It has been quite some time since I have seen these around, but when I began wet shaving in 2003, these were conveniently available at Wal-Mart. My first DE, a Merkur Slant, came with a single Merkur Blade. At that time there was little variety in blade choices for double edge razors; Gillettes were obscenely expensive (part of the reason I switched anyway), and generics looked a bit suspicious. I believe I paid about 1.50 USD for a ten pack of Schick Double Edge Blades, and while I was still learning to use a DE, I quickly began to get very good shaves with these blades. But W-M ceased to stock them, and I moved on to Wilkinson Sword Classic (which I believe to be the same blade).
Since then there has been a huge increase in choices for DE blades, though one must usually order then online. I have since discovered Feather and Sharp blades and use them pretty exclusively (I stocked up!), but I would like to try these again and see if they work as well for me as they once did.
Since then there has been a huge increase in choices for DE blades, though one must usually order then online. I have since discovered Feather and Sharp blades and use them pretty exclusively (I stocked up!), but I would like to try these again and see if they work as well for me as they once did.