KATANARYDA
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>not DE wetshaving
>2012
>ISHYGDDT
w00ten since 7/24/04 and still no Boggy Old Creature ಠ_ಠ
radi0j0hn
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Razor wars are really amazing. How may of you recall the "Razor Band" cartridge that wound fresh blade on with a little winder?
Anyway, I'm in for a set, as I cannot believe how much the high-tech blades cost and how they seem to be inconsistent with how long they last.
I got the Gillette Fusion razor (handle made in Poland!) and the blade lasted a month. The next set I bought ($$$$!) dulled out after two weeks.
It seemed like the blades only lasted longer when used with their shaving products. But I could be wrong.
So, what the heck, I try these.
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DarthVukster
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tfarley wrote:Are you kidding!? I currently use a Gillette Atra Track II (an old one, I know), and I only get one week worth of shaving from each blade. I can buy the cartridges for $5 for a ten pack, so, ten weeks of shaving.
I have tried other 5 blade systems (Fusion, etc.) blade as well. I still only get one week from each cartridge. I agree with other posters; the 2 or 3 blade system is a much better shave than any 5 blade system I've tried so far.
A year of shaving from 15 cartridges? I just don't believe it!!
I get at least a month out of my shavers, no matter which brand. It likely depends upon how much you shave (I have a goatee so not my whole face), how often you shave (I am only a M-W-F shaver), how thick or rough your beard is (mine is fairly rough/thick), and how much discomfort you are willing to put up with (I find that as they age, my razors still shave close, they just tend to "pull" at your beard more before cutting). I see myself easily getting a year out of 15 cartridges. Others may only get 15 weeks.
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Slydon
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gusvonpooch wrote:Nice job on the video !
Thank you! Also amusing: after the filming I was walking down the hall, still in the vest, carrying a little washtub full of hair shavings, and I ran into a building security guy who looked like he wanted to put me in prison on the spot.
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gwbaker
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I am debating on pulling the trigger now, but here is some advise that will save EVERYONE some dough...
I heard this on a radio show... Cutting hair is NOT what dulls razor blades. It is the corrosion from sitting on the sink wet waiting to dry. If you will hit your blade with a hair dryer you will find that they last LOTS longer. The most I have gotten out of my Gillette Fusion 4 bladers is about 6 months on one cartridge (THATS RIGHT 6 MONTHS). I have a very sensitive face so others could go longer. The radio host claimed to have made it 16 months on a single blade throw away.
IT WORKS PEEPS!!!
Old Chinese Guy Say: Man who stand on toilet, high on pot.
DarthVukster
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gwbaker wrote:I heard this on a radio show... Cutting hair is NOT what dulls razor blades. It is the corrosion from sitting on the sink wet waiting to dry. If you will hit your blade with a hair dryer you will find that they last LOTS longer.
Ummm...I keep my razor in the shower...and I was always told not to use a hair dryer in the shower.
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