NO BUY JULY 2015 or ARE YOU THE MASTER OF YOUR OWN UNIVERSE?

Discussion in 'General Shaving Talk' started by Omaney, Jun 22, 2015.

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  1. Omelmad

    Omelmad My printer email address is..........

    5 hours ago. So 14h out of 744h
     
    Omelmad, Jul 1, 2015
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  2. Darkbulb

    Darkbulb Cookie Hoarder

    That's right - 1.8% of July is already gone :)
     
    Darkbulb, Jul 1, 2015
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  3. Omelmad

    Omelmad My printer email address is..........

    Hhaha ah man.. This is gonna be hard
     
    Omelmad, Jul 1, 2015
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  4. Slow Joe

    Slow Joe Relishing his obsession

    Dusted off the R41 and put in a feather blade. Wow. Why don't I use this gear more often. I think I've been too preoccupied with my expensive gear I forgot that the inexpensive gear can be just as good. I'm quite enjoying this NBJ so far.
     
    Slow Joe, Jul 1, 2015
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  5. Omelmad

    Omelmad My printer email address is..........

    Thats one razor I need to try
     
    Omelmad, Jul 1, 2015
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  6. Slow Joe

    Slow Joe Relishing his obsession

    I just ordered the razor head it's a lot cheaper. Just be careful with it.
     
    Slow Joe, Jul 1, 2015
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  7. Omelmad

    Omelmad My printer email address is..........

    Smart guy. I was actually thinking of doing that. I guess great minds think alike ;) I have the Muhle r89 so I have the perfect handle already =)
     
    Omelmad, Jul 1, 2015
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  8. Hersh

    Hersh Well-Known Member

    I'm gonna celebrate this july. Wsp aftershave on amazon buy one get one half off! Lol jk
     
    Hersh, Jul 1, 2015
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  9. Drygulch

    Drygulch Snowballs

    I need a rules determination, gentlemen. Mustache wax. Wife says its shave related. I say it's the opposite of shaving since I'm letting it grow. In or out of rules?
     
    Drygulch, Jul 1, 2015
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  10. david of central florida

    david of central florida Rhubarb Rubber

    I wouldn't consider it shave related. any more than hair spray.
     
    david of central florida, Jul 1, 2015
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  11. Mr. Shaverman

    Mr. Shaverman Well-Known Member

    Hmmm... interesting. If I were you, this is how I'd look at it. Not saying this is how you should, just showing how I would.

    The spirit of NBJ is to not spend or buy anything new, but enjoy the things you already have. If I already had mustache wax, then I'd think more wax would be inappropriate. If I had no mustache wax and didn't have a purpose for owning mustache wax other than it was something to buy, I'd think the wax would be inappropriate. If I didn't have mustache wax and needed it because my mustache was too unruly (or whatever, I have no idea why people wax their mustaches) then I'd feel okay buying it. Basically, for me, if it comes down as just an excuse to buy something or try something, I'd feel it violated NBJ.
     
    Mr. Shaverman, Jul 1, 2015
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  12. Darkbulb

    Darkbulb Cookie Hoarder

    +1.

    Executive summary:
    Buying because you need is OK (ex: ran out of blades).
    Buying because you want is breaking the NBJ rules (ex: you have 4 soaps and bought one because it has great reviews).

    Since many of us have a problem distinguishing between want and need - the safe bet is of course to not buy anything shaving related during the month. :)
    I personally see moustache wax to be the equivalence of hair pomade...for the face.
     
    Darkbulb, Jul 1, 2015
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  13. Drygulch

    Drygulch Snowballs

    i didn't buy it. I have a batch of homemade mustache wax that doesn't really hold. The part SWMBO and I were disagreeing on was if it was shave related or not.
     
    Drygulch, Jul 1, 2015
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  14. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

    Moderator Article Team
    Not shave related. Shaving is the art of removing hair, if it doesn't play a role in the hair removal process, it's not shave related.
     
    PLANofMAN, Jul 1, 2015
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  15. wristwatchb

    wristwatchb wristwatch "danger" b

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    wristwatchb, Jul 1, 2015
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  16. Mr. Shaverman

    Mr. Shaverman Well-Known Member

    That sounds like a real need. It's not shave related, like Planofman said, it's not removing hair. It's also not just fulfilling an AD, which is the spirit of NBJ.
     
    Mr. Shaverman, Jul 1, 2015
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  17. Hodge

    Hodge Well-Known Member

    Are you kidding me!!!
     
    Hodge, Jul 1, 2015
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  18. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

    Moderator Article Team
    Well, it's not really a fire sale, but he's retiring from making brushes, so I figured since they are on sale, I'd grab one (since it was still June). He has Silvertips and High Mountains left.
    http://newforestbrushes.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1
    Twitter post where he announced his retirement.
    https://mobile.twitter.com/nfbrushes
    Thread: http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/new-forest-brushes-co-closing-doors.45748/

    Going out of business items are exempt from NBJ, right?
     
    PLANofMAN, Jul 2, 2015
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  19. Darkbulb

    Darkbulb Cookie Hoarder

    Oh I believe he actually have a few left.
    Shipping is free btw.
     
    Darkbulb, Jul 2, 2015
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  20. Darkbulb

    Darkbulb Cookie Hoarder

    Are you out or did you stay in? :)
     
    Darkbulb, Jul 2, 2015
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