I can't use an electric shaver because it does not cut close enough and my skin gets irritated. I buy Gillette Mach3 blades and it costs $9.75 for a pack of 4! I think it's ridiculous that these refills cost so much.
Razorblade refills are frickin' expensive!
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yea...... somewhere on Ebay you can buy cryogenically frozen blades for mach 3s.... a little more expensive, but they feel like a new razor for about 5 shaves.... never ever had a better shave than with those...
Which is why I tend to feel a lot of pain when I near the end of a blades life. I'm a stingy bastard and use my blade after it's become dull...
It's a type of Mach 3 razors.... they're treated cryogenically during the manufacturing process to keep them sharp longer.
if you're a member at costco or bj's or some other wholesale club or at least know someone who is, you can get a whole bunch or the razors for a better unit price than you can at retail.
That's how the razor companies make their money - suck you in with the razor, then charge up the butt for the blades. 
Hence the term "razor blade marketing." Pretty much every marketing book talks about that at some point.
I got 16 pack for 27 and I thought it was expensive. That was from Sams club about a year ago... I still have dozen left.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.
Even at Sam's and Costco they are still pretty steep. I try to stretch mine out to once a month changing it.
I can't wait for when the MAch 7 comes out and they are $4.99 a blade
I can't wait for when the MAch 7 comes out and they are $4.99 a blade
Originally posted by: 440sixpack
That's how the razor companies make their money - suck you in with the razor, then charge up the butt for the blades.
Kind of like they do with inkjet printers. They practically give away the printers but then rape you with the ink costs.
A month on one blade? Yeouch!
When I'm shaving my head I can't get more than 2 shaves out of a blade, & I can't let it go more than one day without shaving or shaving with a blade becomes extremely difficult. Keeping a shaved head is expensive.
Viper GTS
I have to change my razor weekly since I shave everyday(sometimes excluding weekends) and I have a thick beard. Sounds like Sams is the way to go and I'll give Ebay a shot.
heh yeah Viper if I shaved my head i'd probably have to cut that down a bit. I shave every day but my beard isnt too bad, the new blade definately feels good when i change it! I do the same thing with my contacts, they are supposed to be 2 week and discard, I ususally go 6-8 or until they get too gummy.
I was using a Trak II with generic blade ( about $ .10 ea on sale ) repalced every of shave . Blood every time . I tired the Mach 3 and it woks great and agree that the blades last longer but I bleed when I pay even the discounted the price of those blades
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Nothing like a shave with a straight razor....every couple of months I go to this old barber in my hometown...He was a medic in WWII and is at least 80 but still has a steady hand...nothing like that hot shaving cream....the close shave...then the warm towels...of course the day I walk in and he's shaking Katherine Hepburn during an earthquake I'm outta there!!!!!!!!
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