Tub or Tube?

fallingwickets · Post by **fallingwickets** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:52 pm

I'm on the verge of ordering my very first cream (the proraso doesn't count

) , but I'm not sure if I should buy the tub or the tube version. Is it generally just a personal preference or is there a difference between the two?

Thanks

Clive

rustyblade · Post by **rustyblade** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:00 pm

fallingwickets wrote:I'm on the verge of ordering my very first cream (the proraso doesn't count ) , but I'm not sure if I should buy the tub or the tube version. Is it generally just a personal preference or is there a difference between the two?

Thanks

Clive

Depends. Tubs offer better value, but I buy tubes now because I have so much stuff, I am unlikely to ever finish a tube, let alone a tub. This is such a bizarre obsession and makes no sense whatsoever.

wrath186 · Post by **wrath186** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:20 pm

It's all a matter of personal choice. I prefer tubs to tubes for several reasons. First they are stackable, which I find to be a space saver. Second, I think they look better in my bathroom as opposed to crimped and messy tubes. Lastly, the tubs offer a better value. You get more product.

I also think it looks kind of cool to see all those little tubs with their various scents and creams just sitting there. I have a shelving unit in my bathroom on which one entire three foot shelf is devoted to shaving stuff.

fallingwickets · Post by **fallingwickets** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:28 pm

If the tub is more economical, then tub it shall be.

Many thanks for taking the time to answer my question.

Clive

Post by **ichabod** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:37 pm

If I had my way every cream would be available in a metal tube like the Proraso that doesn't count as your first cream.
I prefer tubes for every reason except economics.

msandoval858 · Post by **msandoval858** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:42 pm

If it's a cream I know I like, I will always buy the tub. If it's something I'm just trying out for the first time, the tube it is. Even though it's not as economical, it's a smaller purchase and SWMBO doesn't complain. Chances are I'll wind up trading it off anyways

rustyblade · Post by **rustyblade** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:43 pm

ichabod wrote:If I had my way every cream would be available in a metal tube like the Proraso that doesn't count as your first cream.
I prefer tubes for every reason except economics.

I like the metal tubes for the classic looks and durability factor, but I like the plastic tubes because they maintain their shape and don't get dented.

fallingwickets · Post by **fallingwickets** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:46 pm

Mike

Glad I haven't hit the order button yet. Your point about the first time makes really good sense. Tube it is then

Clive

wrath186 · Post by **wrath186** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:48 pm

I have tubes of Proraso, green and red, and a tube of Trumper's Limes that I just used this morning. I will say that I don't care for the Trumpers. It doesn't have that strong, zesty lime that I was expecting. So from that POV I'm glad I only purchased a tube.

It's a perfectly fine cream, it just isn't as strong as I would like it to be.

Post by **ichabod** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:49 pm

rustyblade wrote:
ichabod wrote:If I had my way every cream would be available in a metal tube like the Proraso that doesn't count as your first cream.
I prefer tubes for every reason except economics.
I like the metal tubes for the classic looks and durability factor, but I like the plastic tubes because they maintain their shape and don't get dented.

I like to be able to roll the metal tubes up on those key things from C&E, among other things. I have to cut into the plastic tubes to make sure I've used every last tiny little molecule of the cream. Did I just admit that in public?

MOSES · Post by **MOSES** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:51 pm

wrath186 wrote:I have tubes of Proraso, green and red, and a tube of Trumper's Limes that I just used this morning. I will say that I don't care for the Trumpers. It doesn't have that strong, zesty lime that I was expecting. So from that POV I'm glad I only purchased a tube.

It's a perfectly fine cream, it just isn't as strong as I would like it to be.

This is certainly a good argument for tubes. I just vary.

Btw. You need to try T&H Limes. The Tube is plastic, btw, though. And not that big. But tube or tub, it is my favorite Lime cream. Much zestier than Trumper.

-Mo

fallingwickets · Post by **fallingwickets** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:53 pm

It doesn't have that strong, zesty lime that I was expecting
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Is the T&H better, because that's what I'm planning to buy?

TIA

Clive

rustyblade · Post by **rustyblade** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:54 pm

ichabod wrote: I have to cut into the plastic tubes to make sure I've used every last tiny little molecule of the cream. Did I just admit that in public?

That sounds like the kind of stupid answer you tell the doctor when they ask you "so how did you cut your finger?" while they are stitching closed the bone-deep cut in your finger.

jfrancisco · Post by **jfrancisco** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:27 pm

If you want strong, zesty limes I recommend the Castle Forbes Limes. I did not like either the Trumper's or T&H Limes.

What one likes another won't . . . that's why this is kind of fun

SteveL · Post by **SteveL** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:55 pm

I was under the impression that tubs were better. I have heard that the consistency is better, and won't be overly soupy or dried out.

divotmax · Post by **divotmax** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:17 pm

Hi;

I have quit using tubes unless they are the metal tubes. In the past couple of weeks the tops broke off two tubes, one while I was unscrewing the top, so it wasn't like I was exerting too much pressure to tighten the lid. I didn't even know the lid was broken until I tried to put it back on. I've had at least a half dozen tubes break, and lost most if not all of the cream. I'm not using any more cheap tubes and wasting cream; seems companies could use decent materials considering how expensive the tubes are per unit of cream anyway. I will just scoop out cream in the tub and put it in a durable plastic container I can get at any drug store.

BobS

Ken · Post by **Ken** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:53 pm

Sometimes, the product can seem different between the tub and the tube. One is not necessarily better than the other, although the tubs are usually more consistent and less likely to have a problem.

Ken

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:23 pm

Ken, I agree, plus, if one buys in person, pots are easier to check out before one purchases. And, as a generalization, I have found that with some creams, the potted stuff just seems to be a little higher quality, or at least, a little denser and concentrated. This seems especially true of the T&H creams, and was the case with the old version Taylors. At least that's been my experiance.
Regards,
Gordon

kd7kip · Post by **kd7kip** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:34 pm

I would also point out that, for those of us who do not use a lathering bowl, the tub is designed for swirling the brush in order to load it with creme. One cannot do that with a tube.

-Scott

SMF

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