THose old style razors are for sale again at Walgreens Under Rick Harrison.s from Pawnstars brand.
They are also for sale new on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=double+edge+razor
And used on Ebay:
Ebay will give a quality razor at around $15-20 shipped. Amazon has a number of very nice entry level ones around $25-35. Stainless steel ones that will last just about forever start at $70 (Weber makes them).
$70 sounds like a lot until you realize a year of blades runs $10. But the one I normally reach for is the $15 Gillette Tech made in the late 40s. I like it enough that I bought a spare - about $25 for one that came in the box and looks like it has barely seen any use. It was made in 1947. The one in the picture could be replated and essentially be a new razor made of solid metal in the USA, ready to go for another 50-70 years of use.
That is why Gillette doesn’t sell them any more. There isn’t enough profit margin on the blades and the razors themselves last forever. Buy one you like at 20 & you won’t need to buy another one for the rest of your life. Where is the profit made in that?
My Red Wing cowboy boots will also last a long, long time. I need to take my black ones into town and get them resoled...at 24 years of age. The pair I bought last spring ran me $225 but are built like tanks. At a time when sneakers often run $100+, spending $225 for boots that will probably last me the rest of my life is a pretty good deal.