....do you typically go ahead and bin it? I had that happen to me this morning with a Gillette Silver Blue. Sure, it wasn't a very long fall, but it looked like it hit on both of the edges. In my mind, blades are so cheap that it isn't worth the risk of hacking up your face if indeed one or both of the edges were damaged. I hated doing that, as it seems that GSB's get better on the second shave. But, you only get one face!
When you drop a blade in the sink.
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Had never given it a thought until you mentioned it. I guess because it has never happened to me.
I would just chunk it and grab another.
I would just chunk it and grab another.
If I drop a blade and it hits anything hard/solid, it gets binned. They are very inexpensive and my face is too important to me. Happened the other day when a blade flew out of a TTO and bounced off the sink and hit the floor. Too bad--Super Iridium with only one shave on it.
Nothing will happen to it...
A slight drop in the sink should be no problem. Now running them over with a lawnmower? That might be the only way to get me to throw them out.
Not after I toss it away it won't. All it takes is a tiny ding or scratch on the blade edge to ruin my day.
A dropped blade gets binned no matter how small the fall is. I don't want to risk ruining my day with a nick/weeper caused by an unseen microscopic dent in the cutting edge.
For less than $.30 a blade they go into the blade bank. Not worth it although I don't remember dropping one in a long time. Probably just jinxed myself! 
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A microscopic gouge or chip can make for a painful shave. Unless you own a microscope and can inspect the edges for damage before you use, there's no way to know for sure. For 30 cents, I'll play it safe!
Toss it. That's what I would do.
I am also extra careful of even tapping the edge against anything.
I am also extra careful of even tapping the edge against anything.
I'm clumsy so it happens to me from time to time. I always discard it and unwrap a fresh blade.
I've dropped a few on the floor & sink and binned them afterwards.
Were they fine to use.....probably. Do I want to take that chance....nope.
Were they fine to use.....probably. Do I want to take that chance....nope.
Good point. After re-reading my post, I don't want to be giving any bad advice to anybody(especially new people). I should clarify that when I handle my razors and change the blades, my hands are only a couple of centimeters off the sink. So a slight slip for me has never dinged up the blades where it has caused a bad shave.
I almost always load and unload blades over a towel, so if I drop one-- which happens occasionally-- it's no big deal.
The blade isn't made of butter, it's made of stainless steel. A drop to a sink won't even cause a ding or a scratch. A blade is also very light, almost like a feather, and giving the hardness of the material it's made from, no damage is likely.
And if the ding or a scratch is really only microscopical and can't be seen by the eye, you won't even feel it.
Aren't you concerned about the blade rubbing against other blades in the package for years, even if it's in a wrapper? A wrapper is only made out of paper.
The only real blemishes on a blade I've seen are on defective ones, and they are caused by a rather serious, violent and planned "encounter" with other extremely hard materials.
Yes, blades are affected by use, but not in the same way. I'm also inclined to think that the common perception that a blade deteriorates over 3 or 4 uses is a misconception. Fact is that many people have been using the same blade for like a 100 shaves and didn't feel anything was wrong with it. People attribute this quality just to a number of selected legendary brands, but I don't think there could be such a difference between them and most other blades.
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No a wrapped blade (typically double wrapped) is solidly packed with the edges perpendicular to each other,. Then packed in cardboard or plastic and further packed into boxes, etc. The fact that it is made of stainless steel does not make the edge invulnerable. Have you seen pictures of used straights with dings along the edge?
If my blade leaves my hand and crashes off the sink and then to the floor, I have no confidence there won't be some minor damage to the blade. For 20-30 cents, why would I even want to risk it? Even if the issue is psychological, it's still an issue to me. Another quarter in the kitty. Call me a big spender.
I've added some additional points to my post.
That clarifies your position even more, I'd say. I disagree but respect your position, If you can get many many shaves from a blade, without feeling it degrade, I don't suspect anything that might happen with a drop would bother you either.
