[Svartalfiar]

Seems amazingly expensive.

How so? Buying the fancy Gillette crap is about $50 for the razor and barely a year (12-16x) of cartridges, if you buy in bulk. A straightblade is easily $100+, not including strop, brush, etc. $60 for a safety razor (and blade refills are cheap!) really isn't even a big upfront cost, really.

[dangus]

It is when I can easily find similar, all-metal things online for $15. It’s like trying to see me a bike for $800 and gosh! that’s cheap compared to a new car! Might be far more cost-effective, but that doesn’t mean that $800 isn’t a lot for a bicycle!