of a Semogue 1470 on a dollop of Williams. You can see the sliver of soap in the bottom of the bowl maybe 2-3 minutes max here. No needles required. Untreated well water, first lather on a dried up, never used not even soaked boar that just arrived on the west coast from Portugal.
If you want to try Williams start with your favorite boar and don't flog it. Add water just like any other soap, dip the tips of the brush and load it up.
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But I'll read folks kick dirt, spit, snort and cuss all up a down because they have to spend a day or two dialing in a 99 cent puck of Williams. I'll post the pic again. This is the inaugural run of a Semogue 1470 on a dollop of Williams. You can see the sliver of soap in the bottom of the bowl maybe 2-3 minutes max here. No needles required. Untreated well water, first lather on a dried up, never used not even soaked boar that just arrived on the west coast from Portugal.
If you want to try Williams start with your favorite boar and don't flog it. Add water just like any other soap, dip the tips of the brush and load it up.
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But are you charged custom fees when they are delivered?
My basic point in one of my prior posts is: something like a shaving soap or cream needs to be leaps and bounds better than what I can get locally, especially if I have to have it shipped from overseas. Or else the online deal has to be a lot better than buying it in a local store.
I bought Proraso yesterday for the first time because I found it in the store. Same with KMF. I ordered Palmolive Classic cream from Amazon because of the love it gets on this forum, it is shipped from the US, and 6 tubes cost $21.
So my original question is: is Arko so good and inexpensive enough for me to order online given what I already have or will have shortly.
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You can order a case of 12 Arko sticks for around $14-15 from Amazon with free Prime shipping. I would not do that without trying it first. That's two or three year's worth. It's great if you want to minimize your shaving cost. There are better soaps, but they cost more.
You won't need it for awhile unless you want to have more variety.
You won't have to pay customs fees as long as the cost of the parcel is under a certain dollar limit, which is like $800.
You won't need it for awhile unless you want to have more variety.
You won't have to pay customs fees as long as the cost of the parcel is under a certain dollar limit, which is like $800.
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P.S. I should mention if you want to save cost, there are some Euro soaps that are available by the kilo. Vito's Extra Super Coco, Cella, 3P, TFS, Rasorzero, etc. It is quite a commitment to order a kilo, though.
Yes you hit the nail right on the head. In the store I can buy one inexpensive puck and if I dont like it no big deal. Online you have to order a lot to get a decent price.
So are you the guy that can help me?I get a chuckle out of reading about $95 creams, (not a soap) that require using a syringe to drop "exactly" one mL H2O at a time and hog up what an hour in the bathroom (omg!) just to get it to the point you can apply the foam to your skin. But that's cool, just not my thing. I don't like needles.
But I'll read folks kick dirt, spit, snort and cuss all up a down because they have to spend a day or two dialing in a 99 cent puck of Williams. I'll post the pic again. This is the inaugural run of a Semogue 1470 on a dollop of Williams. You can see the sliver of soap in the bottom of the bowl maybe 2-3 minutes max here. No needles required. Untreated well water, first lather on a dried up, never used not even soaked boar that just arrived on the west coast from Portugal.
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I can get lather that looks pretty much like that but with bubbles, even if they are tiny. But the lather dissipates on my face. Please see my post:
Amazon does have a 3-pack of Arko sticks for around $6 with Prime shipping. That's $2 each, so not that bad when you consider each stick is good for about 3 months. If you want to try Arko, that is an easy way to do it.
Well that's not bad, you're getting lather. Slow down, Williams will froth up if you flog it.
Typical old school Williams process. Put mug with soap and brush in sink. Fill mug with hot water. Shower. Pour off water, shake out brush and gently make lather. Dip tips in water if you need more water.
If you flog Williams it will foam up so you need to just take a minute and load the brush. Build the lather on your face more than in the mug. By the end of your first puck you probably won't need to soak the brush or bloomr the puck.
This is from a thread 'Have you ever worn out a brush?'
"Of course, several. Always left lather in them for the next day's shave which means they were rinsed... occasionally. Ever wonder why a brush looks like this?
It's from leaving them on the puck of Williams (or Cogate or OS) after every shave like this.
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For me having used both it’s a photo finish, both on the same page imo.Can’t go wrong with either one.
VdH does lather easily, but it takes me longer to rinse the VdH (Deluxe) soap residue off my face than it does to lather a puck of Williams. 
Load it like you hate it! I like William's. It takes some getting used to. And if you try Perfumania, they sometimes have deep discounts on Tabac. Been awhile since I got any there as I am allergic to it now.
