Might as well join another shaving board.
Been shaving with cartridges for a long time. Then I had some bad shaves with one. Then something inside me snapped when I got a free sample of the latest five blade razor. Dissatisfaction about being a consumer pawn for the razor industry welled up in me.
Had my first DE shave today with a basic setup. Have some vintage Gillettes in the mail, and the blade sampler kit. Looking forward to mastering DE technique and moving on to a straight razor after.
Another new boy
Another new boy
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David
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David
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Here are my top reasons I switched from a cartridge razor
1) Cost - got sick and tired of paying $3 for something that is simply a hunk of plastic.
2) Quality - DEs wipe the floor with anything a cartridge can do.
3) Availability - I go on vacation now and then (lucky me will go on a cuise in central amaerica shortly). Just try to get a cartridge blade in central ameria haa haa. DEs are there and are rather the dominant type in central america.
2) Quality - DEs wipe the floor with anything a cartridge can do.
3) Availability - I go on vacation now and then (lucky me will go on a cuise in central amaerica shortly). Just try to get a cartridge blade in central ameria haa haa. DEs are there and are rather the dominant type in central america.
JBC
Nuts about wet shaving
Nuts about wet shaving
Re: Here are my top reasons I switched from a cartridge razo
Is that right? I had no idea. I wonder if we could find some S. American blades, creams, and the like?jbc wrote:3) Availability - I go on vacation now and then (lucky me will go on a cuise in central amaerica shortly). Just try to get a cartridge blade in central ameria haa haa. DEs are there and are rather the dominant type in central america.
Was on a cruise last year
Stoped in Belize city, which was a terrible slum. Checked out one tent where someone was selling shaving implements they had several different brands of DE blades, no cartridges what so ever. Had a few streights hanging on the wall of the tent. Got back to the ship and curious, the ship folk said that the cartridges cost far too much for central americans to buy them. Some Central american nations even make their own brand of blades and razors. As long as they make them to a certain dimensions and they can be assured that they will work in what ever shavers make their way into the country. Will be in central america again this spring and will be better equiped to keep my eyes open for the blades. Interested to see what sorts of brands I find down there and what they sell for. Might even pick up a pack or two see what they are like.
JBC
Nuts about wet shaving
Nuts about wet shaving
Some Wilkerson and Personnas
Saw some Wilkerson and Personna blades in Belieze last time I was there.
JBC
Nuts about wet shaving
Nuts about wet shaving