Thread: Another DE convert

Originally Posted by Morty

Hi Carl,
No one ever accused me of having common sense when I was a young man.


What can I say? Some of us just take longer to "get it." ;-)

I'm not talking about individuals, I'm really just commenting on marketing, and how people give up some pretty good things for a perceived, but not real, benefit.

That is a good question, makes you wonder how DE's evolved into these multibladed cartridge type thingies... I used to use an old Gillette Atra, which was also cartridges but I think it only had two blades. It got so that I couldn't find cartridges anymore so I went to a combo of electric and disposables, thought I was getting decent shaves when in reality I wasn't . What finally tipped me over to the straights (then ironically to DE's) was a Fusion that I bought... It was literally painful for me to use! Drug and pulled like a bugger, I think I used it twice then filed it in the circular bin! Went to the straights to try them out, and after some practice was getting decent shaves! Tried a DE on a whim and absolutely love it! I like the straights but don't always have the time/concentration to use them. DE is giving me an awesome shave and I'm really enjoying it

Exactly. A straight is very, very nice, but a DE is a nice compromise. I can't get the switch from DE to plastic thingy; the marketing spin must have been immense...
Anything 'lightweight' and plastic is better than 'heavy' metal....