Thread: Lots of questions from a newbie

thanks guys , awesome advise form all ...

yeah Gugi , i tried them both and then found out that Hd was more suited to me than the more expensive razor ...

however , i do hear what you guys are saying about perhaps buying a couple of different cheaper razors and at different scales .. and yes i do agree with all this but this is my life lesson ( with the exception of my Merkur Futur purchase ) with all sports equipment purchases and everything else .

you usually alwaysl comes back to higher end quality product . However , say you try the cheaper approach and spend say $45-$55 on each cheap razor and you buy about 3 of them.. that's about $150 or more on razors and then you say okay i'm good enough now so i'm ready to buy my high end Dovo at $160 .
Now your total comes to $310 ???

my point is , buying a high end razor ( if it's not too aggressive for learning ) may in fact be an okay choice for your first razor + the fact that it might be a nicer shave than perhaps the lower end razor.

okay but having said that , it's the opposite in DE razors as the most expensive merkur ( vision)gets the most negative reviews and the cheapest one , the most basic one , HD , is the most popular and consistantly the best .

Wow , i saw what i just did to argue myself into my own corner good thing i didn't become a lawyer ...

i'll stick to my guns and go with the Dovo and thanks for the honing advise too btw .. i'll make sure i get that as an options when i purchase.

I agree with you about going for quality. I would however recommend getting a quality razor from the B/S/T forum here on SRP. Its more likely to come to you shave ready, you'll get a good price for what you are looking for and you'll be buying from someone who knows what they are selling.

Actually I have plenty of vintage blades that are of higher quality and much better aestheticaly than any new Dovo. The thing with the vintage razors that doesn't transfer to your sports equipment analogy is that their price does not reflect the quality. If all these companies were still in business making razors they will most certainly be selling their new razors at much higher prices.
I constantly see used current production razors sell used for more money than much better vintage razors in the same condition. If you compare the razor you are looking at with the entry level Dovos, there is a difference in quality, but a vintage razor priced cheaper than the entry Dovos could be of the same quality as your expensive Dovo.

And I am not trying to talk you out of buying your new razor - by all means go for it, it's a good razor, you like it and it fits your budget, and that's all that matters.