It seems to me that there is a bit of an oligopoly going on between Gillette and Wilkinson Sword
Pricing of razor blades refills seems a way out kilter with what the production and distribution costs must be.
Any one got any recommendations on cheaper blades that don’t ravage your face and cut you up ?
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200 packs though is a lifetime supply. Perhaps we should get a shaving syndicate together and but a load and split them up.
I'd also suggest using shaving oil as opposed to gel/foam etc as you can see what you are doing and cut yourself less and you don't need moisturiser after as the oil does it for you. I've tried Elemis and also one from Superdrug called Somersets and both really good.
As for the Gillette ads with Tiger, Thierry and Roger! Whoever came up with them should be fired immediately - never has an ad made me want to boycott a product and made me angry in such a way.
I've been shaving now for more than 30 years with these favourably-priced yellow razors from BIC and walk away every morning from the mirror with a clean shave. Not only that, but if washed out properly the same razor lasts 14 days easily.
Not only that - but I've never used shaving soap and a shaving brush - just normal soap and my hand to get up a foam.
My wife has never complained and my skin is, at 71, in TipTop condition. (the last thing I'd use is aftershave - another fallacy)
I'ts no good talking about 'tough' beards because I'm normal too.
A clean shave is a 'vision' planned to get you to spend your money on nothing. If you shave with Gillette at 7oclock you'll still have two hour's growth at 9.
My dad used to shave with coal-tar soap and a stubby brush but I find the soap is just a bit too harsh (and London's hard water is a nightmare to froth properly) so I do invest in KoS gel. I like the oil for travelling but it makes the finings really sticky, as a result of which the blades gum up really quickly and also the basin is a pain to clean...
What else could we bulk-purchase and then distribute? How about chipping in for a new lift at Finsbury Park?
I use Wilkinson Sword turbo-nutter-bastard blades, BTW.
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It's an odd looking design, but works perfectly well for me.
Also as I shave only once a week a 4 pack of blades lasts me about 3 months.