I liked the vintage Gillette razors and their DE blades. I'll keep using the blades as long as they are good quality. That's all I'm interested in from them.
Proctor & Gamble bought Gillette for $57 billion back around 2005. That gives you an idea of how much money is being made to support such a price. Ultimately, the consumer pays for this in the prices of the products they buy. Gillette lost me back when they came out with insanely overpriced "cartridge systems" and planned obsolescence pushed by huge advertising campaigns. They came up with the strategy and pushed it on consumers as a way to grow their revenues. I didn't ask for or need any of that.
Proctor & Gamble bought Gillette for $57 billion back around 2005. That gives you an idea of how much money is being made to support such a price. Ultimately, the consumer pays for this in the prices of the products they buy. Gillette lost me back when they came out with insanely overpriced "cartridge systems" and planned obsolescence pushed by huge advertising campaigns. They came up with the strategy and pushed it on consumers as a way to grow their revenues. I didn't ask for or need any of that.