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[Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club July Edition] Soap Voting Thread
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Heads-up, the Swiss Post somehow shit the bed with the samples. Usually it takes one week for a letter from here to the US and I've sent the samples to @gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social, @walden@sub.wetshaving.social, and @whosgotthepudding@sub.wetshaving.social on July 3rd, but they stayed in Zürich for a week and only reached US customs yesterday. I'm sorry about that.
I'm not sure whether they'll make it to you in time. If not, I propose that we wait for everyone to have their sample and postpone the inaugural BVWSC. Thoughts?
I'll send you your individual tracking info in PM.
Also tagging @PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social, @sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social, and @DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social, so that we can all agree.
Hopefully, they will move quickly, but I've no issues with waiting for everyone to get the soap.
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I'm fine with postponing for a week, and I would certainly prefer to do the shave together as planned. But that means that we should probably plan longer ahead for next time – maybe launch the prep for September soon?
Yep, that's probably smart
A postponement due to the post makes sense. Is that where the word postpone comes from I wonder?
Lol, calling subject matter expert @PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social to get nerdsniped on the different etymologies of post as in postal service and post as in postpone.
Post as in postal service seems to come from the Latin "positus", meaning "placed" or "stationed". Dixit Perplexity:
Post as in postpone is a Latin preposition meaning 'after' or 'later'.
Honestly that's kinda what my concerns were with DHL/german postal services, unfortunate that it also happened with Swiss Post now. Personally I agree that your proposal makes the most sense - let us wait until everyone has their samples and we can do the Wetshaving Social Club all together. Perhaps last Wednesday of every month isn't such a bad idea either?
Yeah, let's see how long this takes
I have no issues with waiting. The US Customs and USPS can be unpredictable as well. Perhaps for future shaves we can have distribution services on both sides of the Atlantic.
That requires at least one owner of the chosen soap on either side, which won't always be the case if ever