Thread: Is there RAD Self Help Group?!?!

I get my own, "mad money" outside the budgeted finances, so what I spend it on is my own business.

Having said that, the stuff I buy, whether I use it the next day, next month, never or every day is irrelevant and just doesn't rent any space in my head, figure I have more important things to think about than if I bought a razor or any other stuff for that matter.

The best things in life aren't things....IMO.

There is a RAD self help group. It is an online group...they meet daily at ebay.com

It's easy really. What's the one thing allowing you to buy razors and other shaving paraphernalia......? Your computer. So, all you need to do is, make your last post on here ever, and snap that sucker over your knee! Done, and now you'll go through a bit of a withdrawal period but you'll be back to normal in no time.

I've tried to acquire a few grinds. (Wedge, 1/4 wedge, 1/2 hollow, full hollow) although I have a few of the same.
Now I'm working on type of scales. After that niche is covered, I'll tackle brushes.

There's only one remedy for RAD. Buy just one more.

Originally Posted by hillbillyreverend

As someone who prides themselves on never being addicted to any drug I ever tried(except women), how does one bridle the monster known as RAD and be a gentle observer of the beauty our passion provides with so many different and interesting styles/sizes of razors without going broke?!?!?!?!

My solution has been to keep somewhere around 20 razors in rotation. I buy a few new ones, sell a few that I haven't used in a while. This allows me variety, while keeping the bank account somewhat stable.

Take your wife or girlfriend shopping, that will fix your RAD for a couple months in about 3 hours.....

There are many here who will assist you with a RAD problem.....they know where all the good deals are. Visiting the picture threads will really help, too.

Originally Posted by cube18

I guess its not just me then. I have spent roughly $600 in the last 3 weeks on this stuff! Started out buying a Muhle safety razor and travel sized art of shaving kit at a local store. Shaved twice with that set-up, and decided straight razor was what I'd really been after. So I bought a Dovo Best Quality online along with a col conk honing stone on a paddle and an Illinois 127 strop. Shaved once and couldn't get the neck or chin area at all, so I assumed the razors fault and set out "honing" on my little paddle hone. Then I found this forum and realized it wasn't the razors fault but my technique. But by then I was convinced I'd screwed up the edge of the Dovo with stropping/honing technique. Watched Lynn's videos (along with countless others) and decided I needed some real honing stones. So bought the Norton 220/1000, 4000/8000, and a naniwa 12k. Along with a POUND of crox crayon. In the meantime figured I better find another razor to "practice" on. So of course I bought an $18 Gold Dollar in NOT shave ready condition to prove to myself I could get it shave ready. Of course in shopping for the cheapie, I found some "steals" on eBay. So I bid on a couple, and won. Bid on another, and won, etc.

Having all this hardware I can't just have a travel sized set of cream, after shave, etc. So got me some Mitchell's Wool Fat. Some Col. Conk Bay rum, and some Taylor Old bond Cream.

And if my wife wasn't irritated with me enough, she found it almost unforgivable that for her birthday yesterday I took her to a restaurant that happened to be across the street from the only barber in my area that carries Proraso products. (Had to try out some after shave).

I think I might be the guy that whoever wrote the article on the home page about "Capitalization" may have been talking about. Good news is, I'm about 12 shaves in and the chin and neck are starting to get easier. Making progress, need to quit spending money!

yes i was maybe referring to you a little bit (indirectly)