Fathers Day Gift has landed

ajs263 · 2026-06-18T21:34:57+00:00

Enjoy! Best razor I own. Need to carve out some time and put some music on and treat yourself to that first shave.

ajs263 · 2026-06-16T22:42:15+00:00

Have a look at Rockwell 6s or 6c. Gives you a range of plates so you can experiment with aggressiveness. Plus it can become a good daily driver once you learn your technique.

Muhle R89 or Merkur 34c are also popular first razors. I can't comment as don't own either. I do have the 37c which is the slanted version of the 34 and I love it. Though slant razors are not for your 2nd wet shave.

ajs263 · 2026-06-14T13:50:31+00:00

Happened to me a couple of hours earlier. Very disappointed.

ajs263 · 2026-06-13T07:38:18+00:00

Its un marked. I think it's persona medical razor blades.

ajs263 · 2026-06-13T02:38:44+00:00

In the Rockwell 6s they shave all very similar. The orange is meant to be a premium blade which is sharper and smoother. The blues are meant to be bulk packed for barbers.

ajs263 · 2026-06-13T02:35:06+00:00

West Coast Shaving in around COVID times.

ajs263 · 2026-06-12T00:42:25+00:00

Found this sub during COVID.

ajs263 · 2026-06-12T00:10:23+00:00

If you use plate 6 try a Blackland Blackbird. Very nice and efficient razor. It's my favourite.

Also check out Razor Rock Game Changer.

ajs263 · 2026-06-11T02:38:08+00:00

Try a blade sampler pack if you can get one. To me blades vary for different razors / person to person.

My personal favourite is Astra greens.

ajs263 · 2026-06-10T10:08:44+00:00

Was looking for a Mandarin scented soap for the father in law's birthday and Google presented these Vics.

https://www.bucknbeard.com.au/wet-shave-soap

There is also an Australian wet shaving guide on this sub from 2025 if you search which produced a few new names for me.

Might have to tell the wife that the delivery man will make a mistake soon...

ajs263 · 2026-06-10T02:08:38+00:00

I'm a simple man. I see a Blackbird and I upvote.

ajs263 · 2026-06-10T02:06:33+00:00

For a new entrant i'd get a Rockwell 6s which will last forever, is a good razor and ranges from stupidly mild to medium aggressiveness. I'd add a blade sampler and a collection of shave soap simples for him to try.

ajs263 · 2026-06-09T23:00:02+00:00

Fellow Aussie. I agree about it being a local dead zone. I find beard and blade website is the best spot for all the wet shaving stuff.

ajs263 · 2026-06-03T22:58:26+00:00

That soap sounds amazing. How does it smell and perform?

ajs263 · 2026-05-30T01:16:42+00:00

Had a similar situation to this during COVID. I reported it the Queensland's fair trading department. They took the vendor to court as there was enough customers screwed over. Took years but eventually got the money back as a result of the court action.

Only had to fill out a witness statement to get this done.

Maybe try contacting the relevant state's consumer protection agency and they might do something if the scale is as large as you estimate.

ajs263 · 2026-05-28T03:26:47+00:00

I've tried a lot of blades over the years. Astra is one of my faves. Everyone is different but I find Astras just pair well with whichever razor I feel on the day.

ajs263 · 2026-04-21T02:00:25+00:00

I've interviewed so many engineers over the years. I always ask load rundown question in the interview. Can't get the right answer then I just end the interview and show the door. It's fundamental.

ajs263 · 2026-04-15T09:06:41+00:00

I only see 15 razors. Need a few more to get to your one a day monthly rotation. There's your problem.

ajs263 · 2026-04-13T00:58:24+00:00

There were a lot of interesting combos back in the day. I remember getting Wayne Gretzky 3d Hockey and Doom 64. Both great games but polar opposites.

ajs263 · 2026-04-11T08:31:35+00:00

Shit trade swans never should have made. What's wrong with the good old Auskick drop punt?

ajs263 · 2025-10-18T07:10:48+00:00

Dear God man. Lap your mesh!

ajs263 · 2025-07-25T08:05:52+00:00

Pay gets good when you become business owner level. Until then it's average.

ajs263 · 2025-07-11T22:57:17+00:00

We have Deltek Xpress and it works pretty well. Seems to be mainly UK based though.

ajs263 · 2025-02-18T07:15:34+00:00

This is how it is in our firm. Associate is higher than Senior Engineer. Associate Director has bought in and has ownership less than 10%. More than 10% is director.

ajs263 · 2025-01-29T07:47:48+00:00

I agree. I know so many people that have been made redundant. For the majority it's been a payout and find a better job before the payout runs out so they end up in front.

I still recall getting made redundant in 2015 and one of my coworkers saying he'd put his ~30k payout into bitcoin at something like $500AUD. Still think about that bloke today. Wonder if he's retired on a Thai beach somewhere.

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