Is it the same one from my pics?
Mine looks exactly like this but it doesnt say Shark on the handle.
Cien 2 blade razor
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Mine looks exactly like this but it doesnt say Shark on the handle.
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Hi
That looks like the twin blade I have. I was asking the other poster about the 5 blader
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Hi
I have seen one youtube review of the 5 blade Lidl razor and the opinion was that it was a worse shave than the 2 blade. The view was that there was too much flex.
The handle on that one looks very similar in shape and grip to my 5 blade Cien but the head attachment is different as is the blade unit itself. That one is much bigger than mine
Gareth
So Lidl must have switched to Harry’s recently.
No, Lidl have switched from Harry's to Edgewell.
I see you are from the U.K. Perhaps they carry different products in the U.S. I am in New Jersey and the only store brand men's razors they had were the Cien Twin Blade, AllMan 5 blader, and AllMan twin blade disposables. As I mentioned I didn't even know about Lidls until recently and was surprised to find one so close to where I live. I only went there to get the Cien Twin blader, and I was disappointed when I couldn't find it where the other shaving supplies were, especially since I checked online to make sure that particular store carried it. Of course, they had it in a completely different aisle. I didn't even bother to ask since the store was small, but my instincts told me it was probably in a bargain aisle or something like that, and sure enough it was. They had plenty of them. In the shaving section they had tons of AllMan 5 bladers, as well as AllMan aftershaves and balms, and cans of creams and gels. I have never seen such a big stock of these types of items in supermarkets or drugstores -- they usually only have a few on the shelves. I bought the 2 aftershaves, at $2.50 each, in glass bottles, and a can of sensitive shaving foam, for 98 cents -- 11 ounces. Less expensive than Barbasol, but haven't tried it yet.
Grocery Store | Low Prices | Lidl US
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I am no expert at how these stores price their products but they pull me in every time, if something is low enough priced and the store has sold me good products in the past then I will buy it, just on the basis that I or someone else will have a use for it someday.
For example their own brand batteries are cheap and beat top brands in performance tests, their band-aids again are cheap and really stick to your skin with band aids shaped for the specific bits of you, the finger ones for example don't wrap around the finger but are shaped, a little like a capital M, very clever.
My wife doesn't like me going to Lidl because it is a discount store, for example:
I do the laundry
Mrs Vac: The laundry looks cleaner and smells better, have you changed the program?
Me: No, I have stopped using Persil and now use the Lidl detergent, it is half the price and is top rated in consumer tests.
Mrs Vac: You have stopped using Persil?
Me: Yes
Mrs Vac: Go back to using Persil
For example their own brand batteries are cheap and beat top brands in performance tests, their band-aids again are cheap and really stick to your skin with band aids shaped for the specific bits of you, the finger ones for example don't wrap around the finger but are shaped, a little like a capital M, very clever.
My wife doesn't like me going to Lidl because it is a discount store, for example:
I do the laundry
Mrs Vac: The laundry looks cleaner and smells better, have you changed the program?
Me: No, I have stopped using Persil and now use the Lidl detergent, it is half the price and is top rated in consumer tests.
Mrs Vac: You have stopped using Persil?
Me: Yes
Mrs Vac: Go back to using Persil
That's interesting, Lidl moved to Edgewell when Harry's was launched in the UK. I assumed Harry's pull the contract to prevent competition.
So which model of Edgewell razor do they sell at Lidl in the U.K.? I looked at the UK site but it didn’t list razors. I am guessing the Caliber 5.
thanks
The GT5 in Orange.
The diamond coated blades made in Germany. I haven’t seen them here in the US. They arent listed on the main page of the Personna site but you will find the link if you click on the Caliber 5. The GT5 will show up as a related product.
Is it really any better than the Caliber5?
thanks
The GT5 was released by Schick Japan as the Quattro Five, an oxymoron. They must have believed it was better than a standard private label product and could compete against the Fusion.
I bought the Cien 2-blade pack at Lidl today on an impulse. It came with 25 carts which looked like they would work with my Atra handle. It turns out they do, so that's nice. They even "flex"more than the Personna Twin Pivot Plus, because they don't have the solid piece of plastic designed to mount them on TracII handles.
I have yet to shave with it, so I'll post an update once I have. The kit is made in Germany. I'll post some pictures comparing them to Personna Twin Pivot Plus, and with the Atra handle that I have.
Packaging
Second from the top is a Personna Twin Pivot Plus, so you can compare the back of them.
Here is one mounted on an Atra handle.
I have yet to shave with it, so I'll post an update once I have. The kit is made in Germany. I'll post some pictures comparing them to Personna Twin Pivot Plus, and with the Atra handle that I have.
Packaging
Second from the top is a Personna Twin Pivot Plus, so you can compare the back of them.
Here is one mounted on an Atra handle.
From a LIDL branch in the USA ?
Lidl withdrew this product from their UK stores about 2 years past, although I believe it may still be available in the Republic of Ireland.
Wasn't the manufacturer, Feintechnik, bought out by Harry's - then Lidl (UK) switched to Edgewell ?
Can be found on Ebay(UK) and Amazon(UK) marketplace - at greatly inflated prices.
Sadly missed, a very good razor IMO at a bargain price.
Lidl withdrew this product from their UK stores about 2 years past, although I believe it may still be available in the Republic of Ireland.
Wasn't the manufacturer, Feintechnik, bought out by Harry's - then Lidl (UK) switched to Edgewell ?
Can be found on Ebay(UK) and Amazon(UK) marketplace - at greatly inflated prices.
Sadly missed, a very good razor IMO at a bargain price.
In the USA, yes. I shaved with it today and got a very nice shave. At $.20 per cart, I only need them to last 1/10th as long as a Gillette Fusion and I'll be a happy camper.
If I end up in Lidl again, I'll probably stock up if they have more. I'll only be using these while traveling, but my face seems to like them and they are inexpensive.
