Tempted to buy one I see one for 15$ without the blades gently used with case and box I've never used a muhle r89 before tho I own a merkur 38c hd long kinda wanted something shorter handle
Amazon is saying the Heritage will be in stock on July 23rd, and you can order it now.
Sure because I just bought the Walgreens one this week.Amazon is saying the Heritage will be in stock on July 23rd, and you can order it now.
The base plates and handles are different; the KCG2 looks like it has a plate more like the Merkur but not the same. Gillette are keeping tight lipped about the latest offering and how it was sourced.Ive read both that the heads are the same, and the heads are different. What is the definitive answer? I know the Walgreens one is a Muhle R89. Is the only difference from the heritage the engraving? If so, it would be nice if you could just buy the box and the handle, but I know that wont happen.
Thanks. So KCG1 = Amazon and KCG2 = Walgreens?The base plates and handles are different; the KCG2 looks like it has a plate more like the Merkur but not the same. Gillette are keeping tight lipped about the latest offering and how it was sourced.
Picture shows Edwin Jagger {KCG1 similar}, Merkur 34 and KCG2
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Yes and KCG2 also available from Gillette UK online at £20 including next day delivery.So KCG1 = Amazon and KCG2 = Walgreens?
I havent checked the exchange rates in ages but if I remember correctly 20 quid was a lot more than 20USD, right?Yes and KCG2 also available from Gillette UK online at £20 including next day delivery.
About $26 so around the Walgreens price. At one time they were offering 20% discount but that has been removed. They are certainly looking to get more sales on the latest offering. The latest packaging is geared for supermarket shelves so give it a couple of months and stores will be selling them too.I havent checked the exchange rates in ages but if I remember correctly 20 quid was a lot more than 20USD, right?
In the US the $10 off Walgreens digital coupon is good until August 1 if I remember correctly. They also had a deal that if you buy $20 worth of King C. Gillette products you get points that are the equivalent of $10. But they got cute and priced the DE at $29.99 so with the coupon you miss it by 1 cent. They also have a coupon for the blades at $2 off for a pack of ten which would be $4 making it 40 cents a blade which I thought was overpriced so I didnt add it in. Pay another $4 to get $10 off the next purchase on anything, but I would be paying roughly $3 more for the blades than for example Astra SP at 10 cents per blade. And I didnt feel like trying the other King C. Gillette products like the oils or gels and certainly not their new 5 blader.About $26 so around the Walgreens price. At one time they were offering 20% discount but that has been removed. They are certainly looking to get more sales on the latest offering. The latest packaging is geared for supermarket shelves so give it a couple of months and stores will be selling them too.
Sure because I just bought the Walgreens one this week.
Ive read both that the heads are the same, and the heads are different. What is the definitive answer? I know the Walgreens one is a Muhle R89. Is the only difference from the heritage the engraving? If so, it would be nice if you could just buy the box and the handle, but I know that wont happen.
I bet the new heritage one will have a subtle difference or marking somewhere, so the original will be considered a collectors item.
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Welcome to the club!Of course. I'm the same, picked up the Walgreens a few days before the Amazon notice. I'd prefer the Heritage, I think, but we'll see in another 5 weeks.
THe picture in post #267 is clear for you to see and as you have the KCG2 from Walgreens you can verify that razor. Not sure if that handle is brass or stainless steel.I am still confused. I thought the concensus on this forum was that the King C. Gillette Walgreens version had the exact same head as a Muhle R89, baseplate included, except for the engraving. Different handle that is made in China.
So is the Heritage head an exact post 2017 brass Muhle R89 head, or is the King C. Gillette Walgreens the one?