Thread: "Your Razor is Crap"

It depends how well you know the chap. I'd use more tact the less I knew him.

when i read this post i thought you are talking about me. heheh.
i have told so many people your razor is crap without thinking it is a rude etc.
The truth is the best.
why to hide? if this person really understand your situation he will know you try to help him to open his eyes not hurt his feeling.
Say the truth.
gl

I really like the idea of letting him use your razor, then you wont have to say a thing. If he has questions then answer them honestly.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Tact!

I keep forgetting about tact!
Thanks for the reminder.
I used to date a woman who too often had to remind me "It's not WHAT you said, it's HOW you said." Did I mention I USED to date her?

I hear that line almost weekly. Strangely, when they get out "It's not WHAT" and I interrupt and say "yeah, yeah, I know" it doesn't go over well.

Originally Posted by Bodach

I interrupt and say "yeah, yeah, I know" it doesn't go over well.

That's probably because of how you say it!

Went the tactful route. He didn't quite understand, regardless of how I explained it. So I just sharpened it like a knife to the same grit as a razor and he's very happy.

Thanks for the advice guys.

Since you already share interest with him on str8 shaving introduce him to the wiki here on how to hone a razor

I agree with most everyone else. If his razor has been sharpend like a knife, he very well may have never had a smooth straight razor shave. Let him use your razor. If he likes it suggest he possibly get something in better condition and explain to him why his razor is defective at this time.

Thanks Someguy, I thought of that, and offered to lend him my Chinese double arrow, bu he used his own, was happy, and decided that he didn't want to be spoiled, so he gave it back.

Originally Posted by HNSB

I am gonna vote on the side of, "Whoever honed your razor is a complete moron. Don't ever let him touch another of your razors ever again."