Should I Shave With My Gold Tech

IanM · Post by **IanM** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:33 am

As some of you may know, I recently aquired an unused gold Gillette Tech. It's in beautiful condition, and has the box and advice card attached to the back of it.

I was fully intending to shave with it, but now that it's arrived and I've thought about it for a bit, part of me thinks it's a shame to make it "used".

Adeptus_Minor · Post by **Adeptus_Minor** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:57 am

I say shave with it.

I mean, collector value is one thing, but Techs are great razors and it'd be a shame for it to not see use.
Think of it this way... this one has been saving itself for you.

Whistler · Post by **Whistler** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:11 am

Go for it! You will be glad you did

Straight Arrow · Post by **Straight Arrow** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:25 am

Unless you are a serious collector, shave with it. Now!!

JimR · Post by **JimR** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:09 am

I don't know...Techs are so common, it's not like this one will be a magically better shaver than most. I think it should be preserved a bit...It's history in your hand, man.
Keep it as it is, it sounds like a nice thing to look upon.

jww · Post by **jww** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:27 am

Ian,

I shave with mine and look at it. It is a really nice little razor -- very gentle and easy to use.

The box has been put away safe and sound so I can pass it on to my posterity (seriously).

Hoos · Post by **Hoos** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:20 am

This is a hard one, Ian.

If you have an eye toward collecting, you should hold on to it and keep your eyes open for another Tech. They're fairly easy to find, but an unused one is more rare. Especially if you have the box it came in.

If you bought the Tech so you would have one to shave with, go ahead and shave with it.

I have a couple of razors that appear to be unused. Fortunately, they are fairly plentiful so that finding a used one to try should be pretty easy. While I enjoy the history behind a well-used razor and using one, having a couple in the collection that haven't been used is kind of nice, too.

Zach · Post by **Zach** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:59 am

The idea of owning a razor and never shaving with it is like buying your kid a toy and asking him never to play with it!

notthesharpest · Post by **notthesharpest** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:51 am

If you had a rare model, it would be important to not shave with it. A Tech? Go for it!

If you'd really rather not, and you don't have another Tech, they are easy to find at reasonable prices, and you can get another one very soon.

D.Irving79 · Post by **D.Irving79** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:26 am

no. sell it and get a real razor to shave with.

IanM · Post by **IanM** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:49 am

D.Irving79 wrote:no. sell it and get a real razor to shave with.

You're referring to a straight, right?

Ian

Trumperman · Post by **Trumperman** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:15 am

I buy all my razors to use for shaving. That's the great thing about this hobby. You can use a razor in excellent condition so long as you keep it clean and well rinsed. If you want to collect something to look at go and start a stamp collection!

Now, if the razor in question was a Toggle that has never seen water, like Tony had, I would think twice about doing that.

Don't deny yourself the pleasure of shaving with a nice razor. You won't do any harm to them. As mentioned, there a plenty of nice Tech's out there so go for it.

Regards,

Bill

D.Irving79 · Post by **D.Irving79** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:05 am

IanM wrote:
D.Irving79 wrote:no. sell it and get a real razor to shave with.

You're referring to a straight, right?

Ian

yes, go STRAIGHT to ebay and buy a gem.

AsylumGuido · Post by **AsylumGuido** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:47 pm

I have a handful of select razors that I have in a display case and haven't used. The key point is that I also have a shave worthy version of each which affords me the luxury of keep the others as "look pretties". I would suggest, at least for the short term, to get another gold tech in a slightly less pristine condition to try out and keep the other unused.

PeterS · Post by **PeterS** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:54 pm

Ian

Life is too short to drink cheap beer. Use it.

Cheers

Pete

Shave4Fun · Post by **Shave4Fun** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 3:28 pm

Ian,

If you want to collect it, then find a cheaper Tech and use it. Like it has been said, all Techs shave about the same anyway. But I have a gold tech that was fairly nice (not mint) when I got it. I shave with it and am careful not scratch the head. Still looks nice.

My 50 cents worth.

ThePossum · Post by **ThePossum** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:17 pm

Ian,

I have a gold Tech in the same condition as you. Never been used. Has the advice card still on the razor.

I keep it in my medicine cabinet and get it out once in awhile to show it off.

If I were you I would find a gold one not is such pristine shape and use it as your shaver.

For the most part I will get a razor simply to shave with. But in this case I saw the thing and it was priced right so I bought it.

hookem11 · Post by **hookem11** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:21 pm

Use it or get rid of it. It is a razor. Its raison d'etre is to shave

i_shaved_something · Post by **i_shaved_something** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:33 pm

Unless the razor is in an unopened sealed package of some sort how can you really know a razor is unused? A mint razor could be shaved with a few times and still clean up to an immaculate condition I think. That's why I take ads for NOS with a grain of salt, I just read it as 'excellent condition', but unless I'm breaking a plastic bubble seal or something I'm never convinced that it's truly 'unused' and that doesn't bother me. So not surprisingly, I've shaved with all my razors, including 'NOS' ones I find...
Is there some give-away that a razor has been used?

rsrick · Post by **rsrick** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:46 pm

This just in .... Dave still hates the Tech ......

I love my Dave-cast-off Tech.

I voted for "use it" but on the fence with it. If it were mine I would likely keep it unused.