Thread: Seven day sets... really??

So I'm speculating that seven day sets were a sales gimmick... After a BBS shave, I don't shave the next day. It's neither necessary nor particularly enjoyable. So I shave every other day.

Does anyone shave every day? Anyone use a seven day set as labeled?

Of course this question was engendered by drooling over 7 day sets, and then right before bidding trying to grasp for a reality check... that RAD is a real monster...

Back in the day, you'd have had to be pretty well off to have a seven day set, so they were probably something of a status symbol. Perhaps akin to having fancy china and silverware?

Every person's beard is different there are many many people that shave every day.
When properly executed the shave will not irritate the skin and be equally enjoyable the next day.

I love shaving every day. I have a really fast growing beard. It has become impossible as school has started and I have an hour commute to my daughter's school. I now have to sneak home(4 blocks) a few times a week to shave! Washefuzzy? yeshewas! I have two 7 day sets, but cannot bring myself to shave with the same razor day in and day out! No fun! They sit in the gun safe! ....get it on....Tom

It seems like every seven day set I've seen has 5 pristine razors and two that are horribly worn.

Gentlemen: Make mine every day. I have a heavy beard, tree trunks, according to Lynn, but even if I did not, I still would shave every day for the pleasure of it. A seven-day set has crossed my mind, but then somehow I keep ending up with individual razors that have their own distinct characteristics.

Originally Posted by Theseus

It seems like every seven day set I've seen has 5 pristine razors and two that are horribly worn.

I've seen a lot like that as well. I have three 7 day sets. Two are pristine and I'll probably leave them as is. One is not pristine but in good shape and I shave with some of those. All that I have are Solingen. When I used to collect razors, before I shaved with them, I had a couple of Sheffield sets. Unfortunately let them go over the years. I shave daily too. I can't abide stubble.

I shave everyday, sadly no seven day set. I have a total of 6 straight razors, I just pick whatever one I fancy each day.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I have two 7 day sets, but cannot bring myself to shave with the same razor day in and day out! No fun! They sit in the gun safe! ....get it on....Tom

In the end, that's why I don't buy the 7 day sets... a lot of the fun is in the experimenting and the variations in the various razors (for me, at least).

You need deep pockets to go for the W&B 4 pack .... Item number: 140605378306 ... if I had the $ to spare I'd be in there bidding, the BIN is ridiculous. Anyway, I also feel that it is boring to have these sets to shave with. Same razor every day ... that is why, as someone said before, many times you find these sets with one or two blades well used and 5 pristine.