I am loving this blade. close to a dozen shaves and it may actually be getting smoother....
Are you still using yours in rotation?
Are you still using yours in rotation?
I am loving this blade. close to a dozen shaves and it may actually be getting smoother....
Are you still using yours in rotation?
I assume you are referring to this and this post (just to not let stand your statement here as an isolated mere assertion).I've been using this one, which I have confirmed is an English Wilkinson.
As a side note, it seems that I have made my first DE shave (15 years ago, while traveling) with a re-branded English Wilkie (not Boots), or at least a blade that was packaged by Wilkinson England. That journey lasted 6 months and I had not the slightest idea how long a DE normally would last, so I just kept using a blade until I found that it got useless. When resuming DE now a few months ago, for some or no reason I didn't touch those old blades and thought that I simply had not been very picky 15 years ago, because... in those 6 months I only had used (and abused) 3 blades! But now it looks like I should revisit the remaining ones!
I'm not meaning to derail the thread with my sidestep/offtopic.
Will do so as soon as I can say something about it. I'll use it within the random rotation of my razors and other blades.Feel free to add anything related to blade longevity to this thread.
After having followed this thread over six weeks it wouldn't surprise me anymore if you would take this blade with ease to 200 or even more shaves.I'm sure I will pick it up again and maybe take it to 200 shaves
Lucky you! I'd wish you'd share the seller with us.
Caveat emptor! Not all UK Wilkies are created equal. There are at least three different kinds (perhaps more). All of them are good, but some are better than others, in my experience. I do not know where the posters on this thread are buying their blades, but I have seen large quantities of UK-made Wilkies going for relatively low prices. Those may or may not be the "top shelf" Wilkies.
This seller has some (BIN) that will allow you to try a small quantity w/o shelling out huge amounts of money:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251323248813?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
He sent me a picture of the back of the package
I "believe" this is the seller I purchased the first 100 from. It has been quite a while now but the username is the same as I find in my purchase history (item link is long gone but the username and description appears to be the same).
Looks like they are using a different picture in their single card sale than their 20 card d sale of 100 blades.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251341477605
There is no way to know for certain if they have the same batch of blades or if they have acquired another group.
Despite the new packaging, the seller told me they are Made in England. This is quite a bargain, assuming they are the real deal. At least 3 people on this forum have ordered from this guy with good results, so ...
ok well I made it to a dozen shaves, then in a fit of rage snapped the blade in half and threw it out (it bit me, a few times) So I guess I will start a new one. Even still... 12 shaves out of a hundred pack of blades... Im good for about 3-1/2 years. (and I have 200 ) So I wont NEED to buy blades until about 2021
I actually just got my second order of 100 from this seller in the mail today. Both times this is what the actual packages look like which I believe are the same as the ones Turtle posted much earlier in the thread.
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As a side note, it seems that I have made my first DE shave (15 years ago, while traveling) with a re-branded English Wilkie (not Boots), or at least a blade that was packaged by Wilkinson England. That journey lasted 6 months and I had not the slightest idea how long a DE normally would last, so I just kept using a blade until I found that it got useless. When resuming DE now a few months ago, for some or no reason I didn't touch those old blades and thought that I simply had not been very picky 15 years ago, because... in those 6 months I only had used (and abused) 3 blades! But now it looks like I should revisit the remaining ones!
I'm not meaning to derail the thread with my sidestep/offtopic.
Will do so as soon as I can say something about it. I'll use it within the random rotation of my razors and other blades.Feel free to add anything related to blade longevity to this thread.