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By: uwMike » Archive » Safety Shaving

uwMike » Archive » Safety Shaving — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:33:06 +0000

[...] talked previously about my thought process in moving from cartridges to an adjustable “safety” razor. But [...]

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:27:50 +0000

It might only apply if you start with the cheap ones. As in there is a larger price range of mens’ cartridges than of womens’, so if “cheap” is a prime criterion then you can get them cheaper in mens’, but if “cheap” is further down the list then the mens’ will be more expensive than the womens’. Thinking on it, I think that the actual reason I switched to mens’ is that Life brand stopped carrying the cartridges in pink, so I noticed that there was Life brand cartridges in black with the mens’ systems, and they worked. Saved me having to buy a new handle, and saves me a minimum of $5 on every pack of cartridges.

It does seem odd that the mens’ would be more expensive though, as generally items marketed to women are more expensive than the same item marketed to men. Someone’s idea of equality is jacking up the price of cartridges?

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:25:05 +0000

I understand completely where you’re coming from. Using straight razors really is scary for first time users, but once you get the hang of it, it is just simple. Read this article about straight razors and you will understand what I’m driving at here.
http://www.fendrihan.com/straight-razor-ip-67.html

By: Mike Purvis

Mike Purvis — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:58:40 +0000

Christine: Really? My impression had been quite the opposite—that the female-oriented cartridge systems were generally less expensive. I’m not sure where that’s from, but I feel like I read an article a while ago about a guy buying cheap pink disposables and then painting them black in order to feel more manly about them.

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:19:16 +0000

Women’s cartridges are even more over-priced, and we really can’t just use electric and get ourselves out of the cycle. It’s amazing how much more it costs to make the plastic pink instead of black (yes, I’ve started buying men’s cartridges. They work perfectly).

By: Andy Crump

Andy Crump — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:55:14 +0000

Mike I would agree that Straight Razors are indeed scary!

My boyfriend does prefer safety razors, over straight.. his conclusion it feels GREAT!

I didn't know that Gillette has donated 3 Millions Razors during WWI.. pretty cool info!

Thanks