I purchased most of my Derby blades several years ago. In my experience they are not the greatest blade out there, but they are far from being the worst. I'm not sure why people complain about them so much.
One of the main distributors of Derby blades was a member here, but haven't heard from him in a long time. Derbys were really good blades @ one time-recommended on a regular basis. But something did happen-whether counterfeits or poor quality control, no one knows for sure or is telling. I'm happy I have a supply from when they were good-it didn't matter which razor you used, Derbys just worked.
marty
Ya... They fixed the issue.
Now all 10 blades will leave you bleeding
In my opinion that was all a rumor started on here and now the rumor is ledgend. The placebo effect in motion.."Gee, now that you mentioned it I did feel something".
Does anyone truly believe that they would take the time to change the blades and the card at the same time. For whatever reason they changed the card which has lead to this. I was at the Derby distributor a few weeks back, his business has been hurt by this and denies any change to the product made in Turkey.
In my opinion that was all a rumor started on here and now the rumor is ledgend. The placebo effect in motion.."Gee, now that you mentioned it I did feel something".
Does anyone truly believe that they would take the time to change the blades and the card at the same time. For whatever reason they changed the card which has lead to this. I was at the Derby distributor a few weeks back, his business has been hurt by this and denies any change to the product made in Turkey.
Ive had good shave with both the "vertical" and "horizontal" blades and was unable to ascertain any difference at all. When I first started lurking at B&B, Derby was probably the blade most commonly recommended for new wet shavers. I don't know if it some kind of placebo effect or not, but there have been far more negative comments than I used to see. I'm sure that the other blades didn't improve so much that they are now that much better than Derbys. I can't imagine that the faces of newer members are that different from those that have been coming around for at least three or for years. Either the Derby blades aren't the same or they have been talked down so much that people try them with a preconceived notion that they are inferior blades. I would love to see a blinded trial with older and newer Derby blades.
Mike
Mike - Pardon my ignorance but what does vertical versus horizontal mean in regards to Derby Extra blades?
Gene
So I feel that someone should jump in on this thread and try to bring civility to the conversation (or hopefully end it). Please remember gentlemen that blades simply cannot be defined as "wonderful" or as "junk." All blades have different degrees of sharpness, and different attributes that respond differently from person to person depending upon skin and hair type. A "terrible" blade for one could be heavenly for the next. That is why experimentation is the only way to find your blade. I would recommend that users here try and avoid the temptation to label blades as it only creates confusion for folks that are still trying to find the right blade for them. There is no such thing as the best blade and blades cannot be recommended to others. If you are interested in more information about why and how blades respond differently for different folks I would recommend this article. Enjoy your shaves gentlemen.
So, after reading the posts, it looks like the Deby blade problem was not a problem at all. It appears that many feel the Derby blade issue was all a rumor started by people who wanted to drive the price of Derby blades down or try to put a distributor out of business. Another conspiracy theory....like the "grassy Knoll" and there was no such thing as the "Hollocaust" and "Area 51" really does not exist.
hahahaha, I spit some coffee out reading that one.Ya... They fixed the issue.
Now all 10 blades will leave you bleeding