Thanks!
Personna GT5:
Mens 5 Blade Razor System with trimmer
It’s a great handle and Lidl sell the 5-blade carts at £3.80 for four.
I was just wondering if it would take the Caliber 3 carts too...
Personna cartridge razors any good?
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Personna GT5:
Mens 5 Blade Razor System with trimmer
It’s a great handle and Lidl sell the 5-blade carts at £3.80 for four.
I was just wondering if it would take the Caliber 3 carts too...
Oh, I've never seen that one before. I'm not sure if we have it readily available in the US (or at least in my area). Sorry--wish I could be more helpful! You'll have to let us know if you try the 3-blade carts with it.
Well I can now confirm that the Caliber carts fit the GT5 handle and apparently the Quattro handles too!
Very good news
Very good news
I think the OEM Personna handles are generally pretty good.
I was very kindly gifted a DynaShave handle which is available in UK and is the same as the QShave Black Spider and that steps it up to another level.
It’s got a head that swivels left and right as well as up and down and it’s a really nice handle for the Caliber and GT5 carts:
Apparently this is the same handle as the Schick Pivotball.
I was very kindly gifted a DynaShave handle which is available in UK and is the same as the QShave Black Spider and that steps it up to another level.
It’s got a head that swivels left and right as well as up and down and it’s a really nice handle for the Caliber and GT5 carts:
Apparently this is the same handle as the Schick Pivotball.
It's a Hydro 3 Mk1. So almost as good as the current Hydro 3.
There are only two families or platforms:
Quattro/Caliber/GT
Hydro/Easy Fit/Hydro 5 Mk1 now private label at Tesco and Wilko.
Tesco and Wilko selling this new 5 blade cart really reduces the choice. I am not too sure the GT is available in the UK anymore except Lidl.The cheapest option is now Quattro disposables.
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Those Schick Pivotballs are new to me, utilising the Caliber 5 and Xtreme3. I have been been using my Core Motion for two years now.
In UK Lidl sell the GT5 £3.00 and four carts for £3.80
Aldi sell the Magnum M5 for £3.00 and four carts for £3.00
I am not a fan of the Magnum. Quattro Titanium disposables are cheaper than the GT5 on promotion if you're happy with 4 rather than 5 blades.
Hmm... Where is the offer for the Quattro disposables?
The Lidl GT5 carts are £0.95 each so is it cheaper than that?
And will the Quattro disposable heads prise off so I can mount them on the GT5 handle?
Aldi also have the Matrix 3 for £2.00 with 6 carts for £2.00.
Superdrug and Boots sell the Caliber 3 and 5.
The Superdrug disposable is a Caliber 5 which with their offers works out cheaper than the carts.
You can prise the head out and it has an adapter which will fit on the Magnum handle or you can snap off the tabs and it will mount straight on to the Magnum/GT5 handle.
I’ll have a look into the Quattro disposables because the more aggressive GT5 system suits me over the Caliber.
I actually like the Magnum but the stock of carts in Aldi seems erratic.
Quattro disposables are currently available at Boots- £5.89 and Tesco - £5.00 in packs of 3 according to mysupermarket.Tesco often do 50% off promotions so 83p a cart.
I am sure they are available in Superdrug too.
I am sure they are available in Superdrug too.
Thanks - I’ll look out for the offers!
Boots are doing the Caliber 3 carts at £3.00 for four but they seem to be running the stock down in favour of the ones which are Mach 3 compatible.
What's the point of private label if everyone is the same, they may as well create a budget brand. With the Hydro 3 and 5 available, why are they pushing the Easy Fit 3 and 5? Effectively the Hydro 3 and 5 Mk 1's. It just reducing choice.
Xtreme3 Pivotball disposables are in Tesco. I shall wait for the next half price promotion.
Well in a new developement our local Aldi has replaced it’s Magnum system with the same Caliber 5 system as Superdrug, Boots and Morrison’s.
The Aldi Caliber 5 carts are £4.99 for four (as opposed to £6.00) everywhere else but it’s still cheaper to buy the Caliber 5 disposables from Superdrug on their Buy 1 Get 1 Half Price offer so you get 6 carts for £5.25 and just pop the heads out and snap the tabs off.
So it seems the only options in UK to get Magnum carts are as Wilko disposables or from the CleanShaven shave club.
Aldi still had the Matrix 3 carts at £2.00 for 6 (!) and it really is a good aggressive shave but all the Matrix 3 handles had disappeared so I wonder if they’re phasing them out too.
The Aldi Caliber 5 carts are £4.99 for four (as opposed to £6.00) everywhere else but it’s still cheaper to buy the Caliber 5 disposables from Superdrug on their Buy 1 Get 1 Half Price offer so you get 6 carts for £5.25 and just pop the heads out and snap the tabs off.
So it seems the only options in UK to get Magnum carts are as Wilko disposables or from the CleanShaven shave club.
Aldi still had the Matrix 3 carts at £2.00 for 6 (!) and it really is a good aggressive shave but all the Matrix 3 handles had disappeared so I wonder if they’re phasing them out too.
I don't understand this lack of choice, either Easy Fit3 or 5 - which are the original Hydro's or the Caliber 5.
I’m thoroughly enjoying the Caliber 3 cart on a Pivotball handle - it’s a very smooth comfortable and smart shave.
Does the Pivotball handle reduce the closeness of the shave though?
For some reason my shaves seem closer with the handles which don’t pivot laterally but there’s no doubt that the lateral pivot makes for smoother easier and more comfortable shaving.
And maybe that’s why the Feather MR3 Neo handle gives you the option to lock the lateral pivot.
Also I have had a moment of clarity about the price of carts.
Coming to carts from DE, SE and straight shaving everything I learned about prep and technique is transferable and I’m getting magnificent cart shaves now.
Initially I made a big deal out of the fact that the Gillette carts are proportionately hugely more expensive but the truth is that I spent literally £1000’s on vintage razors.
A cart will last me a month so the saving from a Gillette cart to a Personna cart might be about £1.50 a month or less than £20 a year.
I live in the First World and have a full time job so to be honest that kind of saving is meaningless.
What matters then is quality of shave but again in the post-Mach 3 world they’re all good because the fierce competition means Gillette, Dorco, Personna and Bic have all got to be of a comparable standard to survive.
So really it just comes down to personal preference - YMMV applies in the world of carts too!
Having had this realisation I subscribed to the Bic Shave Club.
The carts work out at £1.75 each in the Club.
I know I can get an equally good shave from the Aldi Matrix 3 with carts that cost £0.35 each.
But guess what? I go to work so that I can afford to spend the extra £1.40 per cart cos Bic have the best aesthetics
Does the Pivotball handle reduce the closeness of the shave though?
For some reason my shaves seem closer with the handles which don’t pivot laterally but there’s no doubt that the lateral pivot makes for smoother easier and more comfortable shaving.
And maybe that’s why the Feather MR3 Neo handle gives you the option to lock the lateral pivot.
Also I have had a moment of clarity about the price of carts.
Coming to carts from DE, SE and straight shaving everything I learned about prep and technique is transferable and I’m getting magnificent cart shaves now.
Initially I made a big deal out of the fact that the Gillette carts are proportionately hugely more expensive but the truth is that I spent literally £1000’s on vintage razors.
A cart will last me a month so the saving from a Gillette cart to a Personna cart might be about £1.50 a month or less than £20 a year.
I live in the First World and have a full time job so to be honest that kind of saving is meaningless.
What matters then is quality of shave but again in the post-Mach 3 world they’re all good because the fierce competition means Gillette, Dorco, Personna and Bic have all got to be of a comparable standard to survive.
So really it just comes down to personal preference - YMMV applies in the world of carts too!
Having had this realisation I subscribed to the Bic Shave Club.
The carts work out at £1.75 each in the Club.
I know I can get an equally good shave from the Aldi Matrix 3 with carts that cost £0.35 each.
But guess what? I go to work so that I can afford to spend the extra £1.40 per cart cos Bic have the best aesthetics
Just got a Tri-Flexx.
It’s a whole different ball game from the Caliber and Matrix - very narrow head, pretty harsh shaving and powerfully efficient giving me a true deep BBS:
Also the handle is beautiful, heavy rubber and metal.
And it’s compatible with Sensor carts too as well as the ridiculously cheap but excellent shaving Supermax SMX3:
This is like old skool ‘80s shaving retrofitted with a triple blade!
It’s a whole different ball game from the Caliber and Matrix - very narrow head, pretty harsh shaving and powerfully efficient giving me a true deep BBS:
Also the handle is beautiful, heavy rubber and metal.
And it’s compatible with Sensor carts too as well as the ridiculously cheap but excellent shaving Supermax SMX3:
This is like old skool ‘80s shaving retrofitted with a triple blade!
I tried the Personna Trac II copies, and they were too rough on my face. But many folks like them and do 3 pass shaves with them
You won't know until you try a brand yourself I guess
You won't know until you try a brand yourself I guess
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