The Personnas just don't work well for me; I have much better results with Schicks. As for the keyless Personna magazines that some vendors sell, you can use an empty Schick magazine and reload it with Personnas to enable smoother loading of the razor.
Cartridge vs injector razors
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The Personnas just don't work well for me; I have much better results with Schicks. As for the keyless Personna magazines that some vendors sell, you can use an empty Schick magazine and reload it with Personnas to enable smoother loading of the razor.
What are you talking about? Most cart razor shavers are using fusion carts that run almost five bucks apiece and only last for about seven shaves.
Injector blades are much more cost effective.
Do you compare yourself with a consumer buying Gillette carts at Walmart or to a DE shaver buying 1000 Feathers in bulk? I am not a Walmart consumer.
Even at those prices rhe injector is at least as cheap as those carts. Those crappy cartridges might yield five shaves for me, if I stretch them beyind the point of comfort. But I can easily get ten good shaves and probably more out of each of those injector blades.
Also, a lot of cart razor shavers are not using those cheap carts, but rather are using Fusion Flexball monstosities that cost about five bucks apiece.
The fact is carts are cheaper. Just imagine living in a country where you have to import injector blades and pay custom duty. People should not be so insular...
It appears as if we are goong to have to agree tl disagree. I can't speak for everyone in planet earth, but I can speak for me. I would grow a beard before I would shave with those God-awful disposable cartridges you pictured, so for me to use cartridges, it would cost more than shaving with an injector.
It's really neither here nor there, because I don't shave with cartridge razors and I don't shave with injectors, either. What the heck do I care? I'm through with this discussion. If cartridges are cheaper where you live, or if you prefer to shave with cheap disposable cartridge razors, have at it and enjoy. I will stick with my shavette, which is actually cheaper than either option, because I get over a month of shaves from a single AC blade. Works for me.
I have posted on a thread regarding injector razors as I collect them. I have injectors that if you entered the name of the injector only my photos and threads would appear. I have Feathers, more than one, Tondeos, British Pal Executives, I have Schicks that do not appear on Applebys list. I also collect carts too. I have every AC or clone razor except one...
Feather injectors, that's pretty awesome.
I have two adjustable Schick injectors, one is golden and came like new, the other is silver and was dirty. The 2nd one feels as if something is loose. Anyway, both of these, I really cannot tell much difference between settings....use them at 7. Now today I cleaned 4 other type of injectors and am looking forward to trying at least one tomorrow (non adjustable) and different cool handles....
Ron R
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If you want to know more about Schick injectors there are a few references.
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Schick injectors - A comprehensive guide
After I've spent the last few months recollecting pieces of information on the Gem style SE razors I have to come out of the closet and say I get my better shaves from an I2 Hydromagic Eversharp injector out of the +40 razors in my collection. There was no need to compile another chart due to...
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Connaught Shaving Personna injector blades - check it out. But I agree that injector blades are overpriced. Too small a market, I guess. That was not an issue when I bought my first injector back about 1970.
Is a disposable a cart? I would say no, that a cartridge is a replaceable head.
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Well most modern disposables are carts, you just remove the head from the Quattro, Mach 3, Fusion etc. Are disposables that you can't remove the head from carts? I would say no, but I was being pedantic and since I see the following words and no longer comment - " I have shaved for 20 years with carts and shaving gel, but have now switched to wet shaving", I think I can get away with fixed disposables being carts to prove a point.
I am aware of Connaught, and have the blades. I am sure it's mentioned above.
When our American shaving enthusiasts friends have to pay $25.00 plus tariffs on injector blades they might understand.
I went back and read more of your posts in this thread. Sorry I missed your Connaught reference. Now I have to seek out your pics of the more obscure injectors! Reading B&B is both expensive and a lot of work. But not taxed as heavily here as in Europe. Getting the VAT removed helps with commerce going this direction.
On disposables, I used to use them as travel razors, never seeking a close shave. At that standard, the shave never changed much. I would just use one until I lost it. Probably my least expensive shaves ever.
Those are sweet.
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