Today's shave with the OB+FHS was #4. Yesterday's comparison razor was Gillette Guard shave #3. Remarkable similar final results (BBS close, smooth, nick-free). Yes, the Guard costs less than $5, but the results are just as I have stated. Yes, even at $300 the OB is a work of art and beauty. The Guard is black plastic. The safety bar, the head design, the blades and the razors are worlds apart, but the finished product is just what it is. These are just raw data for now. No conclusions yet.
Let's say there is a place I have to go to every morning and I have 2 means of transporting myself there and back. One day I take my shiny new Whizz-mobile with all the frills, and I get there and back the next day in my old beater in the exact same time both ways. My point: This doesn't mean the destination is different, because it's not. Performance is measured by the final result. The elegance and quality of the vehicles speaks for itself, and has no effect on the final result.
My results are specific only to me. I don't anticipate anyone else coming up with the same opinions I have reached. By the same token no one else has the authority to question my opinion of the results I am seeing. It's as simple as that. Bottom line: I am still deciding whether or not to keep the OB (there is a 30 day money back guarantee if I want to return it) and use it. I'm just not deceiving myself that the only way to get a great shave is to own a certain razor to the exclusion of others.
One factor in my decision will be this: what am I going to do about blades in the future? I can spend $0.30 apiece for Guard refill cartridges that will last around 5 days, or I can spend somewhere around $0.65 for an FHS that should last around 4 days or more, or a GEM that costs around $0.20 and lasts __?__ days? Who knows. It's obvious the cost of the blades is insignificant.
I'm also having great results with my other razors. It's not life or death, it's just shaving and I'm way past searching for a better shave.
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