Thread: www.superlather.com is open for business!

Just a brief update.

I have two Floid orders working. One is on the way and due to arrive any day now. The second and larger one has been delayed in shipping and I'm working to resolve it with the courier. It has something to do with processing over in Italy on orders submitted online from the type of account I have with them. Hopefully I will get this problem resolved soon.

Anyway the first Floid order is a smaller one so I will be filling them in the order I received reservation requests as that is the only fair way to do it I think.

Just thought I would keep you posted. See what I go through to get you guys a bit of Floid?

All of my other orders (UK and Italian) are on target and should be here next week.

Guys more of the UK product is in!

Heard from DHL today and the big Floid order is on its way!!!

My other Italian shipment (some Floid, Nox, Palms, and Gillettes) is coming any day now.

Stay tuned to the website and check for product updates and additions.

When the Floid gets here I will start emailing people in the order of reservation telling them their order is ready so watch for that.

I've had several people ask what all is involved in reserving a bottle of Floid. It's pretty simple really. All you do is send an email to me at help@superlather.com and indicate your preference and quantity requirements. No prepayment and no deposit just wait until you hear from me.

I've also been asked why I'm taking orders ahead. It's just worked out that way. This is still a business very much in its infancy and I have to be careful how much product I order. Of all the products I stock the Floid is the heaviest and costs the most to ship. Shipping charges are horrendous from Italy on light parcels and a six pack of Floid weighs about six pounds. So the weight is a restriction. So rather than telling everyone to watch for the "In Stock" notice on my website and potentially miss out I started taking reservations on a "first come, first served" basis and so far it has worked out really well and everyone has been very understanding and patient.

I will be updating my shopping cart sometime this weekend. I long ago realised the limitations of PayPal's anemic cart and it's clear they are going to do nothing to improve it. I mean they've been "working " on it for years now. My main complaint is there is no way to do dynamic lookups on the shipping costs and accurately bill shipping. I've been charging a flat rate of $7.00 but this is not the ideal solution. For one thing if a customer just wants to pick up a single tube of the Erasmic or one stick he's going to balk at paying a $7.00 shipping fee. And I don't blame him. My solution to this has been to refund a couple of dollars when people have made purchases like this but I'm sure a few folk have escaped my notice. I hate paying high shipping as much as the next guy and doubtless it has cost me a few smaller orders. On the other hand when I get a big order it rapidly eats up $7.00. I need to strike a balance and this new cart will do real time look ups and cost the shipping according to weight and distance. I make no money on shipping. The only thing I will be including above shipping charges is a small handling fee to help defray the costs of shipping supplies.

So far all has gone well and I've received many constructive comments and compliments both on and off forum. I appreciate it. The goal of this undertaking was threefold-

1: to afford wetshavers a reliable and affordable source for hard to find European creams and aftershaves

2: to have fun serving the wetshaving fraternity whilst doing it

3: to make absolutely certain I never ran out of shaving cream or soap again!

It seems to be working so far!

I do take seriously all requests for product additions. Not too long ago I had a request for Wars and Lider creams. These are Polish creams and unfortunately none of my current suppliers stock them or can get them. So I will not be carrying them in the foreseeable future. I've also had requests for a couple of British creams that I'm currently looking into but have not found a supplier for yet.

I have had some requests for Proraso. I made the decision not to stock Proraso due to its ready availability elsewhere and the fact that C.O. Bigelow markets a rebranded version of it through Bath and Body Works which is where I purchase mine when I need some. However, I have had a number of people ask about the 500ml tubs of Proraso Pre/Post and the 500ml tube of Proraso Green. I do not stock these but if you want them you can reserve it just like a bottle of Floid and I will get it for you. The price for either one is $12.00. I will be adding this information to the website later but you heard it here first!!

Thanks everyone and keep checking Superlather for all the shaving news that is shaving news!

ONE OTHER THING THE DHL SHIPMENT SHOULD BE HERE IN DAYS NOT WEEKS! SO KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED!!

Sweet, Thanks for the update Mark!!


Hope there's enough Floid to fill all the orders

First - I really should have posted here sooner to praise SuperLather. Great job Mark!!!! I couldn't be happer with my first order from SuperLather. I'll be anxiously watching your site for new product info. And, I'm almost out of Erasmic so I'm sure you'll be hearing from me in the near future.

Guys...


DON"T...I say...don't get excited but...



THE FLOID IS IN!!




Film and pictures at 11!
I will start invoicing in the order I received Floid requests tomorrow when I get home from work. Can't do it now because I've got to go in early tonight and even a bloke with my rugged good looks needs his beauty sleep!

Just thought I would let everyone know. More detailed post tomorrow.

ACRES OF FLOID!!




As most of you already know the large order of Floid is in. It only took a few days to arrive. The smaller order from Italy with a bit more Floid and most of my creams should be here some time this week. I want to thank everyone for being so patient and now your patience is about to be rewarded.
Anyway I will start invoicing later today when I get home. I'm at work right now so it can't be done at the moment. As stated before I will be going by the order your reservation was placed as I think that is the only fair way to do it.
I will be placing another order for more Floid this Friday which should arrive next week some time. If I can't fill your reservation from this order, don't worry, I haven't forgotten you-I will get you on the next order. If you want to reserve a bottle of Floid now is a good time to do it.
Also if you are interested in the following:

Proraso Pre/Post cream 500ml Tub

Proraso Shaving Cream 500ml Tube

P160 Shaving Soap

Let me know as I will add them to the order. These are by request items only and will likely remain so for the foreseeable future. I will be adding them to the website as such in the next day or two. The retail price for each item is $12.00.

Anyway look for your invoices. Email me at Superlather.com with questions. Get your reservations in by Friday for my next order if you are interested. I will be ordering some extra Floid in an attempt to get a bit of stock ahead but I do want to make sure everyone that wants to reserve has the opportunity to do so.

Many thanks guys!

Big Superlather announcement coming up tomorrow!

Stay tuned!!


Hey this is just like waiting for next week's episode of LOST!!

Only it comes sooner!

Payday. How convenient

John

I knew I shouldn't have clicked on this thread!!
Payday today, indeed!! ;-)

Here's the big announcement!

Hello everyone!
And after reading this post you will know how glad I am to be able to say that. I've been a bit out of pocket the last
few days and for that I apologise but I think you will understand once you read this post.

First go here-

http://youtube.com/watch?v=C2mzZCOjDGQ

The tornado that you can plainly see if you pause the video during the lightning strikes is one of at least four that touched down in Jackson TN the night of the 6th when tornadoes were wreaking havoc all over the Mid-South as part of a supercell storm system that was moving through at the time. This is believed to be the tornado that devastated the Union University campus that night. This is also the tornado that passed within yards of the Nissan Versa my wife and I were in picking up and depositing a tractor trailer parked behind us on the top of us in the process. Here are the photos-


Side view
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Versa_side.jpg

Rear driver's side
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...RearDRside.jpg

Rear view
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Versa_Rear.jpg

Interior shot
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Int_DRside.jpg

Interior shot
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ersa_Int_2.jpg

Front view
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ersa_front.jpg

Perspective view
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...sa_frontal.jpg


It will be a while before we motor anywhere in that vehicle don't you think?

We had been to Huntingdon TN for a funeral visitation and had started back home on HWY 70 to Jackson when we turned the radio on and began hearing that a dangerous storm had been spotted moving into the area. A tornado had already hit Arlington TN (near Memphis TN) and other tornadoes had been spotted in Memphis as well (one of which struck and did serious damage to the printing plant where I work). I told my wife to pull over and let me drive as we approached Exit 87 where we would merge onto I-40 and I would take over the driving and get us to Brownsville a half hour away. As we changed positions she asked me if we should head back to Huntingdon and ride it out there. At this point knowing that Huntingdon was a half hour away and that HWY 70 has acted as a "tornado track" in the past I said no that we should try to make it home and get away from Jackson as it is a veritable tornado magnet. Both of us buckled in for what would turn out to be the ride of our lives.

As we gained the interstate and headed towards mile marker 80, we heard that the storm cell had split. The radio
announcers were telling people to leave their cars and seek shelter in embankments on the side of the road. I'm here to
tell you that this is positively the worst thing you can do if you are caught in a tornado in a car but I'm getting ahead of the story.

It was raining fairly hard but I could see to drive and traffic was moving ahead of me. The storm was tracking northeast
but to the left of us. Sirens were going off in Jackson and a small community near Brownsville called Huntersville had
just been hammered by a tornado. At about mile marker 73 or so, the rain came down in sheets...

...and then it stopped.


Cool, I thought as a truck passed me on the side. We've driven beyond the fringe of the storm. What happened next is a bit
of a blur but the wind kicked up ferociously. Something struck the top of the car with a brutal thump and bounced away.
Then the rain came down so thick I hadn't a prayer of seeing ahead of me. My wife told me to pull over. Unbeknowst to us a
tractor trailer pulled up and stopped behind us. The rain blew to the side and picked up in speed. Great blocks of hail
began to pound the car and the asphalt around us. Some of them appeared to 6-10 inces long. The sound of the wind had a
fierce whizzing note and I could see green and white streaks flying by which I realised were the signs on the side of the
interstate. It was like being inside a running blender and that was what it sounded like too. My wife began to panic and
said that we had to get out and get on the ground. She was reaching for the door handle when I screamed and told her to
stay in the car. I leaned over in the seat and pulled her back towards me. That was when something hit on the top of the
car with a loud THUMP. Glass shattered and flew everywhere and the wind continued to whistle through. I screamed with the pain from the door pylon striking my shoulder but finally came to my senses and began hollering for Joyce. She answered
albeit weakly and we both began to pray--loudly and fervently. And still the wind came. Peering through what was left of
her door I could see something large and grey lying beside us. I figured it was one of the large interstate signs that had
struck us. After an eternity, the wind started to die down.

On my side the roof had snapped the top of the steering wheel and impinged the horn. The thing was blaring like mad. I
couldn't hear myself think and it made it difficult to speak to my wife. I was pinned down in such a way that I couln't
see her behind me but I heard her say in a very weak voice that it was getting hard to breathe and could I undo her
seatbelt. I thought she was dying. I popped the latch and I felt her slide down a bit behind me. I called again and she
answered. It was better she said. She could breathe now but her neck hurt. I tried to manoeuvre and get in a position to
get out but it was useless. I reached behind me, grabbed the pylon, and bent it back up ignoring the pain in my shoulder. I remember thinking this is my fault. I should have heeded Joyce's suggestion and I told her so. She told me it wasn't my
fault but it was cold comfort at the time. At this point I turned the engine off! Believe it or not it had run steadily. The horn continued to blare and I had the irrational thought that stopping the bloody thing would somehow sort things out. I saw that if I could wriggle around I might be able to slide down in the floor board and angle up through the driver's window, get out, and help my wife. I was waving frantically through the window since I could hear traffic moving by but no one seemed to be stopping. What is wrong with these people I thought. I told my wife that I was going to try and slide out and get help. She asked me to stay in the car that I might get hit if I got out. I told her no that we were on the side of the interstate but I had to try now that the storm was gone. About that time a woman dashed to the side of the car and asked if we were alive in there. Yes I said but my wife is hurt. She asked if I had a mobile--I said no not with me. She said hold on I'll fetch one and get someone to help you out. About that time a fellow with a group from Norway came to the side of my car and asked after us. I told him we were as well as could be expected but would you help me with this door and then help me stop that bloody horn? He pulled and I had the presence of mind to recall that it was locked. I undid the
latch, told him to pull while I kicked. He did, I did, and the door popped open. We stopped the horn and they helped my
wife out and we walked her to a nearby SUV so that she could sit down and compose herself. An ambulance had been called
but it was having trouble getting there.

For the first time I surveyed the scene around me. It was surreal. I had never seen anything like it. Snapped and gnarled
trees. twisted and mangled metal, tractor trailers cast on their side like discarded toys. Beside us on its side lay the
truck and trailer that had been parked behind us. It was the first time I realised what had hit us and the first time I
looked at the car we had come out of. My mind reeled. We should be dead I thought...we should be dead.
The woman that came up to the side of the car said they couldn't find the truck driver. His trailer was fairly intact but
his cab had split open like one of those Blooming Onions you get at Outback Steakhouse. We need to look and see if we can
find him I said as he may be pinned under this thing. About that time I heard a voice behind me say that he was the driver
and that he didn't have so much as a scratch on him.

That night was a night of miracles really. I credit the grace of God wih our survival. When He puts His hand on you--He
puts His hand on you.


The hospital was another chaotic scene with the injured coming in in droves. Since I was ambulatory, they never really
examined me apart from tking my bood pressure--it was high. I began calling some nearby relatives while they examined
Joyce. The X-rays were negative. We're both sore but we are above ground. Apart from severe stiffness we have a few minor cuts and bruises--that's it.

I spoke with the guy that towed our vehicle a couple of days later when I took the pictures you viewed. He told me he
was on his way back from the Arlington tornado with a damaged vehicle when dispatch radioed him and instructed him to pull
over as there was one tracking the interstate near the rest area. He pulled over within eyeshot of the rest area and
watched a nightmare unfold in front of him. He could see trees and trucks flipping and flying through the air from one side of the interstate to the other. While it only lasted a minute or so it seemed to last forever (at last count there were thirty tractor trailers flipped within a five mile span). He had never seen anything like it.

When he was told I was in the white car he visibly registered his surprise.

"How did you do that?" he said. Meaning of course, how did we survive that.

I answered simply, "When God puts His hand on you--He puts His hand on you. I don't kno what else to say."

He responded, "Man that's the only way it could have happened."

There's more background but you get the gist of it. I had some post traumatic stress episodes afterwards (don't know what
else to call it) and it was almost a day before I could lie down and sleep and not see things whizzing in front of me
when I closed my eyes. I'm doing better now.

I have the orders that you've been sending me and I have replenished some of the Italian stock that was out. I'm way
behind on messages and correspondence so please be patient I'm answering it as best I can. I probably won't be shipping
anything out until next week sometime.

Take care all and as someone used to say I'm just so glad to be here!

Well I think I can say this for all of us. I am very happy the two of you are only sore. You were definitely blessed. Take your time recovering, the shaving creme can wait a few extra days......oh, and get a new car that ones toast