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Old 04-22-2009, 07:58 AM
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Angry does anyone make a decent disposable razor anymore

I now have to use two of these POS's in the morning to get a decent shave. I had a braun but the blades in that are $30 and they last about 3 weeks. any suggestions. Im tired of getting cut on a dull razor fresh out of the pack......

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Old 04-22-2009, 08:38 AM
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I got some Gillette Fusion disposables--Even when new, they seem about equal to a 1 or 2 week used regular Fusion. Not too bad once you get used to them, but not on a par with the replaceable blded ones.
I don't understand why the difference. It seems as if the blades are not locked in as firmly, but thats just my impression
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Old 04-22-2009, 08:40 AM
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I've been using the Gillette Fusion since it came out in '05. Best shave I've ever had. Caution, blades are expensive, but last about 5 times longer than the others...

I haven't tried the fully disposable version, because I like the original
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Old 04-22-2009, 10:05 AM
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bic and schick work well.
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Old 04-22-2009, 10:11 AM
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I use that Schick 4 blade disposable and am very happy with how it shaves. They don't last a real long time, though.
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Old 04-22-2009, 10:54 AM
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I now have to use two of these POS's in the morning to get a decent shave. I had a braun but the blades in that are $30 and they last about 3 weeks. any suggestions. Im tired of getting cut on a dull razor fresh out of the pack......
Have you considered (or tried) a safety razor? Some really like the results.

I use a Gillette adjustable very similar to the one shown on the bottom of that Wikipedia page. It's not a disposable razor, but the blades are - and they're cheap.
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Old 04-22-2009, 11:20 AM
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Greatrazors.com

I've been buying my blades from this company for several years now since learning about them in this forum. The blades last a very long time!!!

http://www.greatrazors.com/

At the time, the guy at great razors offered to send any member a free blade so they could try it out.
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Old 04-22-2009, 11:47 AM
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bic and schick work well.

for some reason the only Bics I can get in florida is the white top, orange handle ones, I used to use the orange top, white handle ones in Ohio.

shicks never work for me at all.

I have been using a bic orange handle, then a gillette comfort after that to get a close shave, on days I dont care I just use the bic. either way the bic last 2 shaves and if used second the gillette lasts a week. I used to get a week out of the white handle bics.

I think I might try the safety razor or the fusion, Im hating these crappy disposables now, I guess they are made in China now too.
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Old 04-22-2009, 12:24 PM
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I use a Gilette Trak 2 handle (have one for home and one for travel, which I do a lot - bought the second one as NOS from ebay) and generic Walgreens or Walmart double blade refills, since Gilette does not seem to make original Trak 2 blades any more.

I get at least 4 weeks out of one cartridge/blade. I have found that a) one's face gets used to a certain type of razor and 2) when I do finally change the blade after about 30 shaves, it takes about 3 shaves to get the new blade "broken in". It doesn't feel exactly right until it's worn just a tad, or the anti corrosion oil is worn off, or something.

I tried my son's 5 bladed razor, the name escapes me, and holy crap was that a different feeling than my 2 bladed thing. And the cartridges are hideously expensive, locked away in a cabinet in the stores!

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Old 04-22-2009, 03:11 PM
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I use my grandpa's old straight razor. You know, the one with the cup and the brush that you make your own shaving lather from. Works especially well cause I only really shave when I go out. You don't need to shave to drive a tractor.....
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Old 04-22-2009, 03:56 PM
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Old 04-22-2009, 04:15 PM
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mine has like 5 blades on it lol

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