Sorry Crystal, it wasn't a good date...

[Umma2gumma]

I really wonder if where you get them influences the results (limit the chance of them being fake? and also proper storage).
I just got 10 more Crystals today. The Dollar store sells Personna, made in Israel... I would guess the same place making them....but they feel different, Personna being rough (for me).

I got them at Maggard's as a part of a blade sample pack, doubt they are fake or poorly stored.