Quote Originally Posted by patricksrp View Post
Something good out of all this:

The seller did get in touch with me, and offered to refund me the cost of the razor without me having to ship the razor back since shipping cost (also refunded) will be quite a big percentage of the razor price.

So, since I got to keep the razor, I decided to shave with it yesterday. All in all, it's not a bad razor.

What I liked:
- Very little irritation on the cheeks, and neck area. There is a particular area under my cheek that is prone to irritation.
- Easier to shave jaw line

What I did not like:
- Not smooth under my lip.
- Handle too short
- Had to adjust blade alignment. This is something I never had to worry about with my DE89 and my Wilkinson plastic razor.
Happy ending after all. Once you adjust to it you may like it better. The blade aligns parallel to the top cap not the teeth on Merkur Slants. Simply put the top cap inverted on the counter, drop the blade on and attach the handle. Never had a problem with blade alignment that way.

There was a thread on another forum about how the blade should align and someone posted a letter from Merkur basically stating the above. Saved a copy of the letter somewhere.

Bob