Thread: Dovo "Special" or "Best Quality"?

My only razor is a Dovo "Best Quality"... therefore I have no way of comparing it to the "special" or any other razor. Despite this fact I can tell you that I am quite satisfied with it. I can get very decent shaves with it and they are very confortable, at least when compared to my DE or my previous methods (the infamous BIC single blade!).
My opinion, though, is that you paid for one thing and got another. Try to get to the bottom of it and get what you paid for... but if you end up stuck with the "best quality" you won't regret it. I think...
Good luck!

I just heard back from the company, which I will now reveal to be none other than the beloved classicshaving.com. It seems Dovo has discontinued the "special" blades without giving any notice. However, the descriptions of the "special" blade and the "Best Quality" blade appear to be the same, with only the etching/finishing different. So I have decided to stick with my "Best Quality," and classicshaving is refunding me the $4 difference in price. They are also removing the "classic Special" listing from their web site. I will say that their service has been great -- courteous and timely -- throughout the process of trying to resolve this issue, except that it sometimes takes several tries to get through by phone.

Those of you with "specials" -- I guess this makes them a collector's item now! Congrats!

I also ordered a "special" last week and got a "Best Quality."

I emailed them this afternoon (6/4); we'll see how long it takes to get back with the explanation and / or resolution.

It's a nice razor (from what I can tell, I'm a n00b), it honed up well and is a pretty comfortable shave.

Thanks for bringing it up as a topic.

Scott

Scott,

You might want to try phoning instead. I haven't had much luck getting a response from them by email (and I had emailed them about another issue with my order as well that I won't get into), but they're great and helpful on the phone once you get through.

SO, you guys are saying that I can't get a "special" in tortoise anymore. That would be a bummer. I can't find a tortoise on their website. That is the one I was going to get.

If you hurry you might be able to get a tortoise "Special" from someone who still has stock. Looks like Vintageblades might still have them here.

They are claiming the Best Quality blades are the same, so it might not look as good, but you should get just as good a shave from something with one of those.