Sainsbury's (a leading UK supermarket) DE blades?

[JasonJT]

Greetings all.

Today when I was out shopping, I decided to browse the men's shaving section (again) and discovered these DE blades.

These are Sainsbury's own DE razor blades. I have never ever seen them before and they were really cheap at £2 per pack. I didn't buy them as I have enough blades in my house.

However I am really keen to know who makes these blades for Sainsburys. Has anyone tried them?

Jason.

 

[TheBigL]

The country of manufacture is usually the biggest giveaway as to who makes them.

 

[JasonJT]

The country of manufacture is usually the biggest giveaway as to who makes them.

Thanks for that. Next time I visit Sainsbury's (my wife works there and we get a discount on our shopping) I'll look out for those blades and note which country they are manufactured. When I have established where these blades are made it will be posted on here in due course.

Jason.

 

[ChriWilson]

Thanks for that. Next time I visit Sainsbury's (my wife works there and we get a discount on our shopping) I'll look out for those blades and note which country they are manufactured. When I have established where these blades are made it will be posted on here in due course.

Jason.

Best bet would be Dorco's ?

https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/blades/sainsburys-double-blade-replacements-x10

 

[BigJ]

The country of manufacture is usually the biggest giveaway as to who makes them.

Yes indeed! And some store brands are really fine blades IME.

 

[saj]

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Greetings all.

Today when I was out shopping, I decided to browse the men's shaving section (again) and discovered these DE blades.

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These are Sainsbury's own DE razor blades. I have never ever seen them before and they were really cheap at £2 per pack. I didn't buy them as I have enough blades in my house.

However I am really keen to know who makes these blades for Sainsburys. Has anyone tried them?

Jasoon.

Looks similar to the asda ones they had

 

[Rhody]

Sainsbury's has a lot of decent store branded items. I was thinking persona on these but probably Dorco Good to know these were scientifically designed for men

 

[Steelerfan]

Dorco is a leading provider of the private label blades. It woud be a safe bet that these are indeed Dorcos and since they are made in Vietnam, they are very good blades, at least for me.

 

[abershaver]

I am UK based (Scotland) and certainly the Sainsbury’s blades were Dorco blades a few years ago. Not sure if they have changed. Boots own brand blades are Personnas.

 

[JasonJT]

Bought a pack of the Sainsburys blades today. They will be reviewed on my next shave.

Just had a look at the packaging and it says 'Made in Germany' so I am guessing they MAY be rebadged Merkur blades.

Jason.

 

[edw]

Bought a pack of the Sainsburys blades today. They will be reviewed on my next shave.

Just had a look at the packaging and it says 'Made in Germany' so I am guessing they MAY be rebadged Merkur blades.

Jason.

I am afraid they are made by Feintechnik gmbh, who gets mixed reviews more on the worse side.

Better if they are made by German American Safety Razor plant.

 

[Ebberman]

£2 for 10 blades seems expensive. It works out at £20 per 100, compared with Dorco £6 per 100 on ebay, and even £2.99 per 100 on Amazon for Dorco Titan.

 

[JasonJT]

Thanks for your replies.

As mentioned in today's shaving review I tried them just to see what they are like and they are really THAT good. They are smooth and comfortable and the results were amazing.

As I surmised in my review; I thought they were rebadged Astra blades as they gave a very similar performance.

What I think I will do for my next shave is directly compare the Sainsburys blade to the Nacet blade. Should be interesting. Perhaps I should do a 3-way showdown? Nacet vs Astra vs Sainsburys?

Jason