In preparation for NB 2016, I have deleted all shave related links except TSD. As with my soaps, there are enough enablers here to last a lifetime. Making it through here will provide more than enough temptation(s).
I cleared out my watch lists and saved searches on Ebay for the same reason. Of course I've bought stuff over the last week in preparation for NB 2016.
Yes, I will need to place one more order before January 1...just a few items to make the year of no-buy a grand success....maybe just one more tub of Proraso...just in case. I can't be without the necessities of life! What is everyone else going to stock up on before January 1?
I'm really pretty well set except for a razor or two. Im still hunting for a golden 500, as far as soap goes I bought another tub of the Razorock lime last week because it is my favorite. I have the Single Edge injector coming in a few months but that has been payed for. Blades no problem 200 feathers for the mongoose ,12 packs of chicks , 100 Polsilvers plus 200 Astras, 100 Derbys for the wife, and 100 wilkinson. I'm really thinking that this could be good. But the golden 500....
I am about ready to do a NB'16 after reading many of the remarks posted so far. I have more stuff than I can uses. I am just completing a year of one razor one week. I have been making brushes this year, and I have piffed some, traded some, and sold one or two. I have four or five that I will be holding on to for sure, so I will be thinning the herd. There are four razors that I would eventually like to acquire, but I don't really need to get them. I would just like to have them. So, I will be open for trades in 2016, but I am pretty sure that I can do another year of No Buy, even though I just came off an almost completely successful Shave Gear Sabbatical 2015.
Since I enjoy The Shave Den so much, I am planning to make regular donations through out the year to TSD in addition to the NB 2016.
[quote="No Buy 16 for me means no gear like razors or brushes, and only buying consumables when it's unavoidable.[/quote] I think I might have to buy witch hazel. I use the generic drugstore brand as a splash after every shave, so I'd have to but a case of it to keep me going for a year. Aside from that, I'll won't be buying anything.
I think I might have to buy witch hazel. I use the generic drugstore brand as a splash after every shave, so I'd have to but a case of it to keep me going for a year. Aside from that, I'll won't be buying anything.[/quote] I am going to buy consumables throughout 2016 such as blades and witch hazel as I use them up.
I think those of us who are signing up for the No Buy 2016 should put "No Buy 2016" in our signature block. I have, and I notice others have as well.
Please support The Shave Den Shop. As sales keep the site up and running. Amendment I You can buy goods from The Shave Den Shop Amendment II You can buy consumables. I.e. Witch hazel, blades. And if you fall off its okay. I'll be here to remind support you. Happy shaving!!
I need to replenish a bottle of clubman original and then I am set with NB 16. The new Rockwell MIM will be free when it arrives, (everyone who bought the original 6S gets a free replacement) so not a "buy" technically. Actually haven't bought anything since May as it is. (TFS tobacco Verde hard puck if I recall) In fact I am purging items I don't use/enjoy, so not only no buy, but selling/PIFing stuff.