How do you store your unused blades?

[Zatx Woopyoax]

I'm slowly (quickly) amassing lots of different types of loose blades. They are in their wrapper and everything, but they don't have boxes. Currently I have them stacked up by type but when I go to remove one I always seem to knock over the neat little piles.

What is a good way of storing these? Do you put them in a container? Stack them in your shave cabinet? Wrap them in rubber bands?

Inquiring minds what to know! (Pictures help )

Thank you!

 

[Stubblefield]

I store mine in a square tub with a semi-tight seal. (an old 4 gallon Costco laundry soap container). I was using an under-bed box but I like the sealing action of the tub better. Most of my blades are in batches of 50 or 100, all in Ziploc bags. I don't use desiccant, but if I find any in a pill bottle or item of clothing I toss it in.

I'll post a pic later.

 

[Blue_2]

I like those plastic travel soap containers. The ones that are in the "trial size" section of the grocery store/pharmacy.

 

[Chester]

I put them in ziploc bags.
-- Chet

 

[Wingnut]

I put them in ziploc bags.
-- Chet

+1, that's what I do as well. Not by any means elegant, but definitely effective at keeping them dry and rust-free.

 

[DE Shaver]

I've bought some resealable tubs that hold all my loose blades.

 

[Uncle Erik]

I also use ziploc bags.

 

[siouxsie]

I like those plastic travel soap containers. The ones that are in the "trial size" section of the grocery store/pharmacy.

This is a good way to store razors without cases cheaply as well. Wrap 'em up in some tissue or regular paper.

 

[siouxsie]

I've bought some resealable tubs that hold all my loose blades.

Me too. Just the little tupperware type food containers work great for this.

 

[mark_mw]

Keep wrapped blades and packs in an empty "personal wipes" rectangular container in a dresser drawer, only 2 or 3 packs of blades in the bathroom shave drawer.

 

[figaro_black]

I store mine in an old wooden "jewellery" chest my brother made for me years ago on a shelf in my bedroom well out of reach for cats and visiting small children, dark, dust free and dry. If I have several blades of the same type without a container, I do wrap rubber band around them to keep them together.

 

[Slivovitz]

Zip lock bag with one of those desiccant packages that are meant to be used in camera cases.

 

[bonusmarple]

I store mine in a plastic filing box.

 

[DoctorTattoo]

I store mine in a small pelican 1060 box but this is only 2 sample packs

Shawn

 

[Stubblefield]

As mentioned before, a repurposed laundry detergent tub. The square ones Costco sells are perfect, as they will fit on a shelf. The top gives a sort of airtight seal, so they are perfect for blades, creams, etc.

In event of a national shaving emergency, Godzilla rampage, or shavepocalypse, just grab the tub and go.

WARNING! Not to allow small children to fall into blade bucket!

The source of all my powers:

This will hold anywhere from 2,000 to 3,000 blades. At one time I had the sucker full. I keep extra creams and razors in the tub as well.

 

[Dharion]

Small cigarillo box without cigarillo in it.

 

[johnmrson]

Some very good points in this thread. I don't keep my blades in the bathroom so they aren't exposed to a moist and humid environment but I'd hate for my vintage blades to not last the distance. I've got quite a few of those dessicant silica gel sacks at home so I think I'll have to buy a largish airtight plastic container and put the blades into zip lock bags with a sack of silica gel or two in each and then put the zip locks into the container.

 

[Sir Ronald]

The bathroom cupboard

 

[Zatx Woopyoax]

Okay I can see from these pictures that my blade collection is not very large.

I guess I'm different than most of you in that all of my current blades in my rotation are loose (not in boxes), total about 50, and I keep them in my shave cabinet in my bathroom. My bathroom has very low moisture because I have an exhaust fan that could suck the chrome off a trailer hitch. I can leave the shower on hot all day and get no steam on the mirror.

I think I need to find something like a divided sugar packet holder like you see in restaurants with the blue, white, and pink packets in them.

 

[ackvil]

I like those plastic travel soap containers. The ones that are in the "trial size" section of the grocery store/pharmacy.

Same as I do.