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66 of 73 found the following review helpful:
 Occam's Merkur Razor Apr 13, 2007
By Matthew Burkholder
"Would I Lie To You?"
Do you find yourself forced to choose between buying decent razor blades or putting a down payment on a home? Isn't it interesting that big ticket items such as home computers and digital cameras continue to drop in price, making them available to everyone at a reasonable cost, while all the 'Shaving Systems' and attendant accoutrements continue to skyrocket into the stratosphere? Gillete's Mach 3 blades are sold on Amazon in packs of 8 ($17.99) and in packs of 12 ($28.99.) The Schick Quattro blades are also available, package of 8, for $21.99. Twenty to thirty bucks for a pack of razor blades? Have you people taken leave of your senses? I don't care how many new blades you add; the flashy colors and tacky gimmicks fail to impress me any longer. The Shaving Barons have ripped me off for long enough!
These blades offer a very comfortable shave for a fraction of the price. Making the switch to an old school double edged razor kit may seem prohibitively expensive at first, but in the long run you'll save a bundle. If you're up 15 to 20 bucks every time you buy new blades the switch will pay for itself in under a year, clearing up lots of extra cash for interesting stuff like books or CDs. The best choice seems pretty self-evident to this reviewer.
I would like to add that Merkur makes exceptionally fine razors as well as blades. If you are contemplating taking the plunge I recommend checking out their product line further.
35 of 39 found the following review helpful:
 Adequate but overpriced Nov 23, 2009
By A. L. Kern
"humourist"
If you (like myself) initially came to Amazon first in starting your entry into DE safety razor shaving, STOP right now. Using the search engine of your choice, seek out the several popular shaving blogs and online vendors. Do your homework before you reach for that credit card and read, read, read before making your choices. Merkur makes excellent DE razors that are well liked by novices and experts alike but their blades are only middle of the road in their performance but are priced above their value point. There are multiple choices for razor blades from all over the world (England/Russia/India/Pakistan/Turkey/Japan) and multiple vendors selling sample packs to help you in your search, prices range from $0.10 to $0.50 per blade with shipping, so choose wisely young shaving Jedi.
24 of 26 found the following review helpful:
Using them for a year... will never go back! Nov 18, 2007
By Bladesmith
"LC"
I've been using a classic double edged razor (also made by Merkur) for about a year now; and I have to say that I'll never go back to "shaving systems." People have said that these blades are a mite unforgiving to beginners still learning to properly use a double edged razor, but I never had much of a problem. True, there is a small learning curve (how I wish the fathers of my generation had not been conned into the "multi-blade revolution" and had been able to teach us to shave properly). The rewards for taking the time to learn to shave properly are certainly worth the risks of a few stray nicks at first. Try them for a year in a well made razor and I'm sure you will never go back to bloated overpriced and not nearly as effective "shave scams"...er I mean systems.
24 of 30 found the following review helpful:
cheap, effective, will cut off your face Jan 12, 2008
By Kevin B
These things are crazy cheap and crazy sharp, so you should only use these if you absolutely have your technique down. I didn't at first and cut the crap out of my face. But, now I've gotten used to them and only cut myself a couple times per shave. I wish I was joking.
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
good but unforgiving Feb 10, 2009
By Nor Olegnad
"Nor"
I am new to the whole old-school wetshaving thing, and like many of the other reviewers here, I am actually enjoying shaving for the first time ever. From my first Atra to my last Fusion, I succeeded primarily in scraping off half my face before razor-burned first dates and family photos. Utter garbage from Gillette and Schick.
Now I find myself geeking out, checking out soap vs. cream, Portuguese vs. Italian vs. English vs. American creams, and, finally, different blades in my Merkur HD razor with my badger brush. Most of other people's observatons vis-a-vis aggressiveness seem to match my experience so far. The Israeli blades are very forgiving, but the shave is not as close. I'm waiting for my shipment of Feather blades from Japan to see if they are as aggressive as they say.
As for these blades, they're the first I used with my new set-up, post-Gillette. They immediately gave me an ultra close shave, but with a few small nicks and no burn at all. I am going back to them after discarding my current blade, a crappy American-made blade I bought in the grocery store for $2 for 10. So I'll find out if the few nicks were in my learning curve or just a byproduct of the aggressiveness of the blade.
I am not anti-capitalist nor anti-big business. I am, though, anti-big marketing firms that mold people's perceptions in order to sell mass quantities of crap to the "great unwashed". I am now well-washed. And shaven..
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