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by giantg2 1343 days ago
I switched to the old safety razors. A handle/stand/brush was maybe $30 and a 100 pack of blades was about $10. This was several years ago and I'm still on that same 100 pack.
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I did this about a decade ago at this point and I spend maybe $50 a year on a new tub of soap and a pack of razors. I replaced the brush a year or two ago. If you spend a good amount of money up front on quality shaving gear, you save in the long run.

The "Gillete" products are just a scam, we should all be shaving like our grandfathers did.

Did the same on the recommendation of a local merchant who sells soap and sundries while picking up some goods couldn't be happier.
Me too, but I also discovered better quality blades (which are still cheap compared to multi-blade) and now I only have that ~80 pack because I can’t bring myself to throw it away.