I've just been idly browsing through the offerings going at blade.net.au (formerly VSHOD) in preparation for January 1st 2026 (my release from this self-imposed sabbatical), and was mildly gratified that some effort has been made to bring the design into the late 20th century, if not quite the 21st. 
And of course a good side of this is that we're not subjected to all that cross-site advertising via CDNs that break every safeguard that TCP/IP was designed to provide. But I'm not here to rant about that.
I found it amusing that Samson has left a number of entries (under "Brands") that are entirely historical, blandly listed as "out of stock". Pannacrema, for instance, is now long gone and unobtainium. But what made me really laugh out loud was a listing for Valobra Unscented, where I found a couple of my own SOTD pics from a couple of years back. Although they've been used without attribution, I actually don't mind. If I say so myself, I'm not ashamed of the images, and I'm sort of flattered that he liked them enough to republish them.
Although his range is diminished from what it was a few years ago (probably for excellent commercial reasons), it's still great, and there are a few products you have to go to some lengths to obtain elsewhere. I'm looking forward to a visit in the new year, wallet in hand.
And of course a good side of this is that we're not subjected to all that cross-site advertising via CDNs that break every safeguard that TCP/IP was designed to provide. But I'm not here to rant about that. I found it amusing that Samson has left a number of entries (under "Brands") that are entirely historical, blandly listed as "out of stock". Pannacrema, for instance, is now long gone and unobtainium. But what made me really laugh out loud was a listing for Valobra Unscented, where I found a couple of my own SOTD pics from a couple of years back. Although they've been used without attribution, I actually don't mind. If I say so myself, I'm not ashamed of the images, and I'm sort of flattered that he liked them enough to republish them.
Although his range is diminished from what it was a few years ago (probably for excellent commercial reasons), it's still great, and there are a few products you have to go to some lengths to obtain elsewhere. I'm looking forward to a visit in the new year, wallet in hand.