These are discontinued, and that is ok with me now although they are better than many blades still in production. I have been testing these for some time now and have concluded, despite my last post, that these are not quite as good as the Gillette blacks in my opinion. The blacks are smoother for a longer period of time, FOR ME. I still like these, but I compare blades to each other and I thought it was worth noting that if you're looking for a blade of high quality, you can safely choose Gillette blacks as starting point as they are tops in the closeness/smootheness category along side Feather and are still being produced.