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    Question Debate over razor brand at AoS

    I had a chance to visit the new Art of Shaving store here in West Valley City Utah. Very nice store. I was surprised to see that in addition to the insanely overpriced Mach3/Fusion setups, they are also selling DE and straight razors! Still overpriced, but way cool. The straight razors are branded under the AoS brand name. So here comes the debate. I asked the sales guy who makes the straight razors for AoS. He said they are made by Solingen. Puzzled, and thinking maybe he thought I asked where they were made, I asked again WHO/what company made them. He again said that they are made by the company Solingen.


    After I looked at the razors it appeared that they were basic intro level Dovo straight razors. After u said that he said they were made by Dovo for AoS.


    Now, I could have sworn that Solingen is the place where they are made, and that there is no company called Solingen. Am I wrong, or does he just not know what he's talking about?

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    I'd have to vote for the latter.
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    He most likely saw Solingen on the razor and assumed that was the manufacturer, and then just followed what you said in order to get a sale.
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    I wonder if the tangs were just marked with the country of origin, if people would still think it's the name of the company?

    "This razor was made by the Germany company..."

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    I've had a look on the AOS site and Dovo and TI both make AOS straights. So they were Dovo, but it sounds like the sales guy has no idea about the product he's selling.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GhostEdge View Post
    I've had a look on the AOS site and Dovo and TI both make AOS straights. So they were Dovo, but it sounds like the sales guy has no idea about the product he's selling.
    Say it isn't so...
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    I was in Miami over the summer and saw some Dovos and TIs in an AOS shop. Often I have heard that shop assistants do not know what they are selling. The woman told me they were ready to shave with when I knew full well that they were not. The same is true of Taylor of Bond Street in Selfridges, London, however then I was new to the world of straights and purchased a Dovo in reliance on their expert advice. Painful shaves, but I prevailed. I have since then never gone back - to TOBS or disposables!
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    Quote Originally Posted by GhostEdge View Post
    I've had a look on the AOS site and Dovo and TI both make AOS straights. So they were Dovo, but it sounds like the sales guy has no idea about the product he's selling.
    I asked him what razor he used and he said "The Merkur". I asked him which one and said I use the HD (which was on display) and he couldn't tell me which Merkur he uses. Sad.
    For such an elite shaving store, nay, the "ultimate" shaving store, I wish they employed people who actually use traditional equipment and know what they're talking about.
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    Quote Originally Posted by salazch View Post
    I asked him what razor he used and he said "The Merkur". I asked him which one and said I use the HD (which was on display) and he couldn't tell me which Merkur he uses. Sad.
    For such an elite shaving store, nay, the "ultimate" shaving store, I wish they employed people who actually use traditional equipment and know what they're talking about.
    AOS doesn't want to push the traditional razors. They are owned by Proctor & Gamble, so they want to push the cartridge razors instead.

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    Solingen is a city in Germany...east of Dusseldorf...just to clarify

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