Palmolive sticks going going gone?

SpeedyPC

SpeedyPC

The Dark Lord of Wet Shaving


I love Palmolive shave stick, because, they’re fantastic for travelling and I’m entitled to say that Arko shave stick can get STUFFED!!!
 
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sev-8

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Does anyone think that in 30 years time, Palmolive sticks (or Ingram's cream) will be traded and prized as soaps from the 60's or 70's are now or will it be the artisans of today that will continue to be highly valued?
 
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sev-8 said:
Does anyone think that in 30 years time, Palmolive sticks (or Ingram's cream) will be traded and prized as soaps from the 60's or 70's are now or will it be the artisans of today that will continue to be highly valued?
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With a dose of nostalgia, either class could be prized in 30 years time. That is if they were decent performers in their time. I think both the Palmolive shave stick and Ingrams cream fit that criteria as well as some Artisan soaps and creams.

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R181 said:
With a dose of nostalgia, either class could be prized in 30 years time. That is if they were decent performers in their time. I think both the Palmolive shave stick and Ingrams cream fit that criteria as well as some Artisan soaps and creams.

Bob
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I don't think in 30 years time, people will be thinking Palmolive or any current Artisan soaps, is a dose of nostalgia. People used to do laundry by hand, a wash board and with Sunlight soap bars but it never has, nor compels me to do so anytime soon. Same with fountain pens or pocket watches. Traditional wet shaving is still a small niche and I doubt that will change.
 
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bambrit said:
I don't think in 30 years time, people will be thinking Palmolive or any current Artisan soaps, is a dose of nostalgia. People used to do laundry by hand, a wash board and with Sunlight soap bars but it never has, nor compels me to do so anytime soon. Same with fountain pens or pocket watches. Traditional wet shaving is still a small niche and I doubt that will change.
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Yes, I was referring to the niche market wet shaver types, not the general public. Don't kid yourself, wet shaving has a bit of nostalgia attached to it even now. Today, there are people who collect vintage fountain pens and vintage pocket watches to name but a few items. Even early electronic devices are collectable but that baffles me as much wash boards and sunlight soap bars baffles you as to who may even collect those things.

In a way, Arko reminds me of the scent of the Sunlight soap bars my Mom used with her wash board way back when.

Bob
 
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I bought some to send to a friend from a shaving forum as he is abroad, and the local Wilkinsons here had a good stock I have noticed they don't seem to be refilling at the moment.
 
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R181 said:
Today, there are people who collect vintage fountain pens and vintage pocket watches to name but a few items. Even early electronic devices are collectable but that baffles me as much wash boards and sunlight soap bars baffles you as to who may even collect those things.
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Sure but soap is a consumable, fountain pens are not. How many people collect vintage indian inks to fuel their fountain pens? I'm sure there's a few but I expect its a tiny niche market.

Talking about soap collectibles, my family never handed me down bars of vintage Sunlight laundry soap bars, but they did hand me down a gold laced serving dish that apparently would once come as a free gift when collecting and redeeming coupons from cases of sunlight laundry soap bars.

 
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bambrit said:
Sure but soap is a consumable, fountain pens are not. How many people collect vintage indian inks to fuel their fountain pens? I'm sure there's a few but I expect its a tiny niche market.

Talking about soap collectibles, my family never handed me down bars of vintage Sunlight laundry soap bars, but they did hand me down a gold laced serving dish that apparently would once come as a free gift when collecting and redeeming coupons from cases of sunlight laundry soap bars.

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Yes, soap is a consumable and not many survive through the years but some make it and a few people have bought and actually used vintage shave soaps. Been guilty of that with a vintage Williams shave stick and a Yardley soap puck. Both were excellent btw.

Bob
 
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