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Does anybody else....

Buy a load of razors/blades etc. just to find out your go to set kicks the heck out of them?

Mines E&J DE89L w/ feathers. What's yours?
 
Sure, but I do it (though not so much anymore) because I like to try different things not because I'm looking for a better shave.
I use a few combos but my favorite is a chrome plated Big Boy New Deluxe with a 7 O'Clock Sharp Edge. I like Feathers but they only last 1 or 2 shaves for me. I don't find Iridiums enough better than the Sharp Edge to buy a bunch. I could live with Astra SP's if I had to.
 
ah, but it takes buying, selling and trading stuff to find what your "go to" set is.
You can't stop at the first setup you have.... one could be hiding around the corner that is better!
 
ah, but it takes buying, selling and trading stuff to find what your "go to" set is.
You can't stop at the first setup you have.... one could be hiding around the corner that is better!

I wish you'd tell this to the thick-skulled gorilla who lives in the next bedroom to mine. He's an old friend whom I turned on to a Weishi and RPs. Now he's not interested in anything else. Mind you, he hasn't spent a dollar on his stash; I gave it all to him, including my VDH boar brush and shaving bowl as well as soap.

Arrgh! :glare: He has a thick, fast-growing beard and might benefit from another blade. He tried out a few I gave him and was happy with the RPs. Mind you, he gets ONE shave from them, but he's used to chucking disposable shavers at the same rate.

Gillettes! Feathers! Sharks! Derbys? Vidyuts? I wanna smack the stubborn SOB!
 
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I purchased 100 Derby's because I thought I had found the "one". Now I prefer Astra. I also have 20 some odd razors and only shave with the red tip and my 38C. Having said that, I love them all and I'm keeping the Derbys, I may have some old bic disposables I'd be willing to part with.:001_rolle
 
I made the mistake of buying 100 Derbys when I first started. They were cheap, $15. I have learned to make them work very well, but I might just find a blade that would give me the same shave with fewer passes, less touch up, less irritation, etc. I am thinking I'll finish them, but probably not.

I do know which razor I prefer at this point...my Red Tip. My HD has been very lonely.
 
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