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Shaving dollars off the cost of razor blades (anybody tried these?)
Shelbyville Times-Gazette ^ | Sunday, September 29, 2013 | By JOHN I. CARNEY

Posted on 10/30/2013 8:27:21 AM PDT by virgil283

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To: virgil283

Gillett blades are a RIP OFF. I couldn’t justify continuing to use those....way too expensive. For about the last 5 years I’ve been using the “5 blade” generic razors that my local food lion sells (”Healthy Accents” brand, I think). They work great and for 1/4 of the price of gillett mach iv or whatever.


41 posted on 10/30/2013 9:10:46 AM PDT by lwd
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To: brewer1516

I used to hold the razor upside down, turn the opener and pretend it was the belly of a B-17;-)


42 posted on 10/30/2013 9:11:30 AM PDT by PeteePie (Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people - Proverbs 14:34)
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To: The Free Engineer

Shaving cream song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rpq6u8hYgk


43 posted on 10/30/2013 9:12:44 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (IÂ’m not a Republican, I'm a Conservative! Pubbies haven't been conservative since before T.R.)
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To: longfellow
I have always wanted to get a straight edge shave. You may have convinced me. Do you do it yourself? And if not how long did it take you to get used to it?

Yup, just little old me.

I took it up because there was absolutely nothing that would quiet my baby daughter's constant complaining about my "whispers." So I researched YouTube videos on best shaves and the hands down winner among those who care about it was the traditional cut-throat wet shave.

I really didn't want to mess with strops and stones so I started with a shavette (straight razor that uses half of a double edge blade).

Took about two weeks to get used to it, but the payoff was a four-year-old that just loved to cuddle cheek-to-cheek, so you could say I was motivated.

These days I use a Feather Artist Club Straight which uses the sharpest disposable blades available (sharper than even traditional straights, so I am told) and I wouldn't think of shaving any other way now.

For me, and it seems I'm among a growing trend, shaving has gone from a chore to a personal ritual.

44 posted on 10/30/2013 9:16:08 AM PDT by papertyger ("refusing to draw an inescapable conclusion does not qualify as a 'difference of opinion.'")
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

If rust is the problem, someone should make one with ceramic blades.


45 posted on 10/30/2013 9:18:22 AM PDT by chopperman
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To: Cousin Eddie

Closer is not necessarily better. Both hubby and son break out if they get too close. (Doesn’t matter how they do it or what they use for aftershave, they get ingrown hairs.)

We’ve found that single or twin blades work great. No bumps.

But finding good blades are hard to do. We like the old Gillette Sensor. They’re phasing them out, so I bought a ten year supply from Amazon.


46 posted on 10/30/2013 9:20:21 AM PDT by Marie (When are they going to take back Obama's peace prize?)
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To: brewer1516
That’s right, and we get to do it every morning. I find myself shaving on the weekends when I don’t really need to.

Amen, brother.

I use Art of Shaving cream with a badger brush. Finish off with Clubman or Old Spice (daughter's favorite).

47 posted on 10/30/2013 9:23:34 AM PDT by papertyger ("refusing to draw an inescapable conclusion does not qualify as a 'difference of opinion.'")
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To: Lazamataz

I’ve been using a Surform wood rasp on those stubborn heel and big-toe calluses, but it takes a while, you know—I don’t want to get in a hurry and scrape down to a bone.
I never thought about using a power-tool, Laz.
Hmmm. Maybe a Dremel ....


48 posted on 10/30/2013 9:23:56 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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To: latina4dubya

“i am so sick of the MLB players growing out their beards during the play-offs and World Series... that is so 2010... think of something else to do already... like growing a mustache in the style of Rollie Fingers... mis dos centavos... :) “

It’s not a baseball thing. It’s a sports thing. When playoffs hit, the shaving stops.


49 posted on 10/30/2013 9:25:06 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz ("Senator Cruz basically made the Democrats fight for a whole bunch of things that they already had.")
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To: virgil283

The best disposable ever was the Gillette Microtrac. I have a drawer of ten saved up from 1985. Unfortunately, Colgate canned shaving cream is no more.


50 posted on 10/30/2013 9:25:51 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There's no salvation in politics.)
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To: virgil283

Still using the old twin blade disposable Gillettes. They last about 2-3 months each if rinsed off after use.

Bought a giant package of them at Costco about 20 years ago, for less than 5 cents each, and still have a few left.


51 posted on 10/30/2013 9:29:27 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: EQAndyBuzz
When playoffs hit, the shaving stops.

as well as the changing of underwear :)

52 posted on 10/30/2013 9:29:33 AM PDT by latina4dubya (when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
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To: virgil283

....”before disposables I used DE..but always cut myself. Are you saying they are better these days ??”

The secret is to use a pre-shave cream. Also takes a couple weeks to get used to DE. Must be careful not to push in against your skin.


53 posted on 10/30/2013 9:30:56 AM PDT by Cousin Eddie
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To: Cousin Eddie
I dumped cartridges for a DE (double edged) razor 2 years ago. Best shaves I’ve ever had. Much closer than ANY cartridge. 10c per blade (box of 100 is $10 on Amazon and a good DE razor runs about $30-40). Replace the blade about 1/week.

I switched from a Norelco to a DE about the same timeframe. Got an old 50's razor off ebay.

Used an electric for decade because they were supposedly better for your skin, but I find the DE gives less ingrown hairs and skin irritation.

I've nicked myself twice in two years (and in the same spot) being in a hurry after oversleeping. But I'd never go back to electric or multiblade.

There's something appealing about shaving the same way as my father and grandfather did, and a nice metal razor just feels better than a disposable plastic dodad.
54 posted on 10/30/2013 9:33:38 AM PDT by chrisser (Senseless legislation does nothing to solve senseless violence.)
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To: Lazamataz

>> “I use an orbital sander. Any tips for those?” <<

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Yes, run them on 240 volts!


55 posted on 10/30/2013 9:34:25 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Marie

“Both hubby and son break out if they get too close. “

They may consider looking into wet shaving with a good double-edge blade (see my previous posts). While I haven’t had a problem with breaking out, in my research I read of many men who made the switch and the break-out problem was solved.


56 posted on 10/30/2013 9:34:52 AM PDT by brewer1516
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To: latina4dubya

Red Sox look like a bunch of beard-oes.


57 posted on 10/30/2013 9:35:24 AM PDT by Darteaus94025 (Phony President)
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To: Lazamataz
I use an orbital sander. Any tips for those?

One-Cheek Chuck recommends not hovering in one place.

58 posted on 10/30/2013 9:39:17 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
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To: The KG9 Kid
There’s a reason the safety razor took the world by storm...

There's also a reason straights keep coming back, too. And it ain't nostalgia or cosplay, either.

59 posted on 10/30/2013 9:39:27 AM PDT by papertyger ("refusing to draw an inescapable conclusion does not qualify as a 'difference of opinion.'")
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To: chrisser

“I find the DE gives less ingrown hairs and skin irritation.

I’ve nicked myself twice in two years (and in the same spot) being in a hurry after oversleeping. But I’d never go back to electric or multiblade.

There’s something appealing about shaving the same way as my father and grandfather did, and a nice metal razor just feels better than a disposable plastic dodad.”

Amen!

I too find that I only nick myself when I rush.


60 posted on 10/30/2013 9:42:03 AM PDT by Cousin Eddie
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