Anything close to the 34c in terms of something may last for years I do have superspeed flare tips and a red tip and a 38c hd long hardly reach for
+1. Good call.Anything close to the 34c in terms of something may last for years I do have superspeed flare tips and a red tip and a 38c hd long hardly reach for
Very well stated sir.Just ordered my Heritage today. I've been away from B&B so long that this slipped under my radar so I'm just now noticing it. All the reviews of the Heritage indicate the case and razor are very well made with attention to detail (such as the retro-themed instruction card), faux leather case and sturdy liner. I love the classic diamond Gillette logo on the case too. The case reminds me of their 1920's Milord cases. I am very excited to get my Heritage in the mail as soon as they are back in stock at Amazon (March 14, they tell me). A lot of folks are complaining but I'm excited about this product and think it's a sign of better things to come. After all, if P&G is thinking about getting back into the DE game they have to start someplace!
On first hearing about it, I expected the Gillette Heritage to be a cheap, half-assed attempt to make money off the resurgent DE crowd. And it does seem that way on the surface, as a lot of hard-core Gillette fans are whining about the non-Gilletty-ness of the razor itself. But think about it -- for a company that doesn't even make DE razors anymore and simply doesn't have the tooling to make DE razors anymore (at least not all metal ones), they went to a lot of effort to produce a quality razor set! They had to get the razor head from somewhere and Muhle is a highly respected company that also has the production facilities to meet demand. I don't fault them for that choice, at least initially. Where they got the handles from is a mystery to me but they sure appear to be well made.
I am under no illusion to think that P&G/Gillette cares about shaving nostalgia -- they simply want to re-capture lost market share. This first offering seems to be P&G dipping their toes into the water to see how well Gillette branded DE products will sell in this niche market. I hope this one sells well as it will only lead to more diversity in the DE market. Heck, P&G may eventually ask themselves "who better to market DE razors than the company that started it all"! I see no conflict at all with P&G selling both carts and DE razors. But the DE market is not, nor will it ever will be, large enough to justify the cost of them building new fabrication facilities so they will have no choice to outsource the parts, which is fine by me as long as they use quality parts, and that certainly appears to be what they've done with the Heritage. I keep wondering, though, where they sourced the US-made handles from!
I bet this isn't the last "throw-back" product we see from P&G/Gillette. One thing is certain, you can bet that P&G employees are reading this forum. I, for one, appreciate their efforts and look forward to more!
I did check that on the Walgreens site and yes it is a P&G collaboration. When they say the handle is made in China that is cartridge user speak for the handle and head {the bit which holds the blade}, so the razor is made in China.Here is the rear of the packaging. It is definitely put out by Gillette.
I suspect “handle made in China” means “razor made in China”.
The head is pretty similar to Chinese offerings, but it’s slightly different from Merkur.
And the packaging doesn’t state where the head was made, so it’s either made in the US (highly unlikely) or it’s part of the “handle”.
Adam
Once people get these in hand, I think they will find the quality to be very good. I think P&G/Gillette realized they could charge the same price as the Heritage minus the presentation box and save some extra money. P&G isn’t about nostalgia but if nostalgia sells, they will continue to distribute these razors.
I have said many times before that this is just product testing. If the razors continue to sell out, you will see a US made razor produced at their soon to be built facilities in Cincinnati. I’m sure it will be a Tech. Anything more complicated like an adjustable is a ways off if ever at all. If they thought about something as complicated in manufacturing as an adjustable, they would start off doing the same exact thing, distribute an existing design with razors coming from elsewhere and decide later if it is worth manufacturing in the US.
$30 and it doesn't come with a case? Interesting. Seems like they are going backwards. Still, it is nice to see the razor is branded.
One thing I find interesting, if you look at their comments on the packaging, you see they're not marketing this razor as an alternative shaving tool for your entire face, but instead as an edging tool for sideburns and beards.
It's hard to decipher their strategy. It looks like they prefer not to lose their cartridge business. But I still think they're anticipating a possible cultural shift back to wet-shaving that would extend way past us few hobbyists, and they want to be ready for it.
Tony, I don't understand. Why would they manufacture them over here when it's so much cheaper overseas?