I've recently purchased some of these blades and I was wondering if anyone had any insight into how they perform. My only other experience with vintage or discontinued blades is with the Gillette swede which I really liked.
Schick Plus Platinum
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I've recently purchased some of these blades and I was wondering if anyone had any insight into how they perform. My only other experience with vintage or discontinued blades is with the Gillette swede which I really liked.
JCinPA
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I believe you will find it to be the single most comfortable blade you've ever tried. It is sharp enough but won't win contests for sharpest blade, to be sure, but comfy as it could possibly be. You should be able to get a week of shaves out of one. I got a couple hundred on eBay back about the time I started on the forum and use them for a treat now and then.
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Thanks for the reply. Now I'm even more enthusiastic to give them a try.
Excellent blade. I have a bunch and use them frequently in my rotation.
Yep they're just about as good as it gets in a razor blade. If I had to shave with them as my only blade for the rest of my life I would be a very happy camper indeed. To me the only blades that exceed the Schick Plus Platinum may be the Gillette Platinum Plus and some of the various Wilkinson Sword vintage blades.
I have one or two that a B&B member sent me some years ago and I still haven't tried them.
What are you waiting for? Shave man, SHAVE.
These may be the absolute worst blades I have ever encountered. There's a reason they quit making them.
With that being said, I have taken it upon myself to remove whatever examples of this blade I find at a reasonable price off the market to protect fellow shavers from having to experience this abomination of a shaving implement.
With that being said, I have taken it upon myself to remove whatever examples of this blade I find at a reasonable price off the market to protect fellow shavers from having to experience this abomination of a shaving implement.
Oooh you're a kind man, god bless you.
Thanks, Maxime! You're too kind!
I try to be as useful as I can to the shaving community. I'm glad to know you're doing your part in ridding the world of these blades, too! Keep up the good work!
So far I've snagged 330.
I'm probably right around that mark too. I figure that's good for about 6 years, but I'm still going to use them sparingly until I get more stocked up or I'm relatively sure I'm close to dying.
There was this guy on ebay, not so long ago, he listed nearly 4000 vintage Schick blades in 2-3 weeks. I had the chance to grab that lot of 330 and a lot of 180 Super Chromium, the guy even threw in a couple of Schick Super Stainless dispensers. Anyway, I asked him if he was a retired employee of Schick, he answered that his dad was snagging them everytime there was a discount at the local drugstore XD So even back in the days there was 'maniacs' like us with a stockpile of blades.
I remember those auctions, and if I had more money to devote to shaving, I would have scored more than just the one lot I did snag.
I like the fathers approach. Stock up and leave your son an inheritance of good blades because they don't make them like they used too.
I had a few packs of these at one point. Some of the smoothest long lasting blades I have experienced. They are truly great. 
I'm up to over 800 of the vintage Schicks. Every bit as good as the Gillettes. Also a big fan of the Krona razor.
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The Krona is easily one of the smoothest shavers out there.
You put doubts in my mind : / I should buy a second Krona, as a backup.
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