No Buy July - Participant List, Rules and other stuff

I am enjoying this month so far. Easy to ignore temptation when I know i'm not alone!

As per the original intent of NBJ, it is true that I do appreciate all the stuff I already have and truthfully, I really don't need ANY shaving supplies for the next….oh….2 or 3 years.

Soaps? got more than I can use—just the 2 MdC pucks alone will last 2 years. Pre & postshave oils & balms? I make my own. Aftershave? I still have 6-8 bottles—plus enough of the Veg to last several lifetimes (1 bottle). Razor blades? Enough to last my until 2029. DE Razors? Own four that I use once a week, maybe (see my previous comment on blades). Straight razors? A dozen in rotation, with another 20+ waiting for a new life. Alum blocks? I have 3..and they last forever. Brushes? About a dozen, with 3 favorites. Any more and I'd have to hide them from SWMBO.

So, sure, I'm tempted with all the new stuff out there—new scents of soaps, new razors, etc—but I realize necessity doesn't play any part in these wants; it is simply the desire for something else—which if one isn't careful, can never be satisfied.

 

Haha, true, not really sorry, but it actually kinda bugs me that I felt I wanted one for the collection as I actually don't have any use for one at all. Brace yourself, pictures are coming!

 

I hear its a good shaver. You will probably get some use out of it =)

 

I'm sure I will. BTW, the Den Reducing Act is mostly on software.

 

I was wondering about that.

 

Well you wouldnt be buying a slim if it wasn't hahaha

 

How's everyone doing?

 

Going strong. I haven't even shaves for a couple of days. 3-4 maybe. I'm not even sure hahaha

 

I haven't bought anything. Well technically I did because I payed for something after July but I bid on it days before...

 

Going good

 

Strong. Not even browsing eBay or any sites like that.
Just kick'n back and enjoying it.
Had a great shave today with my MMOC razor and some 3P croap

 

Very nice!

 

We have lost a couple =P

 

I've got a sore throat, but otherwise okay.

As far as shaving goes, I'm doing good! Enjoying what I've got. I may not buy antyhing until 2016.

Let's take a moment of silence to remember our fallen brethren...

 

Hahaha they like it!

 

smooth sailing
no sales sites, no shopping cart mishaps, no killer one time only deal of the century.
Friday was a little difficult driving past garage sales, what ifs set in. but I beat em back. just drove right by.
they coulda had an inscribed deluxe model Gillette first edition gold plated silver lined one of a kind, sold by a direct descendant of King Gillette.
but I wasn't tempted, because I didn't stop and look. what the eyes don't see, the heart don't desire
except for water
well you guys get the picture anyways. analogies only go so far.
in good shape here

 

Speaking of a rare Gillette I am curious as to what model was the favorite of Mr. Gillette.

 

the green ones

 

I'm still doing good. I haven't even thought about caving.

 

Without having to research this through pages of multiple threads... Are there any rules against doing a PIF only for the NBJ participants?