The Onion satire correctly describes the Gillette Fusion in 2003

[DrAwkward]

I stumbled across a satirical article from the Onion that gives a surprisingly accurate description of the Gillette Fusion 5 blade cartridge several years before it was created. They even predicted that little trimming blade on the back. The title of the article is mildly offensive, so I won't post a link. If you want to read it, google the following 3 words: onion five blades.

It is very funny and worth a few minutes for the sake of entertainment.

 

[rajagra]

Maybe they could sue Gillette!

 

[Steveareno]

Here's the press release for the Fusion. I had to read it twice to be sure it wasn't another spoof from the Onion. Even the quotation from the Gillette CEO bad mouthing Schick sounds like the Onion, just without the profanities. Amazing.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/09/14/news/fortune500/gillette/

 

[StuMcB]

This was where I openly laughed,

That's right. Five blades, two strips, and make the second one lather

 

[rajagra]

I lather at the mouth just seeing the prices.

 

[Dusty1]

I don't think the Onion predicted the 5th blade any more than I predicted a Rockey 5. Some things are just self-explanatory.

 

[Jut]

yah, but mine goes to 11

 

[jzuzphreek]

I don't care if they have to cram the fifth blade in perpendicular to the other four, just do it!

Haha! Technically, that's what they did with the "sideburn" blade!

The market? Listen, we make the market. All we have to do is put her out there with a little jingle. It's as easy as, "Hey, shaving with anything less than five blades is like scraping your beard off with a dull hatchet." Or "You'll be so smooth, I could snort lines off of your chin." Try "Your neck is going to be so friggin' soft, someone's gonna walk up and tie a ... Cub Scout kerchief under it."

Sounds about right.