Does anyone know where I can pick up the Boots DE 3-piece razor with the black plastic handle?
Boots DE Razor
- Thread starter Mike in Cincy
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You know I was in my local Boots the other day and it struck me that they no longer had there own long handle 3 pice tech clone on sale. My be thy've puuled the plug on em. Sorry I couldnt help more than that.
On the UK web site I see http://www.boots.com/en/Wilkinson-Sword-Classic-Double-Edge-Razor_29697/ and the Boots-branded blades. But the Boots razor seems to be gone.
they still have loads of them here in ireland. they were sold out around christmas but there were more back in there recently
Well I bought the Israeli-made Boots own brand DE razor and five blades in their Paignton store a few days ago for £3.69. This was my first ever DE razor and it seems like a really good introduction cos I got a nice shave from it in my inexperienced hands!
The only other DE razor I could find for sale in town was the Wilkinson Sword branded one in a yellow packet with five blades. Is that one any good? For some reason I got the impression that it's not as good as the Boots own.
The only other DE razor I could find for sale in town was the Wilkinson Sword branded one in a yellow packet with five blades. Is that one any good? For some reason I got the impression that it's not as good as the Boots own.
In boots last week and was amazed to see the three piece in a pack with blades for €5.99 or so. It's a Gillette Tech copy with a black plastic handle. I was going to buy it for a laugh and make a shave video for YouTube as I do. They also had their own brand of Israeli made orange pack of 10 'Personnas' and packs of Wilkies for €5.00 a pop which is a total rip off. All the same, it was great to see a modern pharmacy sell a DE razor and two brands of DE! The times they are a-changing!
i have one of the wilkinson sword razors, the classic i think its called, a very mild razor, a fair bit of weight to it, the handle is metal with plastic covering it, its not bad to be honest, if you need a fast shave, it would be hard to cut yourself with.
Hmm...maybe I could stick the Boots head on the Wilkinson handle and get something decent. As it stands the Boots razor only weighs in at 20g.
Nope - the Wilkinson is a 2-piece.
These are still being distributed in India. I picked up this pair on Ebay recently
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The razor I bought in Boots does indeed look identical, but is made in Israel.
Still not sure about bothering to get the WS Classic though- since it's so mild would I notice much difference from differently performing blades? What would happen if I put a Feather in it?
Also what's a good weight to aim for? I'm sure it's very subjective (depending on the hands of the shaver etc) but like I said that Boots DE weighs in at 20g, the bakelite 7O'Clock is 30g whereas the Rimei i've got coming from Amazon is 72g which seems like a sizeable difference.
They've got them in the Buchanan Galleries branch in Glasgow. Saw them today.
to be fair i only got the wilkinson razor when i was starting de shaving again,when i got a few more razors i never used it again, i gave it to one of my sons, i think if you put a feather blade in it, i t would still be mild, an old tech beats it hands down, and will last a lot longer.
Sorry to revive an old-ish thread, but they had one left in the Boots on Byres road today and the sales assistant wasn't sure if they would get more in.
But I think that was merely a case of him not actually knowing rather than them not stocking them anymore!
is the boots razor tnot the same as the Ying Jili and razors like that...?
