.. as opposed to the Electric Shavers thread ongoing. Has anyone tried the new boys on the block - mail order or otherwise? I have tried all the ones usually found in the supermarkets/pharmacies. They all work but are a rip-off for price. I am using Wilkinson Sword/Schick Hydro 5, not because it shaves any better, but it is marginally cheaper and gets in my earhole where us old blokes suddenly start growing hair.
Lidl twin blade razors. Something like £3.50 for a handle and 20 blade cartridges. Sometimes on offer with extra blades.
Cheers
Wow. Down to what; fine stubble, particular gel/cream?
What was a joke ten years ago is reality now:
"Fuck Everything, We're Doing Five Blades"
Actually, now I know 5 blade razors actually exist, I'll probably give them a go myself. I thought the mach 3 turbo was still the dogs wotsits.
Got myself an old fashioned safety razor and a pack of double edged blades off Amazon.
Finally a razor that works. still on the second pack of blades a cuople years later
You shave your palms?
I always used Gillette blades (I forget the exact type, Contour something- one of the twin bladed ones) with a white strip but, when I couldn't get any, someone also looking for them in the shop mentioned the Wilkinson (the shop) own brand ones fitted. Normally, I wouldn't touch anything other than Gillette but I'm almost converted, especially as the ones I normally use seem to be in short supply.
They are triple bladed, fit the Gillette handle, and seem fine. They are about half the price of the Gillette ones- about £3 for 5 as I recall.
I looked at the mail order beasts but they don't actually look that good a deal, plus if you run out, you can't just pop into a shop.
I used King of Shaves for a while, but they disappeared from all the supermarkets.
These days I just use Wilkinson-Sword, but bulk buy when they are on offer and give my face a rest by only shaving 2 or 3 times a week - it's amazing how long a pack of blades will last that way!
SteveW
Jim S was thinking very hard :
I looked at them but nothing more than that. I got the impression that they were not that much cheaper and the idea was to simply tie you into a regular deal as a direct debit.
My shaving regime is irregular. I might grow a beard for a few days, then get a shave for an occasion or just because I feel like having a shave. My 5 bladed Gillettes tend to last a couple of months each, so not a huge amount to be saved anyway.
No need to to the backs, that hair gets worn off when the knuckles drag along the ground ;-)
I found a bulk pack of Mach III blades in makro for something like £30 IIRC - that included something like 25 or 30 blades (i.e. 5 plastic clips full that mount on the back of the razor holder). They have been keeping me going for a few years. (I don't wet shave every day though)
LOL!
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