Local Wanderings…

We have several Walgreens in my town.  As such, I have been shopping with them for years and am intimately familiar with their inventory.  Today I stopped in the “new” Walgreens that recently went up not far from my loft.  It’s a new concept Walgreens, with a totally new, more open layout.  Consequently I now know where nothing is.  So anyway, I wandered in today as my Mother wanted a snack (we were out garage sale-ing).  While she was picking up her goodies, I naturally sauntered over to the shave section.

“THINGS DONE CHANGED!”

To say the least!  Not only is the section much larger but the selection has increased greatly!  Todays finds – Brut green, blue, and black (which I had heard was discontinued), Florida Water, Aqua Velva Musk, and more.  Still no razors (other than Microtouch) or blades.  Or any decent soaps.  But they are definitely moving in the right direction.  Made me happy LOL

I didn’t buy anything (saving to order from Maggard Razors) but I did notice someone had opened a bottle of the Florida Water.  Being an inquisitive sort, I took a whiff.  WHOA!  What the… that stuff is AWFUL!  So glad I didn’t buy a bottle on impulse like I started too.  Man that really stunk to me.  Sorry FW fans but peee eew!

SO.. that one is off my list.  But I may sneak back later and grab the AV Musk 😉

Funny how things work out…

Yesterday, I had decided I wanted to try out some of these classic after shaves I see a lot of wet shavers using.  So I was in the process of deciding what I was going to order and who I was going to order it from.  I’m pretty much committed to ordering the bulk of my shaving needs online as my town, a nice mid sized multi-college town, is a virtual desert when it comes to good shaving stuff.  So anyway I had decided on something from Clubman, and maybe a bay rum from Ogallala.  I had decided to order from Maggard Razors, as I have ordered from them before and gotten excellent service, they are somewhat local to me (approx. 2 hrs away), and they seem to be nice folks.  I’ll talk more about them in a later post.

This morning while running errands, I happened to stop in Walgreens.  I actually needed some talc, but I stopped in the shaving isle out of habit.  And what do I see staring at me from the top shelf?

Awesome! I know Walgreens stock fairly well, so I know this is a new item.  Looks like they are heading in the right direction!  So, long story short, I grabbed it.  I’m still going to order the other because variety is the spice of life right?