Thread: Decent Double Edge Blades, Please.

Originally Posted by Blackpool

Many thanks. I have actually just bought 100 Derby blades (a carton of 20 packs of 5) for £3.50/$5.65 inc p&p.
Yet to be opened; (a) did I do well?; (b) are they any good?

a) If I'm reading this correctly, you got 100 blades for $5.65? That's $0.056 per blade... yeah you did alright!! More than alright...

b) IMO Derby blades are great. Very smooth, very mild, you actually would have to try to cut yourself with one of these. Some guys don't like them though for being too mild. I guess you're just going to have to try them and see for yourself.

[QUOTE=Ryan82;736061]a) If I'm reading this correctly, you got 100 blades for $5.65? That's $0.056 per blade... yeah you did alright!! More than alright...


Only a case of pure luck..... I noticed that identical offerings were going for much more, but that the timing of this lot was strangely before breakfast time, when most English (I'm in Lancashire) would still be in bed, and most Americans would have said nighty-night. So I put in a basic bid for the starting price, got up the next morning and found I had been the only bidder.

Not likely to happen with a Wonderedge, eh!!

Originally Posted by Blackpool

Only a case of pure luck..... I noticed that identical offerings were going for much more, but that the timing of this lot was strangely before breakfast time, when most English (I'm in Lancashire) would still be in bed, and most Americans would have said nighty-night. So I put in a basic bid for the starting price, got up the next morning and found I had been the only bidder.

Not likely to happen with a Wonderedge, eh!!

LOL - I can GUARANTEE that would happen with a Wonderedge, or any other cutthroat in decent shape! But you never know unless you try, right?

BTW - my father-in-law is from your corner of England (Stockport); he's lived here in Canada for like 35 years and stills sounds like he just arrived from Merseyside. My relatives are from London and Sheffield...

For me, Feather is my only blade, I have another 50 on order right now. I am going to have to try some of those 7 o' clock blades now.

I have used a few brands of blades (mostly for my head shaving adventures), here are some of the ones I've gotten excellent results from YMMV:
- Feather Hi-stainless Platinum
- Lord Platinum
- Merkur
- Derby (cheap but good)

I've got some Wilkinson's that I keep meaning to try but haven't gotten around to it.
Ultimately, it's a completely personal choice. We can give you brands all day long but eventually the trick is to grab a sampler, get a few shaves in, and if you have horrible OCD (like I do) keep a shave journal so you can keep track.

(WOW shave journal...I think I just outed myself as a complete geek...oh well!)

Best of Luck!