Quote Originally Posted by earcutter View Post
Its a fair point... though a good "American" or rather European or Japanese blade usually can be turned into a shaver... A Gold Dollar will at best be a tinny shave if you indeed get her to run lol .
With respect, is this last point in any way empirical and/or from personal experience?

At no point have I advocated a Gold Dollar razor to a beginner, where did you get this from? I simply said that they aren't necessarily to be avoided - I feel that I quantified this by giving the reason of their very cheap price, as well as adding the caveat that they often come with problems. Are they not very cheap and often affected by manufacturing inconsistencies? I feel I gave both aspects a fair portrayal in my post.