Yup! I would bet an oem schick injector pack would perform better than the knock offs
I can't learn to like an injector.
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Yup! I would bet an oem schick injector pack would perform better than the knock offs
Amazon, drugstore.com and hocks.com are a couple online places. I have found them at three independent drugstores within about twenty miles of where I live and at a couple places a little further away.
I've tried one recently and I can't get a close shave.
There are enough other products that work for me out there.
I'm not going to bother with this.
There are enough other products that work for me out there.
I'm not going to bother with this.
I never had any luck with an injector either. The results for me were the same as you described. The most comfortable razors I ever used are the DE and SE razors. I wish I knew about those when I started.
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I agree John, I may still try one more cartridge of better blades if that does not work.......Well...........I still love all of my SE and DE razors.
Before you give up on injectors I would suggest you try a Pal Adjustable.
I see them at most grocery and drug stores around town.
Without knowing too much about your issues, I'd say maybe it's an angle thing. Injectors are pretty easy, but I found the extra blade width took some getting used to around the trickier curves. That said, I mainly use an injector when pressed for time and needing a duty shave.
Also, the first couple of shaves off a Pella always feel a bit harsh to me.
Also, the first couple of shaves off a Pella always feel a bit harsh to me.
How long did it take to figure out DE shaving? You can't expect to master injectors right away either. They take a very different touch, the angle and pressure are different from DEs and the handles are a lot lighter. I'm a week and a half into re-teaching myself to use a Hydromagic and I'm just starting to get acceptable shaves again.
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The problem Chris is even when just going wtg on my cheek it pulls so bad it literally hurts. I may be dulling the blades when inserting them. That is what it feels like is an extremely dull blade. Even with a new one.
I just had my first shave with an injector tonight.....it was different. Got a ted pella blade in it, pulled on my cheek tried many angles. I was not impressed, got to give it a few more weeks to see if I can get it any better, otherwise its going to be sold soon.
I got them from a WalMart around here. I don't know if the blades are better, but the injector sure is a million times better then the Ted Pella ones.
-jim
None of the WM's around here carry injector blades. Are they Personnas or the Schicks in the metal dispensers?
Gents, ignore him, injectors are getting rarer by the day, we don't need another one sucking up the sugar, if you understand my meaning?
Poor Scott, rejected by the injector and ejected by Gary.
-jim
Thanks.
This is exactly the experience I made also. Sure I probably need to learn technique but something has to be badly wrong when the blade just does not cut anything whatsoever.
I had this my first 4 or 5 shaves. No pain, and i could hear it cutting, but it was just leaving so much hair behind. It was suggested here that maybe the blade was bad, or more likely it had been damaged when i first put it into an empty razor. When i changed blades it shaved like a dream! Might not be the same for you, but that's how it went for me.
The plastic white container tends to insert the blades incorrectly.
I no longer use an injector but got good shaves when I did, with no tugging at all. I bought the Schick-branded blades from drugstore.com and they worked great.
I no longer use an injector but got good shaves when I did, with no tugging at all. I bought the Schick-branded blades from drugstore.com and they worked great.
Don't care for them myself, just found them to be too rough for me.
