So I shaved with FIVE blades today! Yep... suckered by newtech.

[Rabrrrrrr]

I bought the new five blade razor by Gillette.

And you know what? One of the smoothest shaves I've had! I think this one is a winner.

Though I need to try it for a week, and I'm gonna go a day without shaving (I tried to go without shaving today, but I was too much anxious to try the new toy) and see it how it does with a 2-day beard.

But for today, lordy, that thing shaved nice!

[Patiod]

1. My SO is a late adopter

He just started using a 3-blade razor, and is THRILLED!

[GOPFighter]

2. You live an exciting life, Rabrrrrr!

:evilgrin:

[Crazy Dave]

3. Just curious

How much are the blades? I need a new razor but not if 5 - 7 blades is going to cost me $12 or more.
I'm still using the Atra.

[Rabrrrrrr]

9. The blades, I quickly noticed, are definitely more than the Mach-3

The razor was on sale for $8 at this point, and I thought that was worth the try. But unless the shave really does turn out to be extraordinarily better than the mach-3, I will go back to the relatively cheaper (though still expensive) mach-3.

[Crazy Dave]

16. $8 would not be bad

The wife has been using the Mach-3 on her legs for a long time and I knew the blades were a little high. Me, I keep being cheap buying the generic Atra blades but either my face and my whiskers are changing or the quality of the blades keeps going down. After about three shaves I start getting a lot of drag and cuts. One blade used to last me a little over a week.
Thanks for the info.

[kick-ass-bob]

4. I'm still using the old Mach 3.

Still works great! especially after a brief encounter with the 5 for $1.49 kind. :scared:

[jane_pippin]

5. Really? My friend was just whining about how lame he thought this was.

He and my boyfriend had a little rant session about marketing when we saw the commercial the other day.

Maybe I'll get one for the boy to try out.

[anarch]

6. I love the fact that this development was predicted in the Onion:

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33930

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. I can't wait for the 17 blader that SNL predicted

or whatever amount it was.

[alcibiades_mystery]

7. There's one born every minute

Don't feel bad.

[Left_Winger]

10. Call me old-fashioned

but I still use an old straight razor.

[BikeWriter]

13. I used to love those. They do give you a good shave.

[Left_Winger]

20. Indeed they do

Especially when used with the lather from a brush.

[BikeWriter]

24. Yep, I still have a shaving cup and brush...

I doubt I'll use them again.

[Beetwasher]

11. Nothing Beats My Gasoline Powered Moonrock Google Blade Deluxe

n/t

[BikeWriter]

12. I haven't been nicked by a razor in over three years...

I haven't shaved!

[maxrandb]

14. I've used an electric razor for years

and would never switch back to scraping my face with a sharp peice of metal.

I thought the electric would not give me as close a shave, but after a couple of weeks, your face and your beard get used to it, and it shaves me as close as any blade had.

On second thought, I assumed that you were talking about shaving your face.

:evilgrin:

[DS1]

15. I have the electric version of the old one, and so far Gillette

has never done me wrong. When I'm out of blades for this model, I'll try the new one :thumbsup:

[kick-ass-bob]

18. wait - there's an electric non-electric razor?

I am so fucking confused.

[DS1]

19. Ya mon, it's like a little vibrator for your face

or your nuts, depending on what kind of party you're going to that night :-)

[Rabrrrrrr]

21. Yep , the mach-3 and the new one have battery operated vibrating versions

I was tempted to buy the battery powered version, but wasn't sure if it really made a closer shave.

DS1 - how do you like it compared to the non-battery-powered one?

[Rabrrrrrr]

22. Yep , the mach-3 and the new one have battery operated vibrating versions

I was tempted to buy the battery powered version, but wasn't sure if it really made a closer shave.

DS1 - how do you like it compared to the non-battery-powered one?

[DS1]

23. It's great

it was definitely a noticable step up from the regular types, you don't have to push at all *which is the point of the new one too, so together they must be like gliding over your skin *

I was eyeing the new 5 one mostly because of the single razor on the back which I could use to cut even lines into my beard with

[Rabrrrrrr]

32. Damn - now I wish I had sprung for the battery one.

:grr:

[henslee]

31. Yeah, the mach 3 w/battery in handle? Just got it. I dig it.

[ET Awful]

17. I've been contemplating getting one of those.

Maybe I will :P

[mdmc]

25. I shave with a 'dull' style single blade

made by a company called 'bump guard'. They are very hard to find... I never tried to find them online, but you can buy them in any inner city. This blade was designed to fight ingrown hairs.

[underpants]

26. On Thursday of last week NPR had a guy shaving on the radio

i'm not kidding. Check out their site.

[Akoto]

27. Any more blades and the shave'll be so close, you won't have a face!

:silly:

[MadHound]

28. I'm sorry, but anytime I see that ad for the vibrating five blade razor

I immediately associated it with Weasels Ripped My Flesh

Therefore, I will stick with my humble, dual blade Atra, that gets my face as smooth as baby's butt, even after twenty five years.

[6000eliot]

29. I have the powered one

When the vibrator is on, you can't feel the blades on your face.

[henslee]

30. I just got the mach3 w/battery in handle. I thought it was a great shave.

Gillette is making me dizzy with all their blades/razors.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

33. I've been using that for the past couple of weeks

The shave is amazing. I have a pretty tough beard, and the Fusion is far and away the most comfortable and the closest shave I've ever had.

I thought five blades was a little ridiculous at first, but I'm sold.

[dolo amber]

34. I keep for some reason reading that as

"I shaved with FIVE babies today!" but then I see it was started by you and it doesn't seem weird. :shrug:

This should tell you something.

[catmandu57]

35. I think I'll stay with the mach3

I get two weeks out of a blade, well actually they'll start knicking after 10 days, but being cheap i'll stretch them out.

[ucmike]

36. i refuse to buy into it

i ended up using the 2 bladed razors, but i only shave once a week. i think they have intentionally downgraded the quality of the 1,2,3 blade razors as they introduce the newer ones. everyone i know has said that they notice their old brand of razor isn't as good as it used to be.

[DBoon]

37. I immediately thought of network equipment

"5 blades" "new tech", I thought you were talking about some high end servers or Cisco gear!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

38. Nerd.

:P

[Ron Mexico]

39. If I'm in "shaving every day" mode, I

just use the one-blade Bics. If I've got a couple days of growth, though, I don't dare.

I'm in a situation where I've got to economize, even on shaving. Sad. :(