What is your goal blade stash?
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I have 7 Feather blades left. I’m starting to get nervous. I have a few other brands laying around but I hope it doesn’t come to that. I prefer the Feathers.
I am somewhere around 1K. Considering that I usually do not shave every day and I also alternate with a cartridge system, this is most certainly a lifetime supply for me and for my 12 years old son, when in the near future time for him to shave comes.
I’m ready for the shave apocalypse. I got my wife and kids using DE and they are good for life. The stockpile is between 10,000 and 20,000.
Sure. Pictures or it didn't happen...
Feathers are still available, just at 2x the price I paid for my bulk pack five years ago. Which even back then was 2x as much as my other blades.
However, I've since discovered a few other blades that are close in sharpness, smooth, a lot longer lasting, and cost half or less.
In my experience, Feathers start extremely sharp and smooth, then by 3rd shave turn into an average decent blade, and are done after 4th shave. All other blades I keep in my rotation (Nacets, Permasharps, Astra SP, 7 O'Clock Yellow) maintain their sharpness much longer and last at least twice as long. I don't stock Bic Chrome Platinum, but judging by the sample tuck, it's close in sharpness to Feather, just as smooth, and a whole lot longer lasting at less than half the price.
Well, here's my stash... while it pales in comparison to many other people's doomsday supplies, I don't think I can justify any more bulk purchases...
The blades on the left are Permasharps, Nacets (3), and 7 O'Clock Yellow.
Below, the remnants of a 200 Feathers bulk purchase (still have well over 150) and Derby Premiums which are the only blades I regret buying in bulk. But, they were only $6 or so...
The blades on the left are Permasharps, Nacets (3), and 7 O'Clock Yellow.
Below, the remnants of a 200 Feathers bulk purchase (still have well over 150) and Derby Premiums which are the only blades I regret buying in bulk. But, they were only $6 or so...
Good call. I restocked 100 BiC for $14. 100 Feather are $39. I remember liking the BiC’s. Don’t feel right buying Russian blades at the moment.
Last count for me is about 2000 blades. I now shave about once a week. When I buy blades it’s usually 100 at a time price point is better that way.
Where do you find 100 feather blades for 39 dollars?
I’m probably 4K+. Much of that is due to Amazon subscriptions. They just keeping rolling in.
No image. Not real.
No goal. It is what it is and will always be updated. Here is what my stash looks like.. and there are more tucks in my bathroom which add up to just over 1k
Now onto the main “long term” storage:
Now onto the main storage being boxed up:
And then we move to the “what’s next?” Box:
So for those doing basic Maths, that’s over 4k of blades… with more to come.. my tag does say Blade Collector!
Now onto the main “long term” storage:
Now onto the main storage being boxed up:
And then we move to the “what’s next?” Box:
So for those doing basic Maths, that’s over 4k of blades… with more to come.. my tag does say Blade Collector!
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I hide my stash in my tool shed along with my martial arts weapons. Wife would wonder what is going on if she saw how much I have accumulated in just six months.
Everywhere in Europe. 200 are 64 euro usually .
I reached my goal which is what I currently have, other than maybe buying something now and then, just to try.
Currently I have about:
Double edge: 3015 blades
Single edge: 719 blades
Total: 3734
Which would give me 20-24 years of daily shaves. I will think about restoking when I get to 5 years of blades left.
95% is made of Astra Superior Platinum, Polsilver Super Iridium, Wizamet Super Iridium, Gillette Silver Blue, Personna Comfort Coated, Feather Hi-Stainless, Feather FHS.
My stash is up to about 1800 and two hundred more coming at the end of the week.
I like to have a hundred or two of the blades that I like and use most… and a larger stockpile of the harder to get blades. I would like to get to about 1000 Perma-Sharps and 500 Nacets.
I buy Feathers when they go on sale for about 50% off.
This is the majority of my stockpile. The rest are in two of our bathrooms. I also have 15 spoiler packs of Personna Comfort Coated blades in my garage… for some reason.
I like to have a hundred or two of the blades that I like and use most… and a larger stockpile of the harder to get blades. I would like to get to about 1000 Perma-Sharps and 500 Nacets.
I buy Feathers when they go on sale for about 50% off.
This is the majority of my stockpile. The rest are in two of our bathrooms. I also have 15 spoiler packs of Personna Comfort Coated blades in my garage… for some reason.
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That’s a good start! It should be about 5 times that before you finally call it good. You have to think about family members, and friends who may want to shave in the apocalypse.
I’d rather have blades then money, I think they’ll hold their value better. Especially the Russian ones that are soon to be gone.
Ultimately I’d love to have about 1000-2000 each of my top 5 blades and 200-500 each of the next 20 blades that are runner ups. I’ve already got most of this covered but am hoping to double my numbers over the next year if the Russian blades remain available.
I like your storage methods. I have most of mine in clear totes like your first photo but perhaps a little larger. I like the totes with gaskets around the top to keep dust/moisture out of the tote.No goal. It is what it is and will always be updated. Here is what my stash looks like.. and there are more tucks in my bathroom which add up to just over 1k
Now onto the main “long term” storage:
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Now onto the main storage being boxed up:
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And then we move to the “what’s next?” Box:
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So for those doing basic Maths, that’s over 4k of blades… with more to come.. my tag does say Blade Collector!
I got mine at the local DG but they don’t have any larger size ones. I think they are 32L so only about 8-9 gallon sizes but they hold about 5-10k blades each depending on the box sizes. Astras take up a lot less space then Feathers/German Wilkies with the large plastic tucks.
I also really like that tackle organizer you have the individual tucks in. I’ve used those in the past for gun parts but never thought to put razor blades in them. I have so many random tucks laying around my shelves and medicine cabinet that it becomes hard to look through them sometimes. That organizer would be perfect.
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