February 2016 Acquisition Thread

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Yes, @SpeedyPC the Best Badger. It's what I had ordered but received a Pure Badger. They very quickly sent this one out with a return envelope for me to send the pure back.
 
Sxot said:
Big day for the postie today. Big thanks to @stillshunter for the samples. Trying new gear never gets old.
Scuttle/Brush/Fat Boy was an Ebay win. Thanks to @Mark1966 for the heads up on that one. The brush is going into the bin but I expected that. The Fat Boy is the real prize. It's in excellent condition and just needs a little clean up and polish.
The Duke is the replacement from Shaver Hut after they sent the wrong one. Express Post too.

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Hmmm, I think I gave you a bum steer on the heads up - that 'Fatboy' is a Slim ...

Easy to pick now in the side on shot - can see it now going back to look at the auction photo but didn't notice at first quick glance - sorry :cry:
 
@Mark1966 No sweat. I didn't even know the slim existed until now! First line in your "Buying Vintage Razors" thread is "know what you are looking at" and I didn't. But hey... still a good razor and I'm still happy with my purchase. No apology required and you should continue to post in the "Heads Up" thread liability free.
 
Sxot said:
@Mark1966 No sweat. I didn't even know the slim existed until now! First line in your "Buying Vintage Razors" thread is "know what you are looking at" and I didn't. But hey... still a good razor and I'm still happy with my purchase. No apology required and you should continue to post in the "Heads Up" thread liability free.
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Yeah BUT I knew the Slim existed and should have spotted it even at a quick glance. I blame the screen on my laptop which is failing - but I really should have checked.

The date code (letter and number) underneath the head will give the year and quarter of manufacture.
 
M3. 1967. I got very excited for a sec as I was scraping at soap scum away trying to read the letter. I thought it was a "V3", my birth year and quarter no, it wasn't to be.
 
Sxot said:
M3. 1967. I got very excited for a sec as I was scraping at soap scum away trying to read the letter. I thought it was a "V3", my birth year and quarter no, it wasn't to be.
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It sounds just like a scratchie... [emoji6]
 
Sxot said:
Big day for the postie today. Big thanks to @stillshunter for the samples. Trying new gear never gets old.
Scuttle/Brush/Fat Boy was an Ebay win. Thanks to @Mark1966 for the heads up on that one. The brush is going into the bin but I expected that. The Fat Boy is the real prize. It's in excellent condition and just needs a little clean up and polish.
The Duke is the replacement from Shaver Hut after they sent the wrong one. Express Post too.

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My pleasure mate. Enjoy. Mixed up some classics and my favourite samples as received from @SydBJW (so thank gotta go out to our resident Sudsman too).

Looking forward to hear what you think of each of them.
 
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It's on the way. Might be my only 'major' soap purchase of the year. The Yanks are losing their damn minds over the stuff - it's now sold out everywhere.

@shavetheman says it is a very complex scent. He knows what I like, and I think it's going to be an absolute stormer for winter.
 
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Too late for the soap if you already don't have it ordered.
The aftershave is left.
 
Should have banned international sales of this!
 
While I'm on a shave-related sabbatical, I can still buy textbooks -



Oh yeah baby!

[PS: how can something so THIN cost so MUCH new? Glad I picked up a second hand copy]
 
Mark1966 said:
While I'm on a shave-related sabbatical, I can still buy textbooks -



Oh yeah baby!

[PS: how can something so THIN cost so MUCH new? Glad I picked up a second hand copy]
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How to spot the lemon? Is that the allusion with the cover...?

Digital copies (or even renting digital copies) are just as exy...
 
filobiblic said:
How to spot the lemon? Is that the allusion with the cover...?
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I presume so. I can just see lawyers rolling around in fits of hysterical laughter about that one.

Digital copies (or even renting digital copies) are just as exy...
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Ummm, yes. Hard copy or ebook of this both $120 new - the 'value' is in the content.
 
Mark1966 said:
I presume so. I can just see lawyers rolling around in fits of hysterical laughter about that one.



Ummm, yes. Hard copy or ebook of this both $120 new - the 'value' is in the content.
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When do you make time to read all these? Or are they like shaving soap? I haven't seen you post a textbook in the 'finished products' yet :p
 
Nonick said:
When do you make time to read all these? Or are they like shaving soap? I haven't seen you post a textbook in the 'finished products' yet :p
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The core subjects are done in intensives over 3 weeks. The nominal time commitment is 150 hours per subject, more if you want to do well. So add an average of 50 hours+ a week on top of a full-time job and it probably explains why I go MIA here sometimes. No time or desire to post in 'finished products' thread. By the time a subject is done you don't want any more to do with it!
 
Wow! That's a lot of work.

168 hours in the week, less the 40 at work, less the 50 reading that thin textbook..

Time waits for no man and very few women!
 
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