Canuck said:
Madness! I've never got my head around the appeal of becoming attached to a blade they don't make anymore.
I have some of the famous old "Swedes" in my cabinet, a lot of people online (not just here) rave about them and some go so far as to say it's the best blade ever produced. I was lucky enough to win some in the TSR raffle last summer.
You can imagine my first shave, the excitement at trying such a rare and legendary blade. The anticipation of what something this good could feel like. Just how smooth would I be?
My result? A very standard, incident free shave. A fairly smooth chin with no cuts, and no discomfort. No singing cherubim, no rays of heavenly light coming through the window.
So a bit like a 7 o'clock yellow then. Except they still make those.
(Yes, I'm duty miseryguts for Thursday night)
Hey Hoser, take off eh? (said in my best Mackenzie Brothers accent),
So let's say you have a favorite blade...one that's the control blade for new razors. Easy to come by, not expensive, and widely available. For me that's an Iridium. although the SharpEdge is right up there. Nice having an Iridium supply once again, although I already have a few from a while back.
So let's say you try a blade that's as good or maybe even better than your favorite. Why wouldn't you want to at least have a few around for a nice change of pace. Yeah, I'm talking about sealed packages of blades that have never been opened in who knows how long. We are talking cootie free here!!!
You don't see the attraction to something like that, even if they took a little tracking down sometime to buy em right? The idea that another blade equal to your top one may still be out there......I guess that doesn't gnaw at you. Heh, I know there's no chance of you seeing my point of view, so no problem. Don't worry about me trying to force you into trying the most wonderful blade you can imagine...... Like buttah!
Speaking of Swedes, I believe I mighta mentioned selling em all after trying the Iridium. Up till then they were my go to blade, but the Iridium performed even a little better and was less than half the price to boot. Back then the Swede 5 pack was being sold for $4 per pack, which was quite a lot.
So does your lack of enthusiam for NOT currently made shaving items also extend to the razors you shave with? Any old Gillettes and the like in your arsenal perhaps? Most of those are gonna be at least 30 years old, and some much older. Plus, my God, think of the cooties factor! Yeah, you had actual people using em on their faces.......how creepy is that?
Heh, just goofin on you a bit Canuck. I know you'll never agree on what's correct.....
Dodgy