I tried a tuck of BIC blades from a sample pack and they were fantastic. But, if I remember correctly, they had glue dots on the blades. It makes me think you got counterfeit blades, which is why I have not ordered from Amazon. I’m thinking of trying Razor Blade Club.Ah well, I've since had more disappointing examples. I'm starting to understand perhaps why opinions vary so widely. I'm starting to wonder if some of this is due to fact these aren't glued to the wrapper, leaving the blade to move about in the wrapper and perhaps some of them get dulled during transport? In any case I'm tired of the variability. The Rockwell blades that came with my razor are significantly better than my last two Bics but others have been marvelous.