Thread: Are we paying to much for razors today?..I mean in 2011

Originally Posted by Birnando

And where exactly are you???

Northern Oklahoma, USA

Referring to it in terms I can understand, in 1968 I was finally old enough to buy a handgun. A Colt Government Model 45ACP full retail cost $135.00 in my local gun shop. A S&W model 19 4" blue, NIB 357 magnum was $120.00. Did a quick google for those now. Cheapest NIB Colt gov model is $850.

More importantly, which one did you buy?

They didn't have any S&W Centennials?

Originally Posted by Cage

And yet another way to look at it is the price per shave... I saw a thread somewhere about it here. The price of cartrige razors are just stupid... This is one of the main reason I switched to straight razors... much cheeper in the long run (unless someone buys more than one or two... then its more of a hobby as far as economics go).

I guess I'll eventually start saving money with straights, but I'll have to shave about 50 times a day to get there. So far, counting razors, strops and hones each shave is only costing me about 30 bucks.

Originally Posted by AFDavis11

More importantly, which one did you buy?

I went for the Smith. Thirty five bucks difference was a lot of money back then.

I work it out to be $15, but ymmv.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Referring to it in terms I can understand, in 1968 I was finally old enough to buy a handgun. A Colt Government Model 45ACP full retail cost $135.00 in my local gun shop. A S&W model 19 4" blue, NIB 357 magnum was $120.00. Did a quick google for those now. Cheapest NIB Colt gov model is $850.

Well, one fellow made sense by saying I should look at the average income.... So, if you look at it that way..Keeping in mind that all the following numbers are just puled off the internet with no real research behind them, just a quick google for "average incomes. In 1968 the median income was $8632,00..So at $120.00 for a pistol that is 1.39 percent of an annual income; compared to 2010 when the median is listed as around $46,000 (lots of differnt numbers listed, i just picked one for the sake of discussion). At $46k a $120 pistol would .26% of a person's income. So, that would mean we are actually getting more for our money.
Now, lets figure out razors: 1905 average income was $400. average razor $1.50. That would be .375% of a person's income.
2010 average income $46,000. average razor, i don't know lets say a for a new one is around $120 (just for a median, I know they go for $65 - infinity).. So, the percent would be .26%...Still pretty good.....

Well, I guess I have no arguement when you look at it that way...I guess I have no excuses to not buy another razor!

Originally Posted by MickRussell

I work it out to be $15, but ymmv.

Mick, don't call me stupid in public ..... wait until we get home ....

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Talking about age, they say "60 is the new 40." Maybe so but AFAIC $100.00 is the new $10.00 .... in terms of what I get for my $$.

Ooooh Jimmy, I am with you on this one brother! I just ripped the knees out of another pair of Carhartt jeans not even 6 months old, remember when it took 6 months just to break them in?