Derby Razor Blades - Lame

[BladeShark]

This gave me a chuckle. A seller on Amazon is selling Derby blades with the title "Lame Razor Blades 10-Pack".

Finally, honesty!

http://www.amazon.com/Lame-Razor-Blades-10-Pack/dp/B00COZ8HI6/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=A1CRK49PNIZNNS

 

[ArNav]

They should be titled "The Don't Buy Razor Blades".

 

[BladeShark]

They should be titled "The Don't Buy Razor Blades".

The seller must not have paid attention during their college marketing class.

 

[Early Morning]

Lame is the French word for blade. Not sure if that's relevant, but as lame as Derby might be, I still keep a quantity that I bought years back. I think I might be able to manage one shave per blade.

 

[Cacique]

That gave me a chuckle, thanks for posting!

 

[BladeShark]

Lame is the French word for blade. Not sure if that's relevant, but as lame as Derby might be, I still keep a quantity that I bought years back. I think I might be able to manage one shave per blade.

I think you're right. It's a blade for a "bread lame"

It's still funny to me though.

http://www.amazon.com/Breadtopia-Br...?ie=UTF8&qid=1380135232&sr=8-15&keywords=lame

 

[Early Morning]

I think you're right. It's a blade for a "bread lame"

It's still funny to me though.

lol, I shaved with one yesterday. It was more awful than the first time.

 

[baggiez]

It's odd that when I first joined this forum everyone sang Derby's praises and I thought they were good for 4 shaves.

We are a fickle bunch aren't we unless the QC at Derby has gone downhill?

I always remember the first rule of this game is YMMV. If you don't like something you can bet your bottom dollar someone else will.
Cheers
Paul

 

[Early Morning]

We are a fickle bunch aren't we unless the QC at Derby has gone downhill?

I don't have any of the Hi-QC Derbies.

 

[athair]

Slashing bread before baking is often done using a lame. Basically a handle for a DE blade.

 

[karm]

It's odd that when I first joined this forum everyone sang Derby's praises and I thought they were good for 4 shaves.

We are a fickle bunch aren't we unless the QC at Derby has gone downhill?

I always remember the first rule of this game is YMMV. If you don't like something you can bet your bottom dollar someone else will.
Cheers
Paul

+1 on that. I still think Derby Blades are fantastic. It's amazing to witness the changing tides on B&B.

 

[Eeyore]

Internet "truths" often emerge because someone found something and keeps repeating it. The herd mentality on online forums does the rest.

 

[JayEddie]

Did anybody notice that he's asking $4.75/pack That's more than Feathers!

 

[urkel]

Derby blades were the first I made a bulk purchase of. I also read many people liked them. Wrong! Now I use them to scrape paint from windows.

 

[Valerius]

When you complain about different blades, are you sure it's all about the blade? How is your preparation, technique etc? If you have exactly the same prep, lather, razor, technique I can get your view. Then the next question is whether you have figured out if you have to use certain combinations of razors/blades to get your desired shave. A blade can be mediocre in one razor and good in another one.

 

[FredD]

New guy here (I'll get over to the Newbie section in a minute). Long-time wet shaver, but new to DE. I started about two weeks ago with Derby blades because many recommend them as a good starting point. No real nicks (a few weepers), but MAJOR irritation, and it looked like I was, at age 53, developing a mid-life case of acne. (I may be one of the few who never had any skin problems with Mach 3 and Fushion, but I like the idea of a "classic" shave with DE). I wrote it off to my newness and the learning curve. Next blade up was a Wilkinson Sword -- shaves were starting to get pretty nice and NO lingering irritation. I chalked it up to improving technique. Tried a Derby again today...Same prep, same soap, same (hopefully improving!) technique. No nicks, no weepers, but my face is left with a burning sensation (3 hours later).

I know...YMMV. I think I may need a sharper blade. The Derby, today, seemed to pull on the hairs on each pass, whereas with the Wilkinson I could hear the blade smoothly slicing through the whiskers. I've got more blades to try, but I don't think the Derby's will get many more passes along my face...

 

[Kerrplunk]

Why does Muhle add a derby blade with the R41? It's crazy.