Help me not feel guilty about this...

Feathers are my DE blade of choice, but obviously aren't as friendly to the wallet at ~$20-$25 for 100. So imagine my excitement when I saw a post on a local buy/sell forum for 99 Feathers and a cheap Perfecto DE razor for just $10. While picking it up, the guy commented how disappointed he was with his one and only attempt--especially since he bought the top-rated razor and blades on Amazon.

For a brief moment, I was tempted to dive into a motivational talk on how misleading Amazon reviews are for DE equipment, how blades are very YMMV, and how it takes time to master DE shaving. Then I remembered that this was a complete stranger and his loss was my gain. I admit that I feel a little bad about it, but I also recognize that traditional wet shaving isn't for everyone.

It also made me wonder how hard (or not) any of you have tried to encourage friends, family or complete strangers to give traditional wet shaving a try--especially given that it can take some practice. I've seen lots of discussion about the best way to convert people, but not much on how hard you push if they're not loving it after their first shave or two. Any thoughts?

 

If he was very excited to attempt de/wet shaving great advice is but a google search away. He tried,wasnt for him. He recouped some if his investment, sounds like a win/partial win.

 

You could have told him to keep one or two of the blades to give it a shot, but my grandfather once told me, "quitters always quit, don't try to change their mind if they simply don't care." You can take that to the bank, brother.

 

Anyone who quits wet shaving after one attempt isn't really interested in wet shaving. I see no reason why you should feel guilty about another man's disinterest.

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I've read plenty of posts where shaveden members have found Feather blades just didn't agree with the particular user. I wouldn't feel bad about it. If they work for you and you got a deal, all the better.

Perhaps he should have bought a blade assortment to find what he preferred prior to buying 100 of any blade? A quick search on any shaving forum would have led him to that conclusion. That's not your fault. And you paid him what he was asking, so no foul there either.

 

Heck, we've probably invested more time with our responses than this guy made with shaving. Who gives a darn what this guy could have done? He didn't care...why should we?

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I would have tried to encourage him, but that's me.

 

Five hail Mary's on a para cord shave counter and a PiF with the perfecto razor and a short blade selection should cure the guilts.

 

Yes.

Point and laugh at them. Then get very serious and say,

"Conan! What is best in life?"

"To crush your whiskers, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women!"

Then, with eyes half-closed, produce from nowhere a Super Speed to caress slowly against your face while staring silently at them. Continue this until they they break eye contact and leave your presence. Deny everything when security shows up.

When you're settled into your new job, send them a woman's razor of your choice. The more brightly or pastel colored, the better. Include a brief handwritten note on nice stationary that says, "Saw this and thought of you."

THEN, my son, you will have won.

 

Don't feel bad. He put in little effort to begin with. I read and watched thousands of threads, articles and videos and I'm still learning. He hear about de shaving thought it could work on the first try and was bummed when it didn't. He didn't try to figure out why and gave up.

 

Just beat it into him!

 

LOL! We can all go home, folks. @gorgo2 has won the internet for the day.

 

yes you SHOULD feel REALLY REALLY guilty....I will PM you my address to send it all to so you can get past the guilt and sleep better....I only offer this to you because I want to help though.

 

Just a reflection of today's world.

 

Look, I apologize for the snark but it's really just shaving we're talking about here. Of all the matters of life of which we might seek to convince others and give reason for our beliefs, it's relatively very low priority. Slightly above the level of arguing for one brand of sock over another. Might ours be the demonstrably superior hosiery? Sure...my drawer full of vintage Gold Toes probably are. But it's still just socks. And no matter what you do, some will be content with paper-thin, bargain rack, off-off brand socks.

So is it possible you're investing too much energy into convincing others of something that, in the big scheme, is a trifle? Something that we may influence but cannot control: the preferences of others? After all, you already recognize that old-style wet shaving won't be for everyone. That is very true.

Just my opinion, coming from one who has given away many razors and blades for people to try...most didn't stay with it and never caught on. Not my fault, and to me it's not a big enough deal to say it's their fault, either. They didn't somehow fail. Neither did I. Neither have you.

Let's maintain our perspective. It's just shaving.

 

I'd be in the camp that would encourage him. I already encourage everyone that will listen to me to try traditional shaving. I don't think that the very small amount here is worth all getting cut thought over.

 

I've encouraged most of my friends to try it and some have and others haven't. Most of them probably think I'm nuts, and more than one will greet me with "what razor did you use today ?". One friend recently went to Italy, and I had him scouring every store and pharmacy he passed looking for dusty bottles of Floid Blue. No luck however.

 

Unless someone asked I would never think to talk about it, and that has never happened, with the exception of my son.

The only time it has ever come up at all was once when I first started to use an Artist Club and had kind of butchered myself, my buddy at work asked me WTF happened to my face. I told him, and that seven second conversation is the only shaving talk I have ever had with an adult except on forums.


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For what it's worth I considered my previous response practical. I work with people daily who expect big results for little effort. It isn't fair to invest energy helping someone who exerts little or no effort to help themselves.

Not that anyone asked, but just last week I spent $130.00 putting together a wet shaving kit for a co-worker who expressed interest in having a smooth face like mine. Blamed me today because he nicked his face this morning.

He's TRYING. I don't MIND helping him become a better shaver. The seller the OP speaks on barely got his razor wet. Didn't even care enough to get a decent return on his investment. The OP gave the seller EXACTLY what he wanted...freedom from his wet shaving gear. Nothing more was required.

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