Thread: There gold in them hills..

Heck of a good article on the money being made in this hobby of ours..............
Shaving wars pit tech start-ups against Gillette

One of the three main companies they mention seems to be offering a DE type razor with replaceable blades instead of cartridge.
They're pretty funny claiming to be breaking some new ground with that idea

The video the article mentions is hilarious!!!!

"When was the last time you heard a guy rave about his razor?"

As an SRP member this sentence is the most hillarious thing in that article.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

"When was the last time you heard a guy rave about his razor?"

As an SRP member this sentence is the most hillarious thing in that article.

Good line from the video:

"You're handsome-ass Grandfather had one blade....and polio!"

Originally Posted by gugi

One of the three main companies they mention seems to be offering a DE type razor with replaceable blades instead of cartridge.
They're pretty funny claiming to be breaking some new ground with that idea

Just a question to all reading this.........
What is your estimate of the percentage of male shavers in the USA that use a brush/soap&mug/DE or Straight Razor?

I would guess less than 10%. For the other 90%, this would be a novel approach to shaving, inexpensive and very convenient.

Actually, I would guess significantly less than 1%.

I just converted one of my shipmates to DE shaving. he had looked at my straights for quite a while but found them intimidating. I showed him the DE and he thought maybe. Shaved with it for a week and was hooked. Now I'm introducing soaps and brushes. I think he is well hooked. I had given him four different blades and he is talking about which one is most comfortable. He is a lifer now!

I've done the same with two more people in the last couple of months. I never try to bring people over to straights unless they beg me, but I'm always eager to educate about DE razors and soaps and brushes. Whenever I can find a decent safety razor for less than $5, I buy them and offer them to people to try. Everyone who has tried one has become an eager convert!!!

Originally Posted by Utopian

I've done the same with two more people in the last couple of months. I never try to bring people over to straights unless they beg me, but I'm always eager to educate about DE razors and soaps and brushes. Whenever I can find a decent safety razor for less than $5, I buy them and offer them to people to try. Everyone who has tried one has become an eager convert!!!

I've converted a couple of buddies to DE shaving as well, one went out to buy a brush...he was outraged that a badger brush, "to shave with for X's sake.." could cost $25.00...I just nodded my head and said, "Uh-huh"...yikes!