Thread: Wilkinson Sword DE blades?

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

These are the ones I pay $1.76 for.

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Yep their are the ones I use. Good blades but its all down to personal choice at the end of the day.

The mos widely available blades in the UK, at least in my area. I used them when I used a DE shaver (quite a few years ago now!).

In my opinion they are adequate. There may be better ones out there, but I only have experience of these and the Merkur ones that came with my DE shaver at the time (those were rubbish by the way).

I use them all the time, they're cheap & last a long time. Not quite as sharp as a Feather, but that just means less nicks!

i have never enjoyed them.
My main blade is the Super Iridium
The Perma-Sharp Supers are also very nice.

Yesterday I shaved with a new Wilkinson Sword blade, they have black writing on the paper. My first impression is that they are very mild and forgiving blade. It's not a bad blade for me at all.

There is a store near me selling them for .99. I guess that is not a big deal when you can grab them for under $2.00. I do not mind them. I would say they have a mild edge, which I like. However, I have been converted to using a SE when not using a straight.

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

I pay $1.76 for a pack of ten of the Wilkinson blades. They shave well and at 17 cents, I use them once and throw it away.

Actually saw a package of 10 here at a drugstore (Shopper's Drug Mart) with the unbelievable price of $15.95 for a pack of 10. Needless to say, I passed ! (Also saw them at a smaller store for 10.95 for the same 10 pack). At a 17 cents each, no problem--at $1.59 or $1.10 each (plus tax)---well that is just ridiculous. No wonder I buy on line.

Originally Posted by Kyushu

Actually saw a package of 10 here at a drugstore (Shopper's Drug Mart) with the unbelievable price of $15.95 for a pack of 10. Needless to say, I passed ! (Also saw them at a smaller store for 10.95 for the same 10 pack). At a 17 cents each, no problem--at $1.59 or $1.10 each (plus tax)---well that is just ridiculous. No wonder I buy on line.

Exactly why I never bother with them either. Too bad really but that is what the net is for.

Bob

I've been using the blades with the 'black packaging and they are quite smooth...

I use the Wilkinson Sword Classic, they work great to me. I also use Gillettes in the green package. The only way to find if they work for you, is to try them. I'm not going to use the YMMV cliché....darn, I just used it.