Hello everyone, since I got into safety razor shaving a few years ago, I have been making my purchases exclusively through The Razor Company, as they are somewhat local to me, so I end up getting my orders relatively quick. I certainly look forward to hearing where you folks shop at, and your experiences with various retailers.
Amazon Connaught Shaving Whatever artisan site has the shaving soap I want Whatever site Google finds with the product I want, if Connaught and Amazon don't have it. It is not like the old days when there were just a few "forum favorite" vendors selling wetshaving gear. Now there are thousands.
Haven't bought a new razor or brush in eons. No future plans to do so - near 40 razors and some two dozen brushes is plenty for me. Aftershave is Thayer's or Brut, picked up at the local grocery store. Cologne, enough to last several more years. That leaves blades - only use Astra SP from Amazon. And soap - my next order will be from the TSD store (see tab to click at the top of the page)
Nothing but great experiences from... Maggards Stirling Mike's Natural Soaps @Jayaruh (brush adoptions)
Oh, so you ARE a Kent of Inglewood fan! I remember asking you if you'd heard of them, as I came across their website. I like some of their things.
I'm pretty price conscious. Some might call me cheap. I prefer frugal. But I've bought shaving gear from almost every retailer I've come across. And this was mostly several years ago as I pretty much have everything I could want shaving wise and don't remember the names of all the places. But here's a sampling: Connaught, Italian Barber, Stirling, Schone, West Coast Shaving, Maggards, Art of Shaving, Pasteurs, Shave Nation and even Amazon and eBay.