Safe Deposit Box for Shaving Stash?

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:46 am

It occurred to me last week that I probably should store my extra shaving stuff, beyond about a year's supply of what I currently use and rotate through, in my safe deposit box at the bank. That way I won't stand a risk of losing it, in any one of a number of hypothetically possible ways. Right now, it's sitting in a series of plastic storage bins in the back of the closet. This does mean I'll have to upgrade to a larger box at the bank, of course. Doesn't this sound like a rational course of action?

rsp1202 · Post by **rsp1202** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 7:20 am

Gary, why have a bank gouge you the extra fee? Why even trust a bank, for that matter?

Seriously, there's also the question of quick access. Probably better to pick a secure spot at home.

gil3591 · Post by **gil3591** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:40 am

bury it in the back yard

fatcity · Post by **fatcity** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:29 pm

How about a tontine? any takers?

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:03 pm

Gary, In a word, 'no'......it's a seriously neurotic shavegeek sort of notion. The plastic bins in the closet are bad enough ( chuckle ).
Regards,
Gordon

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:20 pm

Hmmmm... let's forget I asked.

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:24 am

Maybe the better course of action in the event of an unexpected loss of all or most of the shaving gear stored on premises would be a spirited and motivated international internet shopping adventure, which would probably be a very pleasant experience, within a specified budget, of course!

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:54 pm

Of course.
Gordon

drumana · Post by **drumana** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 5:58 am

bernards66 wrote:it's a seriously neurotic shavegeek sort of notion
Regards,
Gordon

hahaha... even we at SMF have our limitations!

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 6:04 am

fatcity wrote:How about a tontine? any takers?

From Wikipedia:

The basic concept is simple. Each investor pays a sum into the tontine. Each investor then receives annual dividends on his capital. As each investor dies, his or her share is reallocated amongst the surviving investors. This process continues until only one investor survives. Each subscriber receives only dividends; the capital is never paid back. The proceeds of the subscription were used to fund various private or public works projects. These sometimes contained the word "tontine" in their name, as did the Tontine Coffee House on Wall Street in New York City. Built in 1792, it was the first home of the New York Stock Exchange. In a later variation, the capital would devolve upon the last survivor, effectively dissolving the trust and usually making the survivor very wealthy; it is this version that has often been the plot device for mysteries and detective stories.

fatcity · Post by **fatcity** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 9:12 am

I was thinking more of The Wrong Box

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 9:16 am

Looks to be an excellent story. Thanks for the reference. I'm going to plan to read it as soon as I finish the book I'm reading now.

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:29 pm

Gary I like to keep my shaving stuff within reach. Of course half of it is at the office but that's still within reach, relatively speaking.

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:47 pm

AHA! A backup stash at an offsite location! Now you're talking.

maherb · Post by **maherb** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:53 pm

brothers wrote:AHA! A backup stash at an offsite location! Now you're talking.

On top of that you should always have supplies in the mail, so that if all fails you have something that is coming soon

rsp1202 · Post by **rsp1202** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:11 pm

+1 on the pipeline idea. As for the avatar, she most certainly is.

maherb · Post by **maherb** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:17 pm

rsp1202 wrote:+1 on the pipeline idea. As for the avatar, she most certainly is.

beautiful isn't she

TorzJohnson · Post by **TorzJohnson** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:20 pm

Are you worried that burglars are going to break in and steal some of your shaving cream?

If I ever lose any of my shaving gear, my plan is to buy some more.

cjc15153 · Post by **cjc15153** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:55 pm

This reminds me of George Carlin's observation "Have you noticed that their stuff is sh!t and your sh!t is stuff?"

Meaning if a burglar breaks into a house and sees a box of old razors and brushes chances are he'll say "eww" not "OMFG a Fatboy."

In fact you might want to put your armageddon bullion under a bunch of shave accoutrements to keep it safe.

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:36 am

I think buying more stuff is the best approach. A bar or plastic jar of soap or cream is probably the most innocuous-appearing article we can possibly have. Around these parts, I suspect the risk of loss is probably more weather-related, than anything else. If or when the tornado does go through, the news reports show the folks wandering around poking around among the wreckage looking for their stuff. The sad truth is that the stuff that would be scattered around where I used to live is the stuff that belongs to a hundred other folks, and my stuff is about 15 miles away distributed throughout other people's trees and yards.