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P&G bets on new, expensive razor to attract consumers - WSJ
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Posted on 04/18/2014 8:50:12 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA

April 18 (Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co is planning to offer a new kind of razor, with a swiveling ball hinge and a pricey tag, to move forward with its strategy to push premium products, according to the Wall Street Journal on Friday .

The world's largest household products maker has seen sales of its Gillette razors suffer a hit in the fourth quarter of 2013 from the growing trend of sporting moustaches and stubble.

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To: discostu

..............The problem with the second path is it becomes an arms race that quickly has companies adding ridiculous “features” that nobody really wants............

Great point!

Like the recent VW ad that is centered on claims that you can go from coast to coast on three (?) tanks of fuel.

Who cares, ya gotta stop to pump your bilge every couple of hundred miles. Why carry an extra 150 pounds of fuel across country?


61 posted on 04/18/2014 10:02:10 AM PDT by Noob1999 (Loose Lips, Sink Ships)
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To: Gaffer

“So, I’m axing”

You use an ax on your beard?


62 posted on 04/18/2014 10:06:30 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: Jack Deth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omTCrwHQMcw


63 posted on 04/18/2014 10:07:58 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Unions are an Affirmative Action program for Slackers! .)
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To: Red in Blue PA

I heard P&G might be selling Gillette and Duracell since they are focus on core brands.


64 posted on 04/18/2014 10:08:33 AM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: Lazamataz

It aint the number of blades Laz, it’s you use them. lol


65 posted on 04/18/2014 10:23:13 AM PDT by Ghost of SVR4 (So many are so hopelessly dependent on the government that they will fight to protect it.)
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To: Joe 6-pack; lefty-lie-spy
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66 posted on 04/18/2014 10:52:50 AM PDT by Cyber Liberty (H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
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To: FatherofFive

I have Shick razors I use and Gilette Fusion razors I use. I shake both off the same number of times before putting them away, yet the Gilette ALWAYS has the shorter lifespan. And by a lot!

My own opinion is that they (Gilette) do something to make the blades wear quicker.


67 posted on 04/18/2014 11:04:38 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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To: RayChuang88

I believe that is the one I use and swear by it. Closest shave I have ever got.


68 posted on 04/18/2014 11:05:58 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Cyber Liberty

Thank you!


69 posted on 04/18/2014 11:13:04 AM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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To: TexasGator

Yep. The close in spots I use a my S&W Ranger Bowie. :o)


70 posted on 04/18/2014 1:13:12 PM PDT by Gaffer (Comprehensive Immigration Reform is just another name for Comprehensive Capitulation)
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To: manic4organic
While you can get a great shave with an old-style double-edge razor, my big gripe with them is that you have to shave really slowly to get a decent shave and you want to whip up shaving cream with a shaving soap and mug. Meanwhile, with the Schick Xtreme 3 I normally use, the stubble on my face is removed very smoothly and quickly with a decent shaving gel.
71 posted on 04/18/2014 2:04:01 PM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: Lazamataz

When you need to shave a grizzly.


72 posted on 04/21/2014 6:15:53 PM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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