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Gillette, Bleeding Market Share, Cuts Prices of Razors
Wall Street Journal ^ | April 4, 2017 | Sharon Terlep

Posted on 04/04/2017 1:23:15 PM PDT by C19fan

Gillette, which dominates the global razor business, has long followed a simple and lucrative strategy: Add new features and raise prices.

But the 115-year-old brand is changing tactics this month by slashing prices and putting a new focus on its cheaper products. The Procter & Gamble Co. unit hopes to stop

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: gillette; grooming; shaving
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To: ObozoMustGo2012

I buy 4-blade disposables (Schick or store brand, no matter) at the grocery at 4 for $5. The pack of 4 is good for 3 months or more, and equally as comfortable and nick-free as Gillette.


61 posted on 04/04/2017 2:54:04 PM PDT by Chaguito
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To: GreyFriar
I too use my old Trac II razor from back in the 80s maybe. a ‘blade’ lasts me a month.

You're as cheap as I am. I use the Trac II and found blades on Amazon at $6.69 for 50. I note they're now up to about $9 and 100 blades will run you $14 or so.

It's not the original Gillette blade but a name brand:

Personna - Twin Pivot Plus (50 Blades/Order)

62 posted on 04/04/2017 2:56:22 PM PDT by DeFault User
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To: C19fan

I switched to Harry’s a couple years ago. Less than half the price of Gillette and everything is mailed to my house. Blade quality is the exact same.


63 posted on 04/04/2017 3:03:29 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: C19fan

I use the cheap disposable BIC razors,about $2.00 a bag for 10 I guess. They do a fine job and I buy a new bag about every two months. Doesn’t get any cheaper than that.


64 posted on 04/04/2017 3:05:14 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: DeFault User

I usually shave every other day, which helps them last a month, i.e. 15 shaves per ‘blade’.


65 posted on 04/04/2017 3:07:43 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

LOL ...... thought I was the only crazy white boy to ever go there !


66 posted on 04/04/2017 3:09:16 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: FXRP

That is exactly like what Daddy used except his mug and the brush handle were white.


67 posted on 04/04/2017 3:12:10 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: C19fan

To shave, I use bacon grease and my hunting knife.

5.56mm


68 posted on 04/04/2017 3:15:24 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: Gamecock
Derby blades are average, at best.

The best blades are Feather (Japan) and Perma-Sharp (Russia). Feathers are coinsidered THE sharpest blade available. Perma-Sharp almost as sharp but a tad smoother.

My razor is the amazing Edwin-Jagger "Chatsworth Ivory 3-pc" with flawless chrome plating.


69 posted on 04/04/2017 3:24:15 PM PDT by newfreep ("If Lyin' Ted was an American citizen, he would be a traitor.")
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To: C19fan
I am old enough to remember when two blades was considered adequate...

When I started shaving the only question was single-edge vs. double edge.

70 posted on 04/04/2017 3:32:17 PM PDT by CurlyDave
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To: Captain Peter Blood
I cant use the Bic disposables on my gruff but the Shick Slim Twin is about the only one I find suitable.


71 posted on 04/04/2017 3:35:38 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny (agent Able Deplor))
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To: servantboy777; ObozoMustGo2012
I have to struggle with anything less than a Gillette Good News (or equivalent Schick/Personna).

BIC sucks, as any other generic/store brand, disposable-wise.

72 posted on 04/04/2017 3:37:39 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: C19fan

With all the new razors you see on TV, it’s no wonder.


73 posted on 04/04/2017 3:40:33 PM PDT by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: yarddog

#20 I use the Fusion blades. They last 1 month before I replace them. I clean them good and dry the blade. So my cost is about $3 a month.

Gillette Fusion 12 blades at $34
https://www.amazon.com/Gillette-Fusion-Manual-Razor-Refills/dp/B004B8AZH0?th=1

You can save more and get a really close shave with double edge razor blades but you will have to be very careful or your shave will be too close!
You can just stop shaving like these guys.
http://www.mrctv.org/sites/default/files/uploads/Brad/duckdynastyfam.jpg


74 posted on 04/04/2017 3:41:38 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: trisham
Gillette has/had a factory in Boston. At least until KKR bought them.

The loss of product by the case at the loading dock was a definite problem, according to a local talk show host.

75 posted on 04/04/2017 3:41:56 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: newfreep
Feathers are coinsidered THE sharpest blade available.

That they are. They're also damn dangerous if your face isn't accustomed to blade shaving (and you don't do the necessary preliminaries such as oil and decent shaving soap as I didn't). People like me who have used an electric for decades and are transitioning back need to realize that their faces have little bitty bumps that a Feather will plane off in a single stroke and you'll never feel a thing. Then you look at the mirror and call 911.

It's difficult to find any blades made in the United States anymore. Personna is the only brand I know; perhaps there are others but they aren't well-advertised. Baby Bro sent me a Care package full of blades of various origin - he collects them - and prominently on top was a styptic pencil and a box of bandaids. I got the message.

76 posted on 04/04/2017 3:50:52 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: C19fan

http://www.dorcousa.com/combo-packs-men/

Frugal Dude pack comes to my door and lasts well over a year. Love it.


77 posted on 04/04/2017 3:51:19 PM PDT by Comment Not Approved (When bureaucrats outlaw hunting, outlaws will hunt bureaucrats.)
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To: Vic S

I have the same razor and love it. Use Feather blades and Prorasso shave cream. Best shave I’ve ever had.


78 posted on 04/04/2017 3:59:16 PM PDT by brewer1516 (And my head I'd be a scratchin' While my thoughts are busy hatchin' If I only had a brain. -- Arlen)
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To: minnesota_bound

I have a double edge razor which I have probably had for around 50 years. I had not used it in maybe 40 but around a year ago, I found a brand new pack of double edge blades which are name brand but no one knows how old they actually are.

I decided to try it out and to my surprise it gives perfectly acceptable shaves. Like you said, you have to be a little more careful.

Still the new ones do a little better so no point in using it but if I had to I could certainly live with it.


79 posted on 04/04/2017 3:59:45 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: Vic S

That’s what I use, the Merkur 34C, and with Wilkinson Sword safety blades. Great shave.


80 posted on 04/04/2017 4:01:04 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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