Different Personna Blades

http://cgi.ebay.com/250-Personna-Do...1QQihZ017QQcategoryZ46578QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Has anyone used these before? Are they the exact same kind that you get at Wal-Mart or are they different?

I've never seen those.

Did you ask the seller where they came from? Or where they were made?

Those are US Personnas. I have used them quite alot.. Nice blade.. Very smooth but not super-sharp. IMO Derby Extra is a better blade..

well i've used US Personnas from Wal-Mart are these just different packaged ones? It seems that I've only seen US ones that were in the little dispenser but not the ones wrapped in paper.

I have some Personna blades that are paper wrapped but come in a small cardboard box instead of a dispenser. They are packed in red and labelled "Platinum", however, while these are wrapped in blue and labelled "Super"...perhaps a cheaper line?

Xert said:

I have some Personna blades that are paper wrapped but come in a small cardboard box instead of a dispenser. They are packed in red and labelled "Platinum", however, while these are wrapped in blue and labelled "Super"...perhaps a cheaper line?

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I have these (red) 'Personna's' also. Used my first one ever this morning and the shave was great!! I usually use Derby extras, but these could be near the top of my list too.

i've used the red ones before and i think they're pretty good. i like them better than the US ones, and they're pretty close to the ones made in israel, so they're good for standbyes.

Are these the red ones you guys are talking about? The seller claims they are made in Israel:
http://cgi.ebay.com/100ea-Personna-...ryZ35989QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

zachster said:

Are these the red ones you guys are talking about? The seller claims they are made in Israel:
http://cgi.ebay.com/100ea-Personna-...ryZ35989QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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I've contacted American Safety Razor about these blades. Whether they are actually IP blades or not...we are still waiting for an answer. My contact at ASR is out of the country, but upon his return we will have an answer.

Randy

I came across the U.S. made blue-paper-wrapped ones at a few barber supply websites -- they are bulk packaged for barbers and other professionals, but they also advertise that they can be broken in half for use in hybrid straight razors, so maybe they're not the same as the ones we find in drugstores.

http://www.bowmanbeauty.com/store/shop.mvc?page=BBS/PROD/2-11000/BP9000

I just bought a hundred of these, thinking they were Israeli ones. They look good though, going to try one out shortly.

Yes, These are the one's I have - they are a nice shave in my opinion.
I also have the one's in the link above (blue wrapped), but haven't used one yet?

zachster said:

Are these the red ones you guys are talking about? The seller claims they are made in Israel:
http://cgi.ebay.com/100ea-Personna-...ryZ35989QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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Fresh from a shave with the 'Super' Personnas, which I believe are trade razors sold to barber shops. Nice shave, sharper than the Merkurs I was using before, cutting quite nicely, with little to no tugging. By contrast, when I take a Merkur over my chin area it's like hacking at nylon rope with a blunt axe. No irritation as yet. Nice blade, I got 100 for a little over twenty bucks on eBay. I'll try the Israeli ones next.

Happy Dave said:

I got 100 for a little over twenty bucks on eBay. I'll try the Israeli ones next.

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???? I got 250 of the same for £9.99 (roughly $18.60). I must have gotten a bargain!!! (Sorry for 'rubbing it in')

Razorlite said:

Yes, These are the one's I have - they are a nice shave in my opinion.
I also have the one's in the link above (blue wrapped), but haven't used one yet?

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Do the red-wrapped blades say anywhere on them where they are made?

Nope, the Red Personnas have no indication of place of origin.

That's why there's all the hoopla over them, and suspicions about ebay sellers possibly mis-representing these as being IPs.

I own these, and real IPs, and they don't cut the same. The Red blade is a good shaver, but is horrible for shaving my neck. The IPs will shave my neck only the slightest pulling, while the Reds won't pull, but they also don't cut much either.