This thread came to my attention, by kind indication of forum member @lancre . So i think i can contribute a possible further point.
I bought all these blades, between March and April 2017. Bluebirds, had felt sharper to me than Derbys, despite the fact that they are made in the same factory.
I think now that it is very plausible to say, that Bluebirds are also the "new" Derby.
If you look at the packagings here:
- The green 100 pack of Derbys, has the "old" tucks and has no "new" writing on the box. The 2nd, sealed tuck that i 've put on the green box, is a free tuck that came with everyone of the 3 EJ DE89 razors i bought in April 2017. So, old tuck too.
- The blue Derby 200pack, corresponds to the "new" packaging from the OP's post and has written "New blade technology" in red fonts on it.
- The Bluebird blade, has also written "New" in red fonts on it. For the record, in one of the narrow sides, the box has written "Made in Turkey" too, and on the other side, an email, with domain "awalnet.net.sa". Which should be a Saudi Arabia domain. In Amzusebat's website, the Derby brand exists, but not the Bluebird, which indicates that Bluebird is manufactured by Amzusebat on commission for the Saudi company that has the copyright for the Bluebird brand.
I took this photo side by side, with each tuck exposed, to show better the difference and compare with the OP:
As if this wasn't enough, there is further evidence that the Bluebird in the photo is also a "new" Bluebird, since i found this older photo of a Bluebird tuck and it's different:
Coincidence? I don't think so... It seems that Bluebird and Derby are the same blade, but for copyright reasons, Amzusebat only acknowledges the Derby as her own brand, while the Bluebird is made for a Saudi Arabian company for the arabian gulf market. And when Derby revised its blade and packaging, the same happened to Bluebird.
Also, given my case, beware, since old Derby blades, seem that still exist and are sold more than 1 year after the "new Derby".
For the record, although i dislike the "old Derby" (which are the first Derbys i encountered), i like the "Bluebird". Not my favourite, but i went to 5 shaves with it, without complaining. A pleasant experience. Mind you, they are not the sharpest blades still, but they are sharp enough to give a comfortable and close shave.
I bought all these blades, between March and April 2017. Bluebirds, had felt sharper to me than Derbys, despite the fact that they are made in the same factory.
I think now that it is very plausible to say, that Bluebirds are also the "new" Derby.
If you look at the packagings here:
- The green 100 pack of Derbys, has the "old" tucks and has no "new" writing on the box. The 2nd, sealed tuck that i 've put on the green box, is a free tuck that came with everyone of the 3 EJ DE89 razors i bought in April 2017. So, old tuck too.
- The blue Derby 200pack, corresponds to the "new" packaging from the OP's post and has written "New blade technology" in red fonts on it.
- The Bluebird blade, has also written "New" in red fonts on it. For the record, in one of the narrow sides, the box has written "Made in Turkey" too, and on the other side, an email, with domain "awalnet.net.sa". Which should be a Saudi Arabia domain. In Amzusebat's website, the Derby brand exists, but not the Bluebird, which indicates that Bluebird is manufactured by Amzusebat on commission for the Saudi company that has the copyright for the Bluebird brand.
I took this photo side by side, with each tuck exposed, to show better the difference and compare with the OP:
As if this wasn't enough, there is further evidence that the Bluebird in the photo is also a "new" Bluebird, since i found this older photo of a Bluebird tuck and it's different:
Coincidence? I don't think so... It seems that Bluebird and Derby are the same blade, but for copyright reasons, Amzusebat only acknowledges the Derby as her own brand, while the Bluebird is made for a Saudi Arabian company for the arabian gulf market. And when Derby revised its blade and packaging, the same happened to Bluebird.
Also, given my case, beware, since old Derby blades, seem that still exist and are sold more than 1 year after the "new Derby".
For the record, although i dislike the "old Derby" (which are the first Derbys i encountered), i like the "Bluebird". Not my favourite, but i went to 5 shaves with it, without complaining. A pleasant experience. Mind you, they are not the sharpest blades still, but they are sharp enough to give a comfortable and close shave.