How many blades in ‘enough’?

[Texchappy]

When I took stock of how many blades I had I was surprised how few I had compared to what I thought I’d had. Got me thinking about how many I should order.

How many blades do you have to have before you feel comfortable with the amount? How much does the availability of your preferred blade make a difference?
does anyone here actually only go one or two tucks at a time?

 

[Phoenixkh]

When I took stock of how many blades I had I was surprised how few I had compared to what I thought I’d had. Got me thinking about how many I should order.

How many blades do you have to have before you feel comfortable with the amount? How much does the availability of your preferred blade make a difference?
does anyone here actually only go one or two tucks at a time?

I'm still experimenting with Artist Club blades for my ESC Claymore Evolution. Once I get farther along that path, I plan to order a 5 year supply or so. I've only done the Feather AC ProGuards and ProSoft Guards at this point. I could stop there because both blades give me excellent shaves, but people rave about the Schick Proline P-30s so I owe it to myself to try them.. and perhaps a Kai Captain blade.

 

[Mr Menthol]

Blades are like ammunition. How much is enough? Buy cheap and stack deep. I am comfortable with about 1000 blades but that doesnt stop me from buying more. When you see your favorite blades on sale or find a great deal, you have to buy more

 

[SharpieB]

I like trying different blades and as they are generally so cheap, I buy them by the 100. I now have about 7500 blades and that is definitely enough. I use 2-3 blades a week, so I have a 50-ish year supply.

 

[silverlifter]

I have just under 1000, most of which are my favorite brands. That number, and the straight razor I've just bought, means I won't need to restock.

 

[ShavingBarristr84]

I stopped counting a long time ago, but my current stash is in the mid thousands, 6k or so, educated guess. I still pick up the occasional box of great blades if I see a decent sale. I use a blade only twice and then toss it.

 

[Filudo]

But the 1trillion $ question is: how many of your favorite blades do you have? are these enough...... and is there a never ending supply......

 

[Bglayer]

I've got over 2k but i'm good for the rest of my life.

 

[AimlessWanderer]

I get at least 10 good shaves per blade, and some (sporadically) go 30+ shaves before needing replacing. I don't shave each and every day either, so a blade might last a fortnight for me, or a couple of months. As such, I think my stockpile of over 500 blades, will probably last longer than I will.

 

[ChriWilson]

Off the top of my head this breakdown will carry me well into life as a Centenarian:

PRIMARY Blades
Feathers - 150 / 1.5y
Super Iridiums - 200 / 6y
Personna (Platinum and Crystal) 350 / 14.5y
Nacet - 500 / 13.5y

SECONDARY Blades
Minora, Rapira Plat and SS, Kai, BIC Platinum. 7oclock Black, GSB, Gillette Platinum, KCG - 1000 or so - another 16y

We’re not even touching on the lower tier - LoL

Edit - I forgot another 500 between Permasharps & Voskhods - perhaps another 9.5y in the primary category

 

[Woody Nickels]

I recently decided to quit using Russian blades, at least for the time being. Surely a useless gesture, but it caused me to take a close look at my stash ... had to set aside at least two-thirds of my little stockpile, which left me feeling a bit deprived.

So now I've stocked up on some Bic Chromes and some Gillette Blacks (made in India). On the duller side of the spectrum, I ordered some Treet Platinums and some Derby Premiums.

That's 400 blades, bought in just the past few weeks. So I'm ready for many years again.

 

[dmshaver]

I have more than I need, but they don’t take up much space!

 

[Rhody]

I hate to count or estimate. Buying to try by the is an easy way to quickly amass a stockpile. I do need better organization of what I have to make it easier to select something to use.

 

[Dalejr]

One more than the last...

 

[SharpieB]

I recently decided to quit using Russian blades, at least for the time being. Surely a useless gesture, but it caused me to take a close look at my stash ... had to set aside at least two-thirds of my little stockpile, which left me feeling a bit deprived.

Good for you! I refuse to buy any more Russian blades and thankfully I have enough to last the rest of my life. I will be using my current supply though. My thought is that the Russians already have my money from previous purchases, so why bother avoiding using them?

 

[BigJ]

….Buy cheap and stack deep...

+1! Good approach IMHO!!

 

[Dave himself]

I've around 500 a mixture of GSBS, Nacets and ASPs when any of them drop till around 50 left I'll just restock with another 100.

 

[Ravenonrock]

I’m a SR shaver who does a handful of DE shaves a year, always single use blades. I probably have over 100+ blades which should last me a few decades. Still, I continue to look at blades, add a few tucks to round out a purchase or try something to scratch an itch…just in case. Recently test drove a Nacet, very nice. Might need more of those.

 

[JPO]

I'm still experimenting with Artist Club blades for my ESC Claymore Evolution. Once I get farther along that path, I plan to order a 5 year supply or so. I've only done the Feather AC ProGuards and ProSoft Guards at this point. I could stop there because both blades give me excellent shaves, but people rave about the Schick Proline P-30s so I owe it to myself to try them.. and perhaps a Kai Captain blade.

I have around 550 proline blades. I prefer these over any Feather blade.You should really try these blades. I do not think I will need to restock any time soon

 

[linty1]

I am just finishing a sleeve of 100 Silver Blue's and have another 100 waiting, so about 110? gsb's, and I estimate I have enough for.. at least the next few years. Which is a bit of a shame because I recently tried Nacet's and may? like those more, but I need to burn through these gsb's first.