I recently recommended a friend the Merkur 34c and he loves it. I would also have recommended a Razorock GC or something similar but the 34c is a good choice (in my opinion) for people who aren’t really into this as a hobby. They see it on Amazon, use it, and have no problems shaving with that same razor till it breaks. I’m think a Razorock would be a “better” choice but it can be hard to get the average person to care that much. If they’re open to it though, Razorock seems to be making some really good razors for the money. I feel like they are the current king of nice budget friendly razors.