Comments on: Gillette and Schick are Ripping You Off. Never Pay for another Razor Again.

By: matt

matt — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 09:40:39 +0000

Please explain to me how Gillette and Schick are “ripping us off”. They manufacture a product, offer it for sale to the public, and if we, as intelligent consumers feel that is a fair enough deal, we can choose to purchase the product. If we decide that their product is “overpriced”, we can choose not to buy it. Sounds like good capitalism to me. Is it that you feel we are too dumb to make such a decision? Do you not believe in free enterprise. I think your tip on how to lengthen the lifespan of a disposable razor is great, but accusing a company that fairly markets a product of ripping off the consumer is silly.

By: kendrick

kendrick — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:28:23 +0000

…Gilette Mach III blade used to last up to 2 months, but not anymore — the blades are significantly duller than before, even brand new.

Something has changed in the manufacturing process… for the worse.

I thought I just got a bad lot or two, but after 5 months it’s obvious that quality was intentionally reduced. Maybe it’s got something to do with the sharp price rise for steel and other metals ?

At two dollars a blade, Gillette was always pricey– but they lasted quite a while. Not any more. I’m looking for a better razor brand.

By: Ronald

Ronald — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:41:49 +0000

How long does a double edge blade last? How good of a shave will a blade give?
As with a “cut-throat” razor it depends on the sharpness of the blade and the durability/hardness of the steel.
Has anyone looked at the edge of various maker’s double edge blades under a 10 power magnifying glass, or, better yet, a microscope, to see if they can see a difference in the blade edges?
I looked at a Schick, and a Merkur, under a 10X glass. The Merkur, even at only 10X, has a rough edge. The Schick has a much smoother edge.
I checked this out after using one of each blade. The Schick gave me 25 good shaves before it started pulling,
The Merkur blade gave me a worse (it pulled more) shave on the first shave than the Schick did after 25 shaves.
I used to get 60 good shaves out of the Gillette Blue Blade. Now I am doing good to get 30 out of stainless steel, platinum, etc.
Seems the blade makers are just not putting as good of an edge on their blades just so they will get duller faster.
I have not tried the Feather Blades yet, but have ordered some, as they have a reputation for sharpness.
A person should be able to tell just how long, comparatively, a blade will last just by looking at its edge under a microscope.
The whole thing seems to be a “sting” operation though, as sharp blades could go out for weeks and then start sending out less sharp ones.

By: Clarck

Clarck — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:58:09 +0000

why not just put them where no air can get to them like in a bottle of aclohol??

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