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IronLionZion

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7. Your grandfather didn't have such first world problems

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Tue Aug 1, 2017, 10:52 PM

Aug 2017

read this article: http://www.artofmanliness.com/2008/01/04/how-to-shave-like-your-grandpa/

My razor blades cost about 12 cents each. I buy 100 packs for $12 on Amazon prime. The razor cost about $30 but it will outlast me if I take care of it.

Your local hippie food store has great shaving creams that are cheaper, better, and last longer than canned garbage they sell at the drugstore. I also get great artisan shave soaps from my local farmers market

Synthetic shave brushes are actually cheaper than badger and boar if you don't want to face animal oppression every morning.

Or if you are open to stropping and honing and never buy another blade ever again, try a straight razor

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Why Are Men Paying Over $20 And More For Razor Blades Costing Pennies To Produce. [View all] TheMastersNemesis Aug 2017 OP

Dollar store disposables work well enough for me dembotoz Aug 2017 #1

Same here! Gabi Hayes Aug 2017 #27

Well the multi-bladed razor heads that Gillette sells do give very smooth and "close" shave and they CentralMass Aug 2017 #2

If Such Is The Case Then That Is Good News. TheMastersNemesis Aug 2017 #4

I wrangle a month or so out of a razor head. Since they shave is closer i can skip a day now and . CentralMass Aug 2017 #11

Or it feels like a cheese grater or bacon slicer on your face IronLionZion Aug 2017 #12

I have to disagree i have an old safety razor as well and find that the Gillette Fusion blades are CentralMass Aug 2017 #14

That's what I use and the Art Of Manliness nailed it. GulfCoast66 Aug 2017 #18

That's what I use. And a soap mug + badger brush. Binkie The Clown Aug 2017 #25

My Grandfather's trick for double edge blades IronLionZion Aug 2017 #31

Shaving soaps are a great value IronLionZion Aug 2017 #38

Actually those stupid little soaps u get in a hotel work quite well dembotoz Aug 2017 #71

I'm a woman, and that's what I use, too obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #73

I have had a beard for the last 35 years. oneshooter Aug 2017 #3

I have been curious about that myself. It seems like for some reason doc03 Aug 2017 #5

I buy made in America Personna blades for 12 cents each IronLionZion Aug 2017 #9

I've been using dollar shave club for a while now... Baconator Aug 2017 #41

It's called capitalism TexasBushwhacker Aug 2017 #6

It's called people are not woke, or look around for other options IronLionZion Aug 2017 #16

Totally different kind of blade TexasBushwhacker Aug 2017 #51

It's also called greed. LanternWaste Aug 2017 #89

Your grandfather didn't have such first world problems IronLionZion Aug 2017 #7

Lol...beat me to it by a min!!! See my post below! Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #10

I used to hate shaving and would avoid it for days at a time IronLionZion Aug 2017 #22

What are artisan shave soaps ? pangaia Aug 2017 #86

Made in someone's house or a small independent business IronLionZion Aug 2017 #87

Thanks. pangaia Aug 2017 #88

Two words that changed my shaving life: Safety Razor Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #8

I used to use Bics but can't find them anymore since the industry raised their prices... brush Aug 2017 #13

Like IronLionZion said above...safety razors are dirt cheap Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #15

rant on...it like once we discovered what our grand-dads used we become razor evangalist! GulfCoast66 Aug 2017 #26

My wife gave me a nice German made razor/handle as a Father's Day gift a few years ago Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #32

Same story here...well almost GulfCoast66 Aug 2017 #37

Your 3 piece razor head can be very easy to change blades IronLionZion Aug 2017 #42

Bet our razors are pretty similar, at least from the sounds of it Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #43

I use a different soap each time GulfCoast66 Aug 2017 #78

If you are interested in more discussions like this IronLionZion Aug 2017 #95

Here's why Gabi Hayes Aug 2017 #17

In case it hasn't been mentioned here already Gabi Hayes Aug 2017 #21

I like Harry's. They last me so long and they're only $2 each NightWatcher Aug 2017 #19

Yup. nt fleabiscuit Aug 2017 #52

I use Dollar Shave Club razors. tammywammy Aug 2017 #57

Long time Harry's guy here too... PoiBoy Aug 2017 #58

When i was young, I couldn't wait to have whiskers. panader0 Aug 2017 #20

Blades will last months and months if they are stored properly. former9thward Aug 2017 #23

I had a friend who did that GulfCoast66 Aug 2017 #29

Mineral oil does the trick. Sneederbunk Aug 2017 #30

I can only afford to shave either my face or my balls Major Nikon Aug 2017 #24

Zis you? Gabi Hayes Aug 2017 #36

I figure it's the only one true thing that separates man from beast Major Nikon Aug 2017 #39

I shave Gabi Hayes Aug 2017 #60

hahahaha... good one! InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2017 #40

Related Bob Loblaw Aug 2017 #28

Barbasol? GulfCoast66 Aug 2017 #33

I used menthol shaving cream this morning IronLionZion Aug 2017 #35

Was it really necessary Bob Loblaw Aug 2017 #75

I'm evangelizing it because I want more Americans to buy these products IronLionZion Aug 2017 #80

You can also get Bigelow shave cream at some Bath and Body Works stores. subterranean Aug 2017 #91

Bigelow is good, it's the eucalyptus menthol IronLionZion Aug 2017 #92

I did the triple-blade razor cartridge bullshit for a few years. Smooth shave and effortless. Iggo Aug 2017 #34

Because they didn't buy the 40 dollar norelco? BootinUp Aug 2017 #44

I've used a safety razor and mostly Persona blades HeartachesNhangovers Aug 2017 #45

What about the straight razor that barbers use in movies Not Ruth Aug 2017 #46

I would have always been paranoid that someone would have gone off the deep end smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #47

Theon couldn't do it to Ramsay Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #48

Dollar Shave Club for me sweetloukillbot Aug 2017 #49

When I was a kid, up the attic there was an old double edge razor sharpener gadget. It looked... Rollo Aug 2017 #50

if I could find single or double edged dweller Aug 2017 #53

Ebay is your friend Spider Jerusalem Aug 2017 #56

Amazon and Walmart and others sell injector blades IronLionZion Aug 2017 #81

I use a fifty-year-old Gillette safety razor that was my grandfather's, with double-edge blades Spider Jerusalem Aug 2017 #54

Same reason feminine hygiene products are so expensive. A captive market. flor-de-jasmim Aug 2017 #55

Why are "Men" Paying..... hey, we women buy razor blades too!!! IcyPeas Aug 2017 #59

Women's safety razors exist, with dirt cheap blades IronLionZion Aug 2017 #83

Electric shavers are the way to go. Kablooie Aug 2017 #61

BECAUSE THE MASONS PLOT AT THE BOHEMIAN GROVE TO MAKE ALL THE FROGS GAY Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #62

No it's the BURLINGTONIAN ALBANIANS NOW! beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #65

Yeah, its fun to be a "cool kid" until you're making out by the barn next to the lake Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #67

LMAO! beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #68

Fun: VermontKevin Aug 2017 #63

I spend about a dollar a month for a 5 pack of disposable razors from Family Dollar Kaleva Aug 2017 #64

I'm a dollar shave guy, have epic beard growth in a short amount of time and i change it up. phleshdef Aug 2017 #66

maybe you should consider waxing JI7 Aug 2017 #69

Now that was mean. DetlefK Aug 2017 #70

Ummm.... women pay for blades, too obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #72

Yes, and we are expected as caregivers to shave Ilsa Aug 2017 #85

Yup obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #90

Electric is the only way to go. ileus Aug 2017 #74

Don't buy those madokie Aug 2017 #76

I still shave with double edge razor TEB Aug 2017 #77

The same reason women are charged a fortune for tampons. Orrex Aug 2017 #79

Because they don't want to buy those bags of 12 razors for women? WinkyDink Aug 2017 #82

Good advertising? oberliner Aug 2017 #84

Dollar Shave Club. Nt Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #93

Hundreds of millions in product promotion and billions in R&D. Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #94

Razors? Shaving? What's that about? MineralMan Aug 2017 #96