Cheap Chinese Knock off

[Hak.1963]

I just bought a cheap Chinese razor via internet, just for the fun of it.
It's a Tech copy of the worst quality and it did not look like the picture at all.
But the worst thing is, the blade that came with it is the worst knock off I have ever seen.
As you can see it is (badly) marked "Rapira Super Stainless" and it was wrapped in a paper saying "Honlong Daopian".
The blade felt half as thick compared to normal blades and it was a few millimeters wider and very "soft" and flexible.
Well, for 2 Euros you can not expect too much

 

[AZBronco]

Ugly handle, sounds like an horrific blade. But for $2, I’d would have given it a try, too!

 

[miguel]

Did you shave with it? How did it do?

 

[Hak.1963]

Did you shave with it? How did it do?

I threw the blade in the bin and I don't know what to do with the razor yet lol
I don't know if I can work up enough courage to shave with the cheap razor from China, it's just junk

Tonight's shavers will be Gillette Ball End Tech/Voskhod (face) and Lady Gillette/Voskhod (head)

 

[Hak.1963]

Ugly handle, sounds like an horrific blade. But for $2, I’d would have given it a try, too!

Ugly is not the word LOL

 

[BigJ]

...Well, for 2 Euros you can not expect too much

+1! Still unfortunate.

 

[naughtilus]

It only shows you there are working men who can't afford anything better. Be grateful for what you have.

 

[Hak.1963]

It only shows you there are working men who can't afford anything better. Be grateful for what you have.

I am grateful

I bought my Yuma for 3 Euros here in Sweden, and I just love it.
That's why I want to see if there are other cheap and good razors out there.

And my vintage razors have cost me between 3 and 6 Euros each.

Sometimes you make an awesome bargain, sometimes it's junk

 

[dmshaver]

Sometimes we find a good razor for little money. Other times, we find a bad razor for little money. It's too bad you found a bad razor & blade.

 

[geneaut]

I bought a Yuma a few years back that provided good shaves, but the poor thing started to look so pitiful after about a year that I ended up binning it. I wish I had kept it.

 

[Hak.1963]

I bought a Yuma a few years back that provided good shaves, but the poor thing started to look so pitiful after about a year that I ended up binning it. I wish I had kept it.

I heard you can use some car-polish and/or some Autosol to make your Yuma look much better.
I will try it on my Yuma tomorrow

 

[Esox]

I would have tried the blade too, you never know. It cant be as bad as a Graham Field lol.

 

[Ted A]

Sometimes we find a good razor for little money. Other times, we find a bad razor for little money. It's too bad you found a bad razor & blade.

And unfortunately there are other times we find a bad razor for a lot of money.

 

[ajkel64]

I think that I would have given it a try. One stroke of the razor would be good enough to know if the blade was totally unusable. Maybe next time.

 

[Mike R]

It looks like the razor I was given by a family member who got it for me in China. I love having it but I haven't been able to bring myself to use it.

 

[StillShaving]

Maybe that is similar to the blade I received in a new shavette (post #114 in that thread):

What Shavette/Barber-Razor and Blade did you use today? We like PICS

I only have the folding Feather SS in lime green. This morning I used it with a ProGuard on its second shave. Lather was Soapy Science in the Lollipop Citrus scent. Amazing and smooth shave. No irritation, weepers, or nicks. Just smooth sailing. Loving this Feather SS. Should get even...

www.badgerandblade.com

My example had no markings on the blade, but it was thinner than any blade I had used in recent years. Probably the thiness blade I have every used. I liked how it performed in the shavette, but decided to discard it after two shaves in order to try other blades.

 

[lurchbrian]

Ugly is not the word LOL

also ugly is no reason dont you remember the time you had a beer or two and it was the ugly girl that made you breakfast .. ugly didn't stop you then did it .

 

[fast shaver]

The Yuma razor shaves me better than my original Gillette Tech.! Its in my rotation.

 

[03Jarhead]

Wow! You can see how horrible the edge of that blade is with the naked eye! Looks like it would be good in a box cutter and that’s about it.

 

[Hak.1963]

also ugly is no reason dont you remember the time you had a beer or two and it was the ugly girl that made you breakfast .. ugly didn't stop you then did it .

LOL, that's one of the reasons I don't drink anymore