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I noticed this new section and thought I would be the first to post a review.
I recently bought some of these blades from dridiot who is a member on this forum. I am pleased to report that his service was excellent and he gave a good discount on the e-bay listed prices; the blades arrived all the way from Singapore in first class condition and in a very timely manner.
Onto the blades themselves.
They are made in Japan and come in a cardboard outer of five blades per pack. The blade wrappers themselves are plain with no markings as are the blades. There are no glue spots holding the blade to the paper which is a nice change, glue spots do not annoy me unless they have squished onto the cutting edge (which is not often). If it has I have to wipe the blade with rubbing alcohol to remove it, this is probably not necessary but something I prefer to do.
I find they are quite sharp and give a smooth comfortable shave, if I were to compare them to anything I would say they are nearly as sharp as a Feather and probably as smooth as the Iridium blades. I cannot comment on their longevity as I have never pushed them beyond three shaves, I usually bin every blade after three shaves so longevity is not something I generally factor into my value equation, but I know I could get four shaves out of these blades if I wanted.
I am not going to do a score as I believe it only leads to over enthusiastic points awards. Everything is relative and if something is the best you have tried so far it is probably going to get top marks, then the next thing that beats it also has to get top marks so I am not going to score individual areas. I think a summary is enough.
Overall I would say these blades are a contender for your everyday blade. The price of them even shipped from Singapore makes them comparable with what you can get in the UK and if the glue spots on other blades drive you nuts then these might just be your cup of tea.
I noticed this new section and thought I would be the first to post a review.
I recently bought some of these blades from dridiot who is a member on this forum. I am pleased to report that his service was excellent and he gave a good discount on the e-bay listed prices; the blades arrived all the way from Singapore in first class condition and in a very timely manner.
Onto the blades themselves.
They are made in Japan and come in a cardboard outer of five blades per pack. The blade wrappers themselves are plain with no markings as are the blades. There are no glue spots holding the blade to the paper which is a nice change, glue spots do not annoy me unless they have squished onto the cutting edge (which is not often). If it has I have to wipe the blade with rubbing alcohol to remove it, this is probably not necessary but something I prefer to do.
I find they are quite sharp and give a smooth comfortable shave, if I were to compare them to anything I would say they are nearly as sharp as a Feather and probably as smooth as the Iridium blades. I cannot comment on their longevity as I have never pushed them beyond three shaves, I usually bin every blade after three shaves so longevity is not something I generally factor into my value equation, but I know I could get four shaves out of these blades if I wanted.
I am not going to do a score as I believe it only leads to over enthusiastic points awards. Everything is relative and if something is the best you have tried so far it is probably going to get top marks, then the next thing that beats it also has to get top marks so I am not going to score individual areas. I think a summary is enough.
Overall I would say these blades are a contender for your everyday blade. The price of them even shipped from Singapore makes them comparable with what you can get in the UK and if the glue spots on other blades drive you nuts then these might just be your cup of tea.