Looked at some blades in K-Mart today, and found that the DE blades (in a metal dispensor pack), TracII clone blades, and Sensor clone blades were all made in Korea.
Dorco, perhaps?
Mike
Dorco, perhaps?
Mike
Dorco now the K-Mart supplier?
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Most likely.
I'll have to check that out, thanks for the info.
I'll have to check that out, thanks for the info.
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Their brand name is "Smart Sense".
The DE blades are $5.99 for a 10 pack, metal dispenser. Not great if it turns out they only compete with the Walmart $1.79 blade.
There is a TracII plus clone, at $8.99 for a 10 pack.
There is a also a 3 bladed Sensor clone, at $4.99 for 4. I bought these, and like them. Wish they were two bladed, though.
All from Korea, as mentioned before.
- Mike
The DE blades are $5.99 for a 10 pack, metal dispenser. Not great if it turns out they only compete with the Walmart $1.79 blade.
There is a TracII plus clone, at $8.99 for a 10 pack.
There is a also a 3 bladed Sensor clone, at $4.99 for 4. I bought these, and like them. Wish they were two bladed, though.
All from Korea, as mentioned before.
- Mike
Interesting. I thought Dorco ST-301 to be decent blades. If it's the ST-300, then I'm not as interested as I found them to be mediocre blades. Let us know if you try them out and how they feel.
That seems steep for a Dorco ten pack.
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I finally tried one of the Smart Sense DE blades.
Nice blade, I would put it right in there with the Derby, Merkur, Shark SS, and Red Persona. It could be someone's ideal blade.
I think that the guess would be is that it is actually a Dorco 301.
There are no identifying marks on the blades, only arrows for the dispense direction.
No markings on the dispenser, either.
Pricey at $5.99/10, but locally available. Walmart Wilkies are $1.79, though.
Actually, I would recommend as a sampler blade for the newbie, while they wait for an exotic sampler to arrive in the mail.
Pick up a package of Walmart Wilkensons to compare, and you would have a good idea of what a decent DE shave is like.
- Mike
Nice blade, I would put it right in there with the Derby, Merkur, Shark SS, and Red Persona. It could be someone's ideal blade.
I think that the guess would be is that it is actually a Dorco 301.
There are no identifying marks on the blades, only arrows for the dispense direction.
No markings on the dispenser, either.
Pricey at $5.99/10, but locally available. Walmart Wilkies are $1.79, though.
Actually, I would recommend as a sampler blade for the newbie, while they wait for an exotic sampler to arrive in the mail.
Pick up a package of Walmart Wilkensons to compare, and you would have a good idea of what a decent DE shave is like.
- Mike
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K Mart Dorco and Dollar General Dorco may actually be the same blade but it sounds like K Mart is jacking the prices up to compete with Walgreens 
More money for Wal-Mart's OUTSTANDING German Wilkinson's and the Dollar Store Dorco's.
Wp
More money for Wal-Mart's OUTSTANDING German Wilkinson's and the Dollar Store Dorco's.
Wp
It seems to me I saw either a 5 or 10 pack of DE blades at Dollar General in Dollar General store brand packaging for $1.
$5.99/10 is steep for any blade.
@polaar: Yup that's the one. Are those Dorco blades?
IFAIK, if they are made in Korea, they are DORCO.
The exact same blades I bought at the .99 Only store. With the first stroke I could tell they will not work for me. Took it out and put a Personna made blade in and had a nice shave. If anyone finds they get a good shave with these blades , let me know. I'll be happy to pass them along to you.
Food Basics has the same "Made in Korea" blades which I suspect to be Dorco ST 300's for $1.49 for a ten pack.
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I don't know about the Dollar General Korean blades, which I haven't tried.
I do know that the K-mart Korean blades are good blades, though they are pricey.
I do know that the K-mart Korean blades are good blades, though they are pricey.
WCS dorco 301 blades are like 2 bucks for a 10 pack. I ordered some with my last order. I did notice tho they were horrible in the super adjustable but when i put them in my open comb i easily got a BBS
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Tried the Walmart Wilkenson today, very good, and reasonable at $1.79.
K-mart blade is not competitive price-wise.
- Mike
K-mart blade is not competitive price-wise.
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