BOAC

A few months ago I replaced a razor on which the handle had started to fracture (I must shave more gently....) with a 'new-fangled' job, around £6-8 I think. Some vastly over-complicatad and fragile-looking clip thingy for the blades - and it never really gave me "the best a man can get" but did the job. Anyway, the three blades that were 'bundled' with it had done their time. Went to buy new - "£8.29 for pack of 5" - what, I said, is this a joke? It wasn't. How on earth can that be justified?

Anyway, on the shelf a foot or so along in B***s was their own-brand at around £3 with 5 blades and replacement blades at about £3.50 for 10. Guess what? And the blades just 'slide on' like they used to. And it shaves me. Not really any competition.

hellsbrink

I never buy those famous brand name blades that use highly paid "stars" to promote their product.

Why should I pay €16 for 4 refills of a famous 5 blade razor when I can spend a third of that on an "own brand" product with 6 blades which last longer than said "brand name" ones do?

overun

Try Aldi.

Good quality.

mustpost

Second that Mr Run, Just buy a new handle and 5 new blades, £2 ? Job done..

overun

Bless, l was about to delete that remark

sitigeltfel

Strange, any time you see pics of these "stars" in the press they usually have a few days stubble.

AlpineSkier

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Remember reading that Gillette blades are the most stolen items from shops pretty much on a world-wide basis.

Small, expensive and a big ready market for the stuff.

My local supermarkets seem to have stopped selling the two-blade disposable Bics that I normally buy and now it's three blades or a cheap Indian two-blader which is just junk.

tony draper

Read a thing a couple of years ago about road hijackers targeting lorries carrying containers of those blades as weight for weight they were more valuable than gold and a lot easier to get rid of.

Hobo

I've had the same razor for 25 years now, mind you, I've had to replace the handle 12 times and the head 15.

Lon More

G-CPTN

I've still got my father's Rolls (razor).

vulcanised

The famous names thing applies equally to kitchen appliances.

Mind you, it doesn't seem to work too well if you look at the heavily discounted George Foreman, Jamie Oliver etc., kit in the shops.

parabellum

Wilkinson's Sword Edge - Any one else remember them? Used to cost a bit and they were kept under the counter but gave a beautiful shave.

MadsDad

Don't know if this is still the case but a few years back the razor blades sold as advertising promotions were better quality than the normal ones and you could find the promotional material on sale, labelled as such - and at a higher price.

Hydromet

If we were meant to shave, we would have been born without beards.

Victor Inox

In fact, their triple-blade cartridges came up tops in a recent consumer test report in Germany - as good as similar Gilette and Wilkinson products.

fernytickles

Why not just wax? Then you'd only have to do it once a fortnight = much less hassle

And youse all being brave, manly, aviating sort of men youse wouldn't be bothered with a little bit of pain? Right

Bushfiva

Derby Extras, $3 for 10 blades. Or $20 for 100 if you're planning ahead.

Flying Serpent

I don't know why you need a 3, 4 or 5 blade razor. Why don't the manufacturers just keep the last and closest cutting blade? Job done.

Solid Rust Twotter

Out here we just hammer the stubble back in with a brick and chew it off on the inside.