You Ever Wanna Just Chuck It All?

i miss my really rare brit red tip rocket..

 

The title of this thread should be dedicated to Franki Valli:

You say you're gonna go and call it quits
Gonna CHUCK IT ALL and break our love to bits

 

People in hobbies sometimes buy mountains of gear trying to find The Perfect One. I have seen this for many different hobbies, not just traditional shaving. Flashlights, fountain pens, and knives, to name just a few. The Perfect Item does not exist on this side of Paradise, but very good items can be found by doing one's homework.

That sounds like compulsive buying rather than being cheap, greedy or envious.

This x 100 ^^^^^
Good for you, gorgo2! You identified a problem, were completely blunt and honest about it, and are taking steps to fix things and have a happier life. There are lots of people all over the Internet who would benefit greatly from reading your words. IMHO, it is the best post I have ever read on a forum. I really mean that.

I will say no more on this subject, and hope each one of you lives your best lives.

 

I had that razor actually....nice-looking machine. I just wish I could have been ONE with it.

 

I understand that sentiment. I felt similarly about the GEM G Bar. They look so art deco sexy, but we never had synchronicity. I’ve had three over the years and I failed with all of them. In retrospect, I think it was the round handle and the resulting off balance head heavy feel.

 

Yeah, you know the storyyyyy(HAAAAAH, long lung breath)

 

my only pic of my red tip rocket.didn't really get on with it at first but traded it with others for some rarer older sets.


in the middle..

 

A bit late to the show. I actually sold my entire razor collection. 250 plus razors. I only kept my very first razor a Gillette Black Beauty 1980. Of corse the razors I made.

I found I was only using my razors and de used to move along my factory razors.

It felt really good getting rid of my collection.


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did you sell your president deluxe?

 

Yes I sold that last year. Somebody made me a very good offer.


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ok ,thank you.

 

Wow, that was a huge collection! Starting ~20 years ago, and then for the next five years I slowly divested myself of “most” of my guitars. It felt like a huge weight was lifted from my shoulders.

 

I'm afraid if I decided to sell the majority of my razors, it would flood the market, and cause a downward ripple in prices, that would be felt worldwide.

 

The great wet-shaving, What if?
But in all seriousness, I was just talking about the Butterfly Effect with my neighbor. Your scenario would make for a heck of an interesting sociological / marketing study, wouldn’t it?

 

i will request my brass razors be melted down into brass coffin handles..

 

One day, when I'm long gone, that might happen.

 

I totally understand that feeling! I've been there with my own hobbies—like when I looked at my collection of board games and realized I only play a handful of them regularly. It’s tempting to keep everything just in case, but I’ve found that narrowing it down really helps. I put my favorites on display and tucked away the rest for a while. If I don't miss them after a few months, I know it’s time to let go.

 

I have lots of hobbies that require lots of space. I have found that my interest waxes and wanes over time. I may pack up all the stuff of a particular hobby and ignore it for a couple of years and focus on other things. Then my interest is rekindled one way or another, and I pull it all out and enjoy the hobby again, as something else gets packed up for a while. It's the ebb and flow of life I think. Instead of getting rid of everything right away, why not just pack it away for a couple of years and see if the bug bites you again! If not, you can always get rid of it then. Razors don't go bad, after all.

- Bax

 

1/3 of my fragrance collection is about to go. The rest requires a bit more decision making but there will still be cuts. It piled up fast because full bottles would be cheaper than decanted samples, in case I liked something, and except for just one (Antaeus) I wasn't buying anything really pricey. Still, a lot of it ended up redundant or just not what I wanted.

Next comes the pile of razors. Again. Once upon a time I'd never have thought I'd say this: thankfully, they aren't turning up nearly as often around here. But then again, I'm not bothering going on the hunt anymore either. I passed by a box with a Fatboy, a Slim, an old type, and three SS recently. They were a bit overpriced (accompanied by ancient barber junk) but I didn't care enough to even make an offer.

Then I'll deal with almost all of the tobacco pipes. The tobaccos won't go bad so they will be dealt with in time (I'm content with averaging 1-2 pipes per week).

Progress is progress. Onward and upward.