Shouldn't gillette's patent on the senor and therefore the spring-loaded blades be expired by now? If it is, why haven't I seen any generic sensor carts with spring-loaded blades. I only see personna carts that have fixed blades. I would think that there would be lots more competition with carts since that patent expired.
Gillette Sensor Patent
- Thread starter Kyle Hyde
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It might be that the spring-loaded blades are more difficult to make. If Personna does make some, I hope they are comparable in shave quality to the TracII blades they make.
Actually they are the same thing. The Personna site says that all these places sell their razors under their store brand:
Bi-Mart, CVS, Freds, Giant Food, H E Butt, Meijer, Publix, RiteAid, SaveMart, and Walgreens
Happy hunting!
Bi-Mart, CVS, Freds, Giant Food, H E Butt, Meijer, Publix, RiteAid, SaveMart, and Walgreens
Happy hunting!
The good Sensor cartridges are double-bladed.
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I am not sure having "flexible blades", and being "spring loaded" are quite the same thing. Past reports as I recall have indicated that the blades don't quite feel the same on the face.
I have used the 3 bladed Personna Sensor carts, and thought they were downright awful.
Yes, Walgreens sells the same thing. And has several store brands made by Personna.
However, these are not the same as a sensor or sensor excel. I've tried them and, frankly, I found they sucked. My guess is they can't make the same thing due to patent so they made the best clone they could without getting so close as to infringe the patent. Just not the same.
However, these are not the same as a sensor or sensor excel. I've tried them and, frankly, I found they sucked. My guess is they can't make the same thing due to patent so they made the best clone they could without getting so close as to infringe the patent. Just not the same.
I agree 100%, just plain inferior.
The cheapest way to get Sensor blades (the three-bladed variety) is to buy the disposables when they are on sale.
actually for a couple of years before i switched to DE i was using a cartridge from my local safeway store that was a double blade for the sensor, and it was maybe better than the gillettes . also came six to a pack and by watching for the sale ads i could load up at a really good price.
They're not. Flexing blades are like the old Schick Tracer; they bend, but they are fixed in their housing. If one is specifically looking for the spring-loaded, "floating" blade design incorporated into Sensors (as well as Mach3s and Fusions), Gillette is still the only maker at this time.
I suppose that's true, but some of us (myself included) might go so far as to say that if it has three blades, it's not really a Sensor - just a Mach3 in Sensor's clothing.
Mark, how did you manage to obliterate all my capital letters when you quoted me?
Quirky forum software, I guess.
i tried the Personna cartridges..damn couldnt throw them in the trash fast enough. the thing-a-ma-jig thats supposed to lift the hair was like sandpaper. No where near as comfortable as the Senor Excels rubber fins.
I just got 6 wks of shaving (i think i may have missed 1-2 days) out of an Excel cartridge so $18 for a 10, pk i gotta stick with Gillette. i only stopped with that blade because it got a tad rough ATG under my chin and figured 6wks with one cartridge is pretty darn good.
I just got 6 wks of shaving (i think i may have missed 1-2 days) out of an Excel cartridge so $18 for a 10, pk i gotta stick with Gillette. i only stopped with that blade because it got a tad rough ATG under my chin and figured 6wks with one cartridge is pretty darn good.
