Derbys, probably about 10 years ago. They were the only blades that could be bought in 100's that I knew of at the time.
YOUR 1st one hundred blade purchase...
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I was never interested in buying 100 packs until last year. I always just bought 10-25 blades mostly of my favs, GSB, Personna R.I. Astra SP and Voskhod. Then I got some German Wilkinsons in a trade and they became my current favorite. I bought 100 and then bought another 100. They are my primary blade but I still like variety and use several other kinds. Perma-Sharp's have moved up to my top 5 replacing Voskhods.
Well, I just received my first 100 in the mail earlier this afternoon: 100 Astra SP’s, and I couldn’t be happier... I’m pleased to have found a blade that works well for me, and now I can settle down and work on my technique for a while hopefully!
Settle down??!!??? With one razor blade??!!??? Are you feeling OK?
Lol, I hear you, but after going through my whole sampler pack once (one blade of each type) I honestly feel like I need some consistency in my shaves. Don't worry, I've still got a bunch of blades to test out at some point in the future, but for the moment I am content to use my Astras and experiment with other aspects of my shave!
I bought 100 Astra SP first but not as a 100 pack. I bought them as 5, 10, 25's etc.. with other orders.
Astra SP are a good start, being a solid workhorse of a blade, with generally good qualities and no excessively bad ones, and they're readily available at very good 100 lot prices. They're almost a no-brainer newb first purchase, and were indeed my first purchase after trying a tuck. Just like you, I bought a hundred when first starting-out in DE, and subsequently worked on technique and familiarity with my original kit of DE89, Astra SP, & TOBS Avocado.
There's far worse ways to start-out.
If you already haven't, you might also consider Gillette Yellow SharpEdge, Gillette Silver Blue (GSB), and eventually Feather.
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I have tried Feathers and Silver Blues in my sampler, and enjoyed them both. I have tried the 7 o’clock green “Super Stainless”, but not the yellows - the greens were really nice!
Purchased these Nacet blades via Ebay. They came from Jordan oddly enough. Anyone have a similar experience. Backing state P&G just hoping these are legitimate. First time with the Nacet blades.
First pack of 100 I bought was a carton of Gillette Platinums I got from a brick and mortar store. Since then I bought 3 cartons of 100 Supermax Blue Diamond-the platinum coated version (sharp blades but pretty rough, don't use them too often but I bought so many of them before I got a chance to really test them because I thought they were out of production since they were hard to obtain back then), then a 100 pack of Astra SPs, a 100 pack of Polsilvers, a carton of 120 Supermax Super Stainless, a 100 pack of Voskhods with 50 pcs Rapira Platinum Lux for a very good deal and just a few days ago I ordered 200 SuperMax Blue Diamonds- the titanium coated version, also at an unbeatable price.
Last but not least-60 Feathers, 50 Kai blades (overrated I think but somewhat unusual blades) and about 130 new type Gilette Platinums plus a few others that I just got to try or that are kind of rubbish but got for free.
Let the insanity begin!
Last but not least-60 Feathers, 50 Kai blades (overrated I think but somewhat unusual blades) and about 130 new type Gilette Platinums plus a few others that I just got to try or that are kind of rubbish but got for free.
Let the insanity begin!
FYI, Yellows are between the Feathers & GSB, but closer to GSB. I highly recommend them. I find them to be a 9/10ths Feather. Very similar, just dialed back a bit, cheaper, and with better longevity.
First 100 blade purchase were Astra SP. I used them exclusively for about 8 months and they are a great blade. Recently I purchased a tuck of GSB and I love how smooth they are in my R89 and slim. I want to try 7 o’clock yellows next but I think GSBs will be my next 100 purchase, they are really good.
Mine was Derby when I first started shaving again after many years with a beard. I bought 200 Derbys and it's now my least used blade. In fact, they are not even in my rotation!
You guys who started with Astra SPs did better research than I did. I bought Derbys and regretted it. Thankfully they were cheap.
If you don’t mind me asking, what blades would you buy if you could do it over again?
Thanks, that’s actually really helpful. I will put them on the wish list for future orders! I really liked the greens (they gave me 9 shaves! Most others gave 3 or 4)...
You're welcome. I hope you enjoy them (Yellows), as much as I do.
