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Safty razors! Why would anyone spend 20$ on the new fangled 30 million blade razor that mighy last one shave? When you can spend pennies even if you change blades every shave.
Switched to a safety razor recently after years of using Gilletteβsβ¦ Itβs life changing! No more bumps or breaking out. Also itβs cheap!
I recently switched to a Leaf one and love it. It's about the same as my Harry's razor, but a hell of a lot less expensive when even Costco is selling their reloads at $27. The leaf blades are way less expensive, and they aren't even proprietary.
Oh that is a BEAUTY
Every single leaf I or my wife has had broke. Very good when they worked though. I still use the twig on occasion.
Uh oh, what broke on it?
The thumb screw bit.I still have one of the broken ones I can take a picture of. They did replace it without complaint the first time but just felt not worth it going forward.
Hmm, good to know. I'll be sure to not overtorque it. Thank you!
I got two of these security razors back in 2017 for less than $50 bucks altogether. Best investment ever. Then, last year I got a Philip razor but I have since just stopped shaving at home. I ask the barber from time to time
That leaf one appears to be $120 lol
But I suppose if you find yourself on the Harry's marketing train, jumping off for anything that's actually recyclable is good.
Yeah, expensive up front, but the blades are cheap. I got on the Harry's train before they got bought up and were cheap. Now, whoever bought them has been jacking up prices, which had me looking for a cheaper alternative.
Harry's also gave me plastic guilt. There is a lot of waste. :p
Safety* $20* newfangled* might*
It's like you consciously added misspellings and bad grammar.
I don not know of no 30 million blad razor to.
Edit. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law
At some point about a decade ago I realized I'm much happier just paying the extra $8 every couple months when I go to get a haircut and otherwise just letting it grow out.
electric razors are just straight up superior though
Electric and safety razors donβt necessarily serve the same purpose. An electric razor can never cut as close to to the skin as a safety razor. I use both
fair, I don't care about having a close shave so electric does the job for me