Still have my Merkur 34c from July 2013. Till earlier this year, that was the only DE razor I had ever purchased. Used a mix of cartridge razors and/or electric shavers before then.
Did you regret selling your first DE Razor?
- Thread starter Smooth and Sharp
- Start date
I gave my first razor to one of my sons, never regretted it.
- Thread starter
- #63
Thats actually a privilege, mine is 2yo and I wish I'll do that too.
First DE I ever used was a Parker 89r.
It may have just been bad technique but that one cut me to ribbons. I soon changed ty o an Edwin Jagger DE89 and never looked back.
Sometimes I think I'd like to try another to see if it was the razor to fault or just my poor technique. I probably won't bother with another unless one falls in my lap for next to nothing.
Sent from my SM-A750FN using Tapatalk
It may have just been bad technique but that one cut me to ribbons. I soon changed ty o an Edwin Jagger DE89 and never looked back.
Sometimes I think I'd like to try another to see if it was the razor to fault or just my poor technique. I probably won't bother with another unless one falls in my lap for next to nothing.
Sent from my SM-A750FN using Tapatalk
I haven’t sold a razor yet that I’ve owned. I’m sentimental, though. If I decided to purge, I would keep the first one. It’s a Merkur 34C, so not rare or anything. If I did sell it, I think that I would regret it.
I'm not sentimental, so no.
I haven't yet but likely will soon. Maybe. My first, a 34C is nice, works pretty well for me. But I keep trying something new to see if I like it better. If so, the 34C will be gone.
My razor is a tool, nothing more, not sentimental. So, I keep the 34C since I know it. When the new tool arrives I use it and compare. Takes some time, but so far the 34C has worked best so it stays. If/when I find something I like better, then the 34C is out the door.
My razor is a tool, nothing more, not sentimental. So, I keep the 34C since I know it. When the new tool arrives I use it and compare. Takes some time, but so far the 34C has worked best so it stays. If/when I find something I like better, then the 34C is out the door.
I still have it, but then again, I still have my first baseball glove that is now 55+ years old 
My first DE razor was a pre war Gillette Fat Handle Tech, still have it and use it. It is a great razor!
Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
My first DE razor was a Gillette slim H2 1962 razor and still have it and use it every once in a while because I have a larger razor rotation know. I don't know why I would want to sell it, but I have other razors are maybe a little better so some day either my son gets it or sell a lot of razors.
My first DE was a Parker too, a 91R. And just like you, I grabbed a DE89 next and went from there.
I don't regret getting rid of the Parker, it was too aggressive for a first-time user and honestly not one that I would see myself using nowadays even.
Didn't sell mine, I threw it out! I dropped it and it broke after about a month. My first and only TTO. Got it at TJ MAXX for 5 bucks. It ripped me to shreds, and my Edwin Jagger DE89 helped me actually start to enjoy traditional wet shaving.
My first DE was a VDH that I bought in 2014. After 44 years of electrics and cartridges, the VDH was a welcome relief. I gave the VDH to my son a few years back, but I suspect he never tried it. I don’t regret giving it to him, but I sure wish he would use it.
I've never sold a DE razor. While I only use the current favorite (Feather AS-D2) most of the time, I do occasionally dip into the razor drawer to sample one of the others.
Just sold the first DE razor I ever used. A 34c. I am happy to pass it on to a fellow B&B gentleman who is going to gift it to his son. How can I ever regret that?
I haven't sold anything yet. I'm sitting very comfortably at 2 DE razors and one shavette. That said, I had lots of fun restoring that SS. I can see myself in the near future picking up some good deals, bringing them back up to usable condition and either putting them on BST or PIFing them here.
Nope.
I PIF razors that don't agree with me + a stash of blades to likely local hopefully converts.
No regret, but there is a good chance I will end up buying one again at some point. I found it a but too aggressive at the time but I feel like it would be nearly ideal now.
I still have mine. It's a Gillette Aluminum Tech, made in England.
Similar threads
