are Gillette Mach 3 blades sooooo damn expensive? I was at the Target in Albany the other day, and forked over $12 for those damn things. It used to be $8. Had a damn good shave (nothing beats fresh blades and 5 days growth) but com'on man!

 

I pay 12 cents per blade. I also don't use a Mach anything. Superior and less expensive shaving FTW.

 

yea i use throw away gillettes from costco most of the time.. and when i need to like my best, ill use a mach3 razor... to expensive for everyday use

 

Something like this is even better than the disposable razors. Mach 3s and all those multi-blade razors just wreck my face.

 

all blades are overly expensive because WE NEED THEM. They can charge whatever the hell they want. I mean electric razors are pointless for any true man and who is gonna use a strait razor?

I saw this blade sharpener on tv and am seriously considering getting one. Promises to make one blade last as long as like 20.

 

I wish I could shave =\

 

I just get the random free samples there are every so often, and use electric when it's not that important. I think I have like 3 or 4 gelette titaniums that are brand new, and still have an old mach 3.

 

I stopped using a razor most of the time, but I wanted to use one when I was just in Sweden. They had all these totally crazy razors there like the Mach5 or some crap with 5 blades on one side and 1 blade on the other for "tight places" or whatever it translated to be. Cost: 199:- (yes it's funny how the Swedish money symbol looks like a meat and two bits) which is around $30. For a single freaking razor. I forgot about the razor after spending well over $150 to fill up my father-in-law's Volvo.

 

I have to use a Mach3 style blade.

when I shave my head, anything else gets clogged up. The open back of the Mach3 is perfect.

don't hate because I am bald

 

One of my old co-workers swore by the Venus razor to shave his head. I used to ride him about it, but he was like "dude I used to use the M3, but the Venus is waaaaay better for a smoother shave."

 

You could try a head blade. They make them and they look like little race cars.

Otherwise a DE would work great, actually. I've NEVER had one get clogged. Mostly due to the fact that there is nada to clog.

 

Head blades are DOPE.

If my hair thins out much more I may end up going shaved again at some point in the next 5-10.

I used to shave my head. I look very thuggish with no hair. Very.... ummm... norteno I guess. Weird that a german would look more like a mexican than a **** with his head shaved. haaaa. Hitler wouldn't have liked me much.

 

great thread! Has anyone ever tried one of those "Never Dulls" titanium blades "As Seen On TV?"

I used to use Mach III, but if you're not at Target/Wal-Mart those things are like $16-$20 a pack. I recently just started using some of the mid range price disposables. They don't feel as great, or last as long, but they are like $6 for a 4-pack and I get a passable close shave with them and not too much bleeding.

For further, are you guys using shave cream, or gel, or lotion? My face really dries out if I use the wrong stuff haha. Also, I shower after I shave and then put on Nivea for men sensitive skin oil free/alcohol free/unscented lotion lol.

 

shower and shave myself. I use that gillette gel. RIPS. Or similar. Or if I run out I steal my wife's vanilla foaming stuff. Makes my face silky smooth and smell like cake. mmmmm.

 

you can make the blades last longer by putting them in a cup with some alcohol. it's the air that makes the blades oxidize and get dull.