I got mine in July and mine gives a nice shave. Of course I have the decades of shaving experience that the younger crowd lacks & can get a great shave from all my razors.I got one in today and had my first shave with it. I am used to aggressive razors and they never seem to be a problem for me. This razor I found to be quite aggressive. Now I will admit I do not ride the head-cap. I don't do that with any razor I use. GEMs or anything else. Don't usually have a problem but with this razor I was afraid I was going to rip my face off.
I have to say I don't like it at all. I don't how Parker can say it's a mild slant. This could be the worst slant razor I have ever tried and I tried at least several. This one is going back.
It's easy to blame the razor. It's more difficult to develop the skill to become master over your tools.