- Joined
- Tuesday October 26, 2010
- Location
- Taured
As much as I like seeking out new wet shaving items I have a penchant for old shaving consumables too. Blades, soaps, creams, aftershaves etc.
I like to keep some of the items, sometimes for a rainy day and some I'd like to keep forever. I don't generally do this as some speculative investment but to keep hold of something most of which have long been used and thrown away.
My question, for those with some sentimentality for vintage stuff, is once an item is used up do you throw away the packaging?
I don't collect old blade wrappers but some do. Old shaving soap bowls of course can and should be reused for something when their contents are empty.
But I do feel it a bit of a shame to throw away an old aftershave bottle once it's used up, and I'm coming to the end of some 1960s Imperial Leather. I've also been known to keep the cardboard hangers that blade packs slot into. Am I being over-nostalgic and venturing into hoarding? Should I throw away the Schick Krona injector dispenser now the blades are all gone?
I like to keep some of the items, sometimes for a rainy day and some I'd like to keep forever. I don't generally do this as some speculative investment but to keep hold of something most of which have long been used and thrown away.
My question, for those with some sentimentality for vintage stuff, is once an item is used up do you throw away the packaging?
I don't collect old blade wrappers but some do. Old shaving soap bowls of course can and should be reused for something when their contents are empty.
But I do feel it a bit of a shame to throw away an old aftershave bottle once it's used up, and I'm coming to the end of some 1960s Imperial Leather. I've also been known to keep the cardboard hangers that blade packs slot into. Am I being over-nostalgic and venturing into hoarding? Should I throw away the Schick Krona injector dispenser now the blades are all gone?