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About the Thread

Back in Sept 7th, 2013, Teppanyaki kicked off a thread where he wanted to share his excess shaving gear to other B&B members who wanted to try something new, something different. And the rest is history. The passaround has gone thru some hiccups where the box has gotten lost, but through the beloved members of the community, we are able to continue on and move forward with the passaround box.

If you wanted to view the thread and all of its awesomeness, check it out here.

What is a PIF and a passaround

PIF stands for "Pay It Forward". It allows you to pass on items to another party. Instead of re-hashing all the details, you can check out this sticky thread by theVez2.

Passaround is exactly what it sounds like. The box gets passed around from one member to the next. New people are added to the list. you can test drive items, take an item or two, and replenish the box with "new" goodies others may want to try.

Rules

1. Each recipient gets to try whatever they like for a week. If the recipient wants to keep the box for longer, they should send a friendly reminder to the thread.

2. The recipient may keep any items in the box.

3. The recipient is responsible for adding the same number of items to the box that they took out. For example, if I keep a razor and a soap, I would be responsible for adding 2 or more items back to the box. Please be courtesy to other members, if there is only one shaving soap, don't pass on the box with no shaving soap. Just not nice...

4. Recipient is responsible in contacting the next person in line. If the next person in line does not respond in 48 hours, please move on to the next person. This should go on until someone responds. Personally, I would recommend contacting the person once you receive the box so you don't have to wait to mail the box out when you are done with it. When contacting the person, please ensure that the next person has been active on B&B in the past month. This ensures we are sending the box to someone who is active on B&B and not someone just trying to take advantage.

5. Recipient is responsible for shipping charges to the next recipient. Please use USPS with signature required. This will ensure that the next person gets the box. As a side note, I did not use signature required and the prior box "disappeared."

6. Please try to update the ongoing participant list and items in the box.

7. Within the thread, please let us know what you liked and didn't like. Pictures are a plus! You certainly don't have to do this, but "I really liked razor X so I kept that one" is nice to read.

8. Have fun and enjoy your DE shaving journey.

Any additional rules are welcome.

Participants

To qualify, I would like the member to have at least one month's worth of activity on B&B. All you need to do is respond to the the thread and say I am in. The only caveat is inactive members will be skipped over. An inactive member would be someone who has not logged in and posted in B&B in the past month.

Next in Line


TriggerMan


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Passaround Box Items

TypeManufacturerComments
Shaving SoapHaslinger
Coconut Rasierseife
Provided by Teppanyaki. New 60g soap.
Shaving SoapMaggards Sampler Pack
-Mikey Lee Soapworks - The Drunken Goat
-Maggards Soap - Limes & Bergamot
-Maggards Soap - Orange Menthol
-Strop Shoppe - Russian Tea
-Geo F Thrumpers - Coconut Oil Shaving Cream
Provided by Teppanyaki.
sskim3: Strop Shoppe Russian Tea is awesome. Didn't use this one but tried it from the original passaround box.

RazorNo Brand TTO RazorProvided by sskim3
Razor HeadMuehle 34c headProvided by Teppanyaki
BladesPolsilver
Gillete 7 O'Clock Yellow
Feather
Kai Razor
Provided by Teppanyaki
RazorGillete New Ball End - 1920's?Provided by sskim3
Broken handle
RandomSmall Samples
Razors (Astra, Rapira, etc)
Gem PTFE SE Blades
Provided by TexLaw
SoapStirling
-Pharaoh's Dreamsicle
-San Antonio
-Sharp Dressed Man (sample)
-Bonaparte (sample)
Provided by TexLaw
CreamSimpsons Peppermint & Rosemary CreamProvided by TexLaw;
sskim3: Smells like Candy Cane and very festive. Lathers very well
Pre-Shave OilSimpsons - Quintessential English ShavingProvided by TexLaw;
Soap samplesStrop Shoppe
-Baker Street
-Austin
-Date Night
Provided by TexLaw;
SoapMystic Water Soap
-Barbershop
Provided by TexLaw;
BrushVie Long 04312
Horsehair Brush
Provided by TexLaw;
RazorsGillette Tech
Gem/Ever-Ready 1912
Adjustable Slim
Merkur 37C Slant
Provided by TexLaw;
AftershavePinaud Lilac Veg
British Sterling
Provided by Luecke2326;
SoapStirling
-Lemony Orange
-Orange Chili (sample)
-Lilac Ice (sample)

RazoRock
-P.160
-Nonno Michelino

La Toja
Provided by Luecke2326;
RazorGillette TTO
Flair Tip
Provided by Luecke2326;

The flair tip is in the Barbus soap box.
SoapProraso White
Arko
Rise Shave Cream
Balea Shave Cream
Barbus
L'Occitane Cade (sample)
Provided by NickO;
BladesVoskhod (5)
Astra (5)
Rapira (10)
Provided by NickO;
AftershaveAqua Velva
-Ice Blue
-Musk
Provided by sskim3;
AssortmentOSMA Soap
Col Conk - Amber
Williams Soap x2
Perfecto Pure Badger Brush
Shower & Shave Soap
Provided by Floyd923
Assortment40's Style SuperSpeed
Sandalwood Soap (European)
CRSW Vetiver Moderne Soap (50%)
Taconic Lavender Soap
Stirling Executive Man Soap
EvaNestorova Peppermint Soap
VDH Gycerine Soap
Nivea Sensitive Shave Cream
Neutrogena ASB
Bettijo Lemon Almond Shave Oil
Pinaud Clubman (decant)
Lucky Tiger Face Tonic (decant)
German Brush (small)
Blades (Crystal, Voskhod, Lord, Astra)
Provided by FoolishMortal

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