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I can entirely see why it would be frustrating. I guess the way I've seen it is, if you like the Futur and can afford a Futur then no harm getting the Futur. If you're unsure (as newbies may be) then it's an inexpensive way to see whether you can get on with it. I can see why people may be unable to get on with it. I've found it quite nice as a pioneering step into DE shaving, however.This is one of the most frustrating threads I've seen. The clone looks great, is apparently well-made, works well and costs next to nothing. All that's right up my street. The trouble is that my Merkur Futur is, along with the Shavecraft Tech head, one of the only two razors that I just can't get along with, let alone grow to love.
Sound logic there. I just hope that someone in the Far East will be producing some of the other rare razors, like Darwins and Eclipses. I think anyway that I'm about to get carried away in the flood of Gem-blade SEs about to hit us.I can entirely see why it would be frustrating. I guess the way I've seen it is, if you like the Futur and can afford a Futur then no harm getting the Futur. If you're unsure (as newbies may be) then it's an inexpensive way to see whether you can get on with it. I can see why people may be unable to get on with it. I've found it quite nice as a pioneering step into DE shaving, however.
It's good value for money, in my opinion, and has only come about as a result of an expired patent from what I can gather (though that hasn't stopped East Asian production before) so I would estimate that as time elapses there may be more instances of this happening, hopefully with a razor you like.
Sound logic there. I just hope that someone in the Far East will be producing some of the other rare razors, like Darwins and Eclipses. I think anyway that I'm about to get carried away in the flood of Gem-blade SEs about to hit us.
I don't see why they can't, given the right incentives (money). I know people who've arranged for things to be made in China/SE Asia, and, if you specify a quality and so forth, then, for the right price, they'll produce a first-class item, almost as good as the original. Otherwise, it's usually a matter of bashing out something OK but very cheap, except with this Futur clone, which has managed to achieve quality and cheapness. India and Pakistan could also produce some decent stuff, but, certainly in the razor market, it seems that they struggle to match the quality of the better Chinese articles. They do make some nice Listeroid Lister diesel copies, though.If the Chicoms would make perfect clones of those as well as Gillette classics in stainless they'd cash in.
Chicoms?If the Chicoms would make perfect clones of those as well as Gillette classics in stainless they'd cash in.
The tracking number was a huge bonus buying through AliExpress!The two I ordered are on their way to me. Aliexpress even supplied a tracking number.
Reading through the thread your experiences all seem positive!
Excellent honest review..great post.
Yep - a good read! Enjoyed that review. Over the course of this week I have bought both the Variant & the Futur Clone. Look forward to experimenting with themExcellent honest review..great post.
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