Thread: Another DE convert

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I don't at ALL understand what drove people to go to plastic thingies.

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

Note that I wrote in my original post:

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(No one ever taught me how to shave, so left to my own devices, I employed the same philosophy I used when shooting pool -- "if you can't shoot good, shoot hard!")
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And I could not shave good.

The way I dragged my Gillette adjustable razor across my face was pretty much the same way you'd use a pocket knife to whittle a wooden stick. I didn't just experience awful razor burn -- I had to finish nearly every shave with a styptic pencil because the bleeding would not stop on its own. (Off the point -- at the time, I would use a Gillette Platinum Plus blade for 12 shaves before replacing it.)

The multi-blade plastic thingies allowed me to continue whittling my face with less razor burn and a whole lot less bleeding. The construction of the cartridges protected my face (sort of) from my horrible technique. The pain and discomfort my pathetic technique caused me was the reason why it took me years and years to screw up the courage to try shaving with a straight in spite of a life-long fascination with straight razors. The bad memories were also the reason why it's taken me two-and-a-half years of shaving with a straight before I was willing to try a DE again.

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