Thanks for doing this KJ! Obviously tons of fun and created a lot of excitement for sure.
Example questions (but feel free to provide any feedback you wish):
Was the order of the pass good? Basically going in order across the country, or would you rather it be completely random?
I don't think it needs to be in any certain type of order. Making it totally random or any other way I would think could add a day at most to transit times. I just wouldn't follow the same order as this time.
Were you satisfied with the quality of the goods inside the box? Was there too much of any certain category of goods? Or not enough? What do you wish (generally speaking) there was more of in the box (or had been in there at all)? Obviously it's going to change as it goes, but this will help me better stock it from the get go.
I think you made some good observations that you would have no way of knowing ahead of time. I think certain things like straights, vintage, old brushes have limited appeal, and it could be that people that are into those tend to be looking for something specific or already have what they want. I dunno. The coolest shaving stuff to me is the full side soaps and AS. It's sweet if you hit on one of those that you like, but the bummer is they take up a ton of space. I'm thinking those early on that didn't know what to expect, maybe have a better understanding now seeing what was in it and what people were getting out. Maybe so that everyone gets the same sense, you could do a quick overview of what was in the box when it came back? I assume you'll be changing things around so it really wouldn't be a spoiler for the next box.
What are your thoughts on samples in the box? I saw a lot of samples go in, but not a lot of samples go out. DO you like seeing samples in the box? If there are samples, do you use them, or do you just sniff them and keep them in the box?
I think a few are ok. And wouldn't stop people from adding them. But here is a sneak preview....there is a 99% chance that there will be a pass around fairly soon that is focused solely on samples.
Are Non-shaving items ok? (fountian pens, knives, playing cards, bottle openers, cigars, etc) Or would you rather it be full of strictly shaving items?
This was my favorite part I think. The things that triggered the "oh hey, look at that!" Those also seemed to be the things that you can stick in the gaps to really pack that sucker full.
If you want to participae in the next round of this pass... when would you like to see it start? Not sure how much time off people would like, especially those who just recently had the box.
I personally think it doesn't need to wait longer than past the holidays. It takes quite a while to make the rounds. The only issue would be if people that have already done it feel like they currently have more quality items to put in it. Maybe you could let people sign up and ask to be later in the list if they want a little more time to cycle through things.
The big question is, who is willing to organize the box to Gear this time???
Example questions (but feel free to provide any feedback you wish):
Was the order of the pass good? Basically going in order across the country, or would you rather it be completely random?
I don't think it needs to be in any certain type of order. Making it totally random or any other way I would think could add a day at most to transit times. I just wouldn't follow the same order as this time.
Were you satisfied with the quality of the goods inside the box? Was there too much of any certain category of goods? Or not enough? What do you wish (generally speaking) there was more of in the box (or had been in there at all)? Obviously it's going to change as it goes, but this will help me better stock it from the get go.
I think you made some good observations that you would have no way of knowing ahead of time. I think certain things like straights, vintage, old brushes have limited appeal, and it could be that people that are into those tend to be looking for something specific or already have what they want. I dunno. The coolest shaving stuff to me is the full side soaps and AS. It's sweet if you hit on one of those that you like, but the bummer is they take up a ton of space. I'm thinking those early on that didn't know what to expect, maybe have a better understanding now seeing what was in it and what people were getting out. Maybe so that everyone gets the same sense, you could do a quick overview of what was in the box when it came back? I assume you'll be changing things around so it really wouldn't be a spoiler for the next box.
What are your thoughts on samples in the box? I saw a lot of samples go in, but not a lot of samples go out. DO you like seeing samples in the box? If there are samples, do you use them, or do you just sniff them and keep them in the box?
I think a few are ok. And wouldn't stop people from adding them. But here is a sneak preview....there is a 99% chance that there will be a pass around fairly soon that is focused solely on samples.
Are Non-shaving items ok? (fountian pens, knives, playing cards, bottle openers, cigars, etc) Or would you rather it be full of strictly shaving items?
This was my favorite part I think. The things that triggered the "oh hey, look at that!" Those also seemed to be the things that you can stick in the gaps to really pack that sucker full.
If you want to participae in the next round of this pass... when would you like to see it start? Not sure how much time off people would like, especially those who just recently had the box.
I personally think it doesn't need to wait longer than past the holidays. It takes quite a while to make the rounds. The only issue would be if people that have already done it feel like they currently have more quality items to put in it. Maybe you could let people sign up and ask to be later in the list if they want a little more time to cycle through things.
The big question is, who is willing to organize the box to Gear this time???
I was mainly interested in the soap/AS options, but I messed up and didn’t circle back to take a good look at the DEs. That and I should have given a second look to that fountain pen. Who knows what I might be interested in on the next go round.
