dszpiro said:I emailed this fellow and asked if all of the blades in the package are stamped "Made in Israel". He said they were. Does that provide any comfort that they're the real deal? I suppose the real test is quality and consistency.
Cheers,
RueTheDay said:Ok, I have both the eBay mystery Personnas and the Israeli Personnas from letterk in front of me. Definitely not the same blade. Also, the eBay mystery Personnas do not look like the American Personnas they sell in Wal Mart either.
I did a little research on American Safety Razor (the owners of the Personna brand). They have three manufacturing facilities - one in the US (Tennessee), one in Israel, and one in Mexico.
The eBay mystery Personnas come in a package with instructions in English and SPANISH.
I think the "mystery" is solved.
rtaylor61 said:Read my update here:
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5501
Hopefully I can get the real story on Tuesday.
Randy
RueTheDay said:Interesting. I look forward to finding out what you hear back.
Oddly, the UPC code "024500131118" does not register a hit on the UPC database (www.upcdatabase.com) as an actual product, but the manuf prefix (24500) is definitely American Safety Razor.
olkev said:Randy,
I for one want to thank you for your initiative in this. Not only are your efforts clearing up an "issue" that I helped create but, you have managed to bring the forums to the attention of a major company in the grooming industry and as such the forums may be a source of information and influence to them in future product offerings.
THANKS AGAIN
rtaylor61 said:Read my update here:
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5501
Hopefully I can get the real story on Tuesday.
Randy