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#1370869 20-Aug-2015 13:15

Cheap gillette blades online are likely to be fake. You don't have to believe me and if they work fine for you - great.

I personally bought a big supply of Dorco 6 blade system for about $70 USD.. It included 3 handle+2 cartridge packs, and 6*6 cartridge refills... For a total of 42 blades.

Feels 95% as good as Gillette blades and given how cheap they are I throw the blades after about half the use I made the gillettes do, so on average it's better.

http://www.dorcousa.com/pace-6-plus-sxa5000/

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#1370885 20-Aug-2015 14:06

wasabi2k: Clearly there is a great amount of variance in:

1. People's facial hair and
2. People's tolerance for a rubbish/painful shave

To the same - I cannot use electric razors, some people swear by them.

Ditched my electric over a year ago, haven't looked back :)

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#1371003 20-Aug-2015 17:39

Guv: 4 years of 7 per month is $1456 au. cost me nz$17 for the same time frame ;)

wholly epic maths fail... damn.. shouldn't do more than one thing at a time....

still 4 years of 7 per month is 336 which is more than 17....

soz...

/backs away..

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#1371043 20-Aug-2015 18:43

wasabi2k: Clearly there is a great amount of variance in:

1. People's facial hair and
2. People's tolerance for a rubbish/painful shave

To the same - I cannot use electric razors, some people swear by them.

I'd rate my facial hair as quite hard so I need a decent razor, but the blades I use will only last 2-3 shaves for my brother.

As soon as the shave quality drops I change the blade, which in one case had lasted close to 4 months.

I'm wondering if there is some serious differences in blade quality from batch to batch.

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#1371455 21-Aug-2015 11:24

I bought some to try from Aliexpress that fit a well known 5 bladed razor. About US$4.50 for 4 blades and are absolutely fine. Possibly dont last as long as originals, hard to tell.

Didnt realise Dollarshaveclub shipped to NZ, have one of their handles and super impressed with their blades so might give them another crack in future.

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#1371475 21-Aug-2015 11:31

kiwitrc: I bought some to try from Aliexpress that fit a well known 5 bladed razor. About US$4.50 for 4 blades and are absolutely fine. Possibly dont last as long as originals, hard to tell.

Didnt realise Dollarshaveclub shipped to NZ, have one of their handles and super impressed with their blades so might give them another crack in future.

Dollarshaveclub use Dorco razors and if you are prepared to buy in (moderate) bulk, then buying direct from Dorco can be a LOT cheaper - in my case I think it was about 60% cheaper.

Cheers - N

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#1371477 21-Aug-2015 11:32

Thanks Talkiet

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#1371478 21-Aug-2015 11:33

kiwitrc: Thanks Talkiet

No probs - also, look around and ask for Dorco discount codes - they always seem to have good discounts out there.

Cheers - N

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#1371554 21-Aug-2015 13:00

Talkiet: Cheap gillette blades online are likely to be fake. You don't have to believe me and if they work fine for you - great.

I personally bought a big supply of Dorco 6 blade system for about $70 USD.. It included 3 handle+2 cartridge packs, and 6*6 cartridge refills... For a total of 42 blades.

Feels 95% as good as Gillette blades and given how cheap they are I throw the blades after about half the use I made the gillettes do, so on average it's better.

http://www.dorcousa.com/pace-6-plus-sxa5000/

and shipping?

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#1371576 21-Aug-2015 13:22

Ah yeah - I used Youshop actually for those... I think they don't ship to NZ usually... Still came in at well under $100 USD for over a year of shaving (I don't shave every day)

Cheers - N

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#1372203 22-Aug-2015 22:37

As a warfarin patient, this conversation scares me...! ;-)

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#1416590 30-Oct-2015 07:53

I'm coming close to finishing my bulk buy of gillette fusion razors. I got a good deal of $150 or so for blades that lasted me 18 months, but the website doesn't seem to be active any more.

Now people have had a bit more time with them, how are the Shave Union and Dollar Shave Club / Dorco razors liking them?

@wasabi2k , @guv, how much slower is it using a single/double edge razor than using something like the gillette fusion? How often do you cut yourself? I found an ok safety razor intro article here, but for someone who's never used anything other than gillette it seems a bit vague. Do you need to use a brush? Oil? Gel from a can?

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#1416632 30-Oct-2015 08:53

Grow a beard.. saves money :-)

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#1416633 30-Oct-2015 08:54

timmmay: I'm coming close to finishing my bulk buy of gillette fusion razors. I got a good deal of $150 or so for blades that lasted me 18 months, but the website doesn't seem to be active any more.

Now people have had a bit more time with them, how are the Shave Union and Dollar Shave Club / Dorco razors liking them?

@wasabi2k , @guv, how much slower is it using a single/double edge razor than using something like the gillette fusion? How often do you cut yourself? I found an ok safety razor intro article here, but for someone who's never used anything other than gillette it seems a bit vague. Do you need to use a brush? Oil? Gel from a can?

Hi Timmay

I find it quicker to be honest. But you do you need to give it time to get used to it - you are probably going to be slower initially but over time you will speed up.

I only cut myself a) when I try and rush or b) when the blade is blunt.

I use a brush and some shave cream - this stuff is good http://www.mancave.co.nz/products/shaving/soaps-and-creams/taylor-of-old-bond-street

Post shave I use http://www.mancave.co.nz/products/shaving/post-shave/alum-block lasts for around 12 months.

Cheers
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#1416637 30-Oct-2015 08:58

Lias: Grow a beard.. saves money :-)

Doesnt apply, Timmmay is talking about Man-scaping.

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