I have been buying razors for a few months now, first DE's and now straights. I am getting frustrated with the quality of the straights. Let me elaborate:
I bought a new Dovo stainless in ebony - prehoned from a well known vendor. The razor arrived with a cracked scale (small crack near the wedge). The vendor was kind enough to replace it with a Pearlex version also prehoned. That razor arrived with a loose pin such that it would fall open. I managed to tighten it using a hammer and anvil so I guess all is well.
Today I received a new prehoned TI super Gnome from a different vendor. The scales are severely misaligned. The razor functions OK but I am not happy with the appearance. This was after waiting for 2 1/2 weeks to get the razor. I suppose I should just send it back and put up with another long wait, but I am leaning toward just keeping it and living with the misalignment.
At this rate I may end up going back to DE's.
Lou
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