I have bragged about, save for Feather and Kais, I can hardly tell any difference with blades of the wide variety I own. I'd ordered 100 of these Bics and noted they were made in Greece and not part of Gillette (P&G) unless I got that wrong.
Short of it is, I decided to use my Jagger DE89, a razor I hadn't much cared for but thanks to @alumladd, got a tip on using it which changed my opinion of the razor and now have it in steady rotation. I got these blades this morning and loaded one in. Cold water splashes for prep, no shower before shave. For those who care, soaked Kent BK8 silvertip, TOBS Sandalwood cream, face lathered. I actually noticed the blade (in a good way) as I was shaving and could hear and feel the cutting of whiskers. Seemed close to my Feathers in sharpness and smoothness. An easy three passes plus touch-ups for a great BBS shave. Details of the aftershave aren't relevant. I either got lucky with a terrific blade on the first one or Bics are a notch above the other blades I own save for Feathers and Kais, both of which are far more costly. Blades I own are listed in profile. Big thumbs up from my one experience in one razor. I look forward to using these Bics in my other razors and see if the experience remains.
Short of it is, I decided to use my Jagger DE89, a razor I hadn't much cared for but thanks to @alumladd, got a tip on using it which changed my opinion of the razor and now have it in steady rotation. I got these blades this morning and loaded one in. Cold water splashes for prep, no shower before shave. For those who care, soaked Kent BK8 silvertip, TOBS Sandalwood cream, face lathered. I actually noticed the blade (in a good way) as I was shaving and could hear and feel the cutting of whiskers. Seemed close to my Feathers in sharpness and smoothness. An easy three passes plus touch-ups for a great BBS shave. Details of the aftershave aren't relevant. I either got lucky with a terrific blade on the first one or Bics are a notch above the other blades I own save for Feathers and Kais, both of which are far more costly. Blades I own are listed in profile. Big thumbs up from my one experience in one razor. I look forward to using these Bics in my other razors and see if the experience remains.