I have been using this fancy razor that was given to me in the mail. Should have been my first clue. The latest hottest with pivoting this and that and a strip of moisturizer for my oh so sensitive face. My wife bought me refills for it once and I didn’t even think to ask what they cost. I ran out and went out to Sam’s club (usually very good prices on things) to replentish my stock.
Next to those was a disposible package of razors, the whole damn thing not just the blades. It was a package of 40 complete razors. They had the moisturizing strippy thingy, they pivoted, they had 3 blades instead of 42 (I mean 5). For 40 whole razors it cost a whopping $16.84 http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=367335
So I am not upset with Sam’s, I do a lot of business there, but the razor blade companies must think we are all stupid.
Now spending $500 or $600 on a stick to go fishing makes perfectly good sense to me, but spending over $50 on 16 razor blades just drove me absolutely crazy.
Must be getting cabin fever and NEED to get on the water soon.
Wow! i didn’t know those things cost that much :0
THANKFULLY I only shave about 2 times a month and use those little cheapo 3 blade plastic razors which is like… 10 for 3 dollars My dad grows a full beard in a day and i bought him a rechargeable razor i got him for fathers day last year
just a crazy thought…
Grow your beard & tie some flies with em:lol:
I use those same blades. You have to watch Sam’s Club. I get mine at King Soopers (a Kroger store) and for at least $15 less per package, maybe $20. One blade lasts a couple of weeks so your package of 16 would last somewhere around 9 months for me.
Clark Howard, a local consumer advocate I hear on the radio occassionally, ran a little experiment of rinsing and drying the razor after use. I seems the life of the blade was extended considerably. I know I shave in the shower and rinse the gook out of my Atra and the blades last a good while. I also buy Wilkinson I think it is. They work just as well as Gillette.
I have my Dad and my Mom’s Dad’s straight razors, but I am not ready to go there yet. My Granddad’s says it’s tungsten.
I’m with you on this. I didn’t realize how much those things cost either until I saw them at Costco the day before yesterday. WOW!
In case you are interested in a “bargain” on those Fusion blades, I just looked on Ebay where they sell 100’s of them, and the going price appears to be “only” about $2.00 per, depending on the qty, and that would include shippng. But, you just might end up with some knockoff’s blades coming from China!
Of course, you could make your own Fusion’s by taking 2 of those 3-bladed BIC’s, and tying them together, one on top of the other. That would still be cheaper than those sold on Ebay.
I use a Mach 3 and get about 3 months out of a blade.
NO, I am not telling a lie.
YES, I have hair on my face that needs shaving.
Here’s the trick I learned many years ago from a barber friend.
The reason they used to put hot towels on a face before shaving was that it softens the hair and moisturizes the sking making shaving easier. He told me that the shaving cream they used was mostly cosmetic because men wanted to see some removed in the shaving process. He explained that if I shaved IMMEDIATLY after leaving the shower I could accomplish the same thing.
Forty years later I have transitioned from a straight razor (used one for decades) to single blade eventually to the Mach 3. If I shave immediately upon leaving the shower I can do it without any shave cream.
I know you think I’m telling a lie or am bald faced, but try it.
P.S. Shaving cream coats and dulls the blade. If you’ve ever stropped a straight razor you know how much extra work it takes if the razor has been used with creams.
I discovered how much easier shaving is if you don’t bother doing it. The few whiskers I have that randomly appear get shaved off with el cheapo disposables, which last a long time if you only have to take off ten or twenty hairs every couple days. I have never owned a can of shaving cream, and use plain old soap (Kirk’s Castile) if I need any, but the shower works fine.
My handle pretty much says it all; however, I do trim the edges and I can vouch for what Coach Bob said - step out of the shower and shave - no shaving cream needed. Oddly, I use the Mach 3 razor also and get a long life out of the blades (but not 3 months - but I may not be pushing the blades limits).
While I started the thread to complain about blades prices I see we have morphed it to include shaving technique. That’s cool and that is how most threads take on a life of their own.
Might as well go with the flow and mention that I shave IN the shower and just use bar soap on my face and haven’t used shaving cream in over 20 years. The way to shave in the shower is to get a no fog shower mirror. I find that actually shaving in the steamy shower is much better than just stepping out and shaving right away.
I did use some of the old Bics years ago and will agree that they were total junk. The new ones actually have a decent handle, pivot nicely, 3 blades, shaving strip for sensitive skin. I don’t think that I will ever pay for a fancy, marketing type razor again just on principal I’m not going to spend $3.50 a blade (which was a discounted Sam’s club price by the way).
Now I have to go look at some $60 string (fly line) which I totally understand why the pricing is the way that it is :lol: , actually I will look for some of last year’s product at close out pricing because I hate to pay retail, but you already knew that.
I too, shave in the shower, but have no need of the fog free mirror! :rolleyes:
I do, however, need to be aware of any sharks in the area before starting! I use the cheapie blades, and it ain’t pretty!!
I shave directly out of the shower, & use Williams shaving soap, a shaving mug, & a badger hair brush. I have since I started growin whiskers. I used to use a standard safety razor with blue Wilkinson blades, and got the closest shave I ever got with that. A few years ago I went to the multi=blade wobble head moisturizer strip contraptions, and use them now. I may go to a straight razor, though, if the price keeps climbing on the blades…They are ridiculous…Dan
My dad grows a full beard in a day and i bought him a rechargeable razor i got him for fathers day last year 