[jspthrowaway2]

> the razor & blades model is ripe for disruption

Bordering off topic, but the smart people realize that you don't need to throw away your blades every time they get dull; that model is only successful because people don't realize you can restore a set of blades to service with a few minutes and some jeans.

So, you could say I've already disrupted it just in my own life, and the wider dissemination of that knowledge would just disrupt it further.

[jmillikin]

A pack of high-quality razor blades costs $0.25 per blade on Amazon[1]. Is it really worth learning to properly strop a blade to save twenty five cents once a week or so?

[1] http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004RWTQTS/

[dfrey]

Shaving with a DE razor is also empirically more badass than cartridges.

[jspthrowaway2]

I hope you're kidding, because the only person that sees me shave on average is me, and then what's your alternative? Touring your bathroom for guests to show off your straight razors?

Amuse yourself, I guess...

[Domenic_S]

A true badass is badass when nobody is looking.

[rdl]

I'd rather have ~1-2 more minutes in the shower with nice hot water in the morning, vs. spending my first minutes after waking up standing in a cold bathroom in front of a sink with a serious blade. Dropping $3 on a Fusion Power ProGlide Mega Absurd N-Blade Extreme Hairkiller cartridge every week or so (when purchased in bulk at costco or amazon S&S) is worth it to me for that.

[ry0ohki]

This is partly why I didn't "get" Dollar Shave Club. I buy a pack of 52 disposable razors from Costco, really decent ones: http://www2.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11093041&#... and it's $30 for basically one razor per week for a year. I don't really see any room to improve on this.

[mattmanser]

They don't look really decent. They look like crap. I've tried those type of razors and they're horrible, can't even do one shave if I've left it a week.

If you're an intermittent shaver like me or someone with thick hair I bet they suck.

[ry0ohki]

So use one a week and chuck it, wasteful, but still cheaper then dollar shave's similar model.

edit I thought you meant "leave the razor a week" but I think you mean leave your beard a week on second reading.

[joering2]

But this is your opinion. I love the one he linked to and did not know about that they are so cheap at Costco.

What he and you prove as a point is that to him Costco deal is perfect while your "thick hair" it too thick to save money with Costco. So the Dollar Shave Club will be perfect for you (to save money) and useless to him. Therefore, the DSC will never scale well enough because people like me or OP will never have a thick hair :)

[amputect]

Bordering on off-topic, but that's a really cool tip. Here's a link, for lazy people: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-extend-the-life-of-yo...

[graeme]

  1. Does this work for safety razor blades (e.g. the double bladed type)?
  2. How do you do it?

[DigitalJack]

http://lifehacker.com/5356529/extend-your-razors-life-with-a...

microscope before and after pictures here: http://teamdonline.com/technology/extend-life-razor-blades/

[DannyBee]

TL;DR Stropping is rediscovered.