the average joe doesn't care about a single blade or the time it takes to perfect the craft of using a single blade, Gillette makes the single blade to stay true to it's roots, they aren't in the business of educating their customers. Besides they still offer the single blade stuff which is great, and they make some of the best blades available, so lets enjoy what Gillette gives us in the single blade stuff, and let the 5 blade wonder carts go to pasture, as far as I'm concerned there's no point in even talking about them.
Why Gillette insist 5 blades matter. Absolute conjecture.
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Okay 3 blades max. More than three, blades have less room to flex and are prone to clog.
We talk about it because, despite widespread denigration, some of our members like and use them. And that's ok.
Yeah, the seven bladed carts are a lot better...
no 7 blade cart is good, no cart is good.......end of discussion.
After all these years of so called improving the Razor, Gillette doesn't realize that one blade is all that is needed. When will the improvements end? Now there is a new improvement it's a heated cart plug in razor for $170.
I've been using a heated razor for years. Step 1: fill sink with hot tap water, Step 2: drop in 1 blade razor, Lather up, Step 3: retrieve razor, start shave, reheat razor by shaking lather off razor in the hot water.
I miss the days when Gillette Gem Schick made all those wonderful Techs, Slims, Micromatics, Injectors and so many real metal razors.
I've been using a heated razor for years. Step 1: fill sink with hot tap water, Step 2: drop in 1 blade razor, Lather up, Step 3: retrieve razor, start shave, reheat razor by shaking lather off razor in the hot water.
I miss the days when Gillette Gem Schick made all those wonderful Techs, Slims, Micromatics, Injectors and so many real metal razors.
You absolutely can get a great shave from a cart.
They are just not made anymore..
They are just not made anymore..
Improvement is a bit misleading... Improvement are still coming but they're focusing on the improverment of the markup, not on the shaving tools. If you consider the growth of the markup from the simple DE blade to the coated one, from the coated one to the 2 blade carts, from the 2 blade cart to the 3-4-5-n blade cart, you clearly can see the huge improvement on the markup while brand recognition has kept at high levels. Customers are tamed to seek out the new, the improved, the better, the more convenient, and the company does not fail to deliver.
P&G share price went up 73% in the last 5 years, if that's not improvement I don't know what is.
The Gillette brand itself worths $7.5billion.Thanks for the agressive aquisition of brands everywhere and huge spending on marketing, (and most likely occult financial machinations) shareholders are happy and the company's main goal to keep them happy, making profit.
I love the 3 abs 5 blade hydro… there is a generic version that’s exact. Generic and even Schick is more affordable than Gillett$!
Have you used a seven blade cart?
Why?
My latest 200 twin blade carts have arrived to add to the 3000 to 4000 I already own. They are wonderful...
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I have around 5 different styles of T70's...You absolutely can get a great shave from a cart.
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They are just not made anymore..
I find with Gillette five blades give the best results.
never seen that before but I have to say Gillette Slalom is a pretty good name for the product.
The Slalom is the Russian name for the Atra/Contour. These carts are NOS made in Russia. They are no longer made in Russia but imported. They may now even be rebranded Vectors...
Gillette Vector is basically Atra/Contor.
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