There was a thread last week regarding the Dollar General Twin Blade cartridges produced in Korea. They fit both the Trac II and Atra razors.
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Since curiosity usually gets the better of me (and SWMBO's mother lives in a town that has a DG store) I asked her to pick up a package the next time she came to visit. (I am blessed with an outstanding Mother-in-Law!) $1.20 for a six-pack . . . 20 cents each!
I grabbed an Atra handle that arrived in a lot of razors last month. Hadn't shaved with one in years . . . and had no fond memories of the experience.
I've got to tell you . . . the Atra with the DG cartridges shaves like a million bucks!! I don't remember the Atra being this close, smooth, and gentle! No irritation or burn, just a near-perfect CCS!!! (At bedtime, SWMBO asked what time I shaved that day - my face was way too smooth for a morning shave!)
Now, in all fairness, there must be other variables at play here.
For example, I always used goo on a dry face and pushed the razor firmly to scrape the goo off. Always had an itch on the neck and under the chin. Shaving was usually done in a hurry. Later, when I grew a beard because I hated to shave, the same process was used to trim the perimeter.
Of course, that was long ago in a far away land. Now, proper prep, lots of warm water, proper brushed lather, a gentle hand, and a new-found joy that comes with the pursuit of a pleasurable few moments (in other words, our typical wet shave) actually make that old Atra perform WAY better than I remember it did "back then."
Oh, yeah . . . the DG blades aren't bad, either!!
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Since curiosity usually gets the better of me (and SWMBO's mother lives in a town that has a DG store) I asked her to pick up a package the next time she came to visit. (I am blessed with an outstanding Mother-in-Law!) $1.20 for a six-pack . . . 20 cents each!
I grabbed an Atra handle that arrived in a lot of razors last month. Hadn't shaved with one in years . . . and had no fond memories of the experience.
I've got to tell you . . . the Atra with the DG cartridges shaves like a million bucks!! I don't remember the Atra being this close, smooth, and gentle! No irritation or burn, just a near-perfect CCS!!! (At bedtime, SWMBO asked what time I shaved that day - my face was way too smooth for a morning shave!)
Now, in all fairness, there must be other variables at play here.
For example, I always used goo on a dry face and pushed the razor firmly to scrape the goo off. Always had an itch on the neck and under the chin. Shaving was usually done in a hurry. Later, when I grew a beard because I hated to shave, the same process was used to trim the perimeter.
Of course, that was long ago in a far away land. Now, proper prep, lots of warm water, proper brushed lather, a gentle hand, and a new-found joy that comes with the pursuit of a pleasurable few moments (in other words, our typical wet shave) actually make that old Atra perform WAY better than I remember it did "back then."
Oh, yeah . . . the DG blades aren't bad, either!!
