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Are these the Gillette platinum blades you mentioned?
US online retailers for the various Personna "Lab Blues" "Medi-Prep" "Israeli Blues" and "Israeli Reds"
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Are these the Gillette platinum blades you mentioned?
Yep, that's the one. I have a thread on this blade vs. the "Swede" version... both excellent blades for me, with a slight edge to the blue packet variety, though it's so close that it may just be sample/batch variation (Though PPI is very consistent, I have 10 year old Astra SPs that shave exactly like ones purchased recently).
I'm not sure if you noticed it, but the Amazon link you provided for the 100 and 200 count boxes of Personna indicates two different sellers. For these 3rd party resellers, you can never tell where they're getting the picture from. The 250 count box is being shipped from a seller whose address is a private house while the 100 count box is being sold direct by Personna with the address given as their headquarters. Those review ratings on top of the page are meaningless because Amazon commingles every seller who has ever used that link (they re-use links and when the product is sold out it switches to a seller who has it in stock).
Your CamelCamelCamel link is for the 3rd party seller pricing on Amazon and they're all over the place. The problem with Amazon links is that if Amazon or even one of their 3rd party shlock resellers sells out of an item, that link converts over to another 3rd party reseller that has a price that may be 25% or more higher than Amazon's or the previous 3rd party reseller.
To compound the problem, the reviews are commingled and combine sellers, including Amazon's. Since Amazon doesn't require the reviewer to state the seller, you never know who sold the customer the item they're complaining about, or if it's in perfect condition, who the reputable seller is. Some way of doing business, huh?
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Received these from Amazon last week. Any ideas on what these are or if they are a new variety to the mix?
Was expecting Lab Blues but pretty sure they are not those. Had a shave with one and it performed well, but it didn't remind me of the first shave I had with the laser etched one that was included with my Dart razor. I used this "Platinum Chrome" blade in my Fatip Lo Storto closed comb slant so maybe that's why my impression of it differed. We shall see after direct comparisons in the next coming weeks.
Was expecting Lab Blues but pretty sure they are not those. Had a shave with one and it performed well, but it didn't remind me of the first shave I had with the laser etched one that was included with my Dart razor. I used this "Platinum Chrome" blade in my Fatip Lo Storto closed comb slant so maybe that's why my impression of it differed. We shall see after direct comparisons in the next coming weeks.
Lab Blues currently come packaged like this:
They are made in Verona, VA by Accutec.
I think everybody gets confused by Personna blades.
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Mine were bought on Amazon and the seller was Personna, not a third party. Are the "Platinum Chromes" a new blade or just a different name from one of the other types "Israeli Reds" (now German reds?)? I just want to know what I actually have.
Personna is just a brand name, not a company nor a vendor. Personna blades are made by either Edgewell or Accutec. Whatever you bought was made by Edgewell. They are not Lab Blues or Med Preps. If that is what you wanted, you got the wrong ones. We advised not to buy from Amazon, but you did not want to listen.
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I bought 7 packs of Lab Blues from Maggards. I was ok with ordering from Amazon based on the info Shane from Blackland Razors provided in post #14 about the 100 count in his link being Israeli Reds or German Reds and the 200 count was the Lab Blues. I'm not complaining as I did get them for under $12 and the 200 count Personnas (now have to check if the packaging is the real deal Lab Blues) were around $23.
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I'm not questioning you, but here is the seller info on that Amazon link where I bought my "Platinum Chromes". Seems these were sold direct from Personna/Edgewell no?
Anyone know where to buy actual IP Reds (not the blue pack German-made Platinum blades) today?
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Connaught in the UK still have some. They are in the blue and silver pack. This is the same blade as the Israeli Red, just packaged for the Euro markets.
This doesn't answer your question but I purchased some a while back on Amazon that were advertised as Israel Reds, arrived in red packaging, but had 'Made in Germany' on the box. I contacted the seller and he asked me to take a picture and send it to him. I did. Nothing came of it but just sharing. He did ask me if I wanted a refund but I said no. If it's any consolation the blades are actually fine, IMHO.
Edit: I've attached a photo. I notice now that the 'Israeli' claim (watermark) has been removed from the site. So, there's that.
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As a long time fan of Lab Blue and Med Prep blades, I wouldn't mind seeing Accutec start putting their name on those packages.
They are a respected brand in their own right.
It would help clear up a lot of confusion.
They are a respected brand in their own right.
It would help clear up a lot of confusion.
Rhody
I'm a Lumberjack.
I’m starting to think the confusion is part of their marketing strategy 
This is the Personna Platinum Chrome Israeli Red in UK packaging
This is the German made version
Here is a link to where I bought them 3 times this year and I always get the Israeli Reds that I like. I kinda stocked up as they aren't making them anymore and I find them exceptionally smooth
PIR
Rhody
I'm a Lumberjack.
I thought that first pic wasn’t the reds.
That is what makes Personna so confusing that you want to pull your hair out. West Coast shaving also sells these.
