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What item did you "buy for life?" (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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How's it holding up?

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[–] 38 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Safety razor. Bought one for 30 EUR over a decade ago, and it's showing no signs of wear. Razor blades are cheap too. I have no clue why razors with proprietary blades are so popular nowadays.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Not sure how to link a Lemmy instance, but this link should hopefully work: https://sub.wetshaving.social/c/wetshaving

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    I have no clue why razors with proprietary blades are so popular nowadays.

    Advertising.

    I bought a safety razor 15y ago along with a decent supply of Feather blades. I thought those would last me for a few years but I'm still working my way through them.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Same here, bought a luxury safety razor for €79 with 50 blades. Alas, it's adjustable and that mechanic failed. Got a gilette version from the 60s and that's stoll fully functional, but the new one (qshave) is heavier and nicer to use. Bought a 20 pack of 10pc feather blades with it as well, 14 packs left. (280 weeks of shaving)

    The type of razor is working out greatly, I just need to find a way to repair the qshave unit.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    This is a tangent, but I agree that Feather blades are the best.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I think Feather is definitely one of the best, from what I've heard; I've also heard...maybe it's too friggin sharp. I do not know from personal experience!!

    I've been using Shark blades instead, they're very available & super cheap. You can get 100 Shark DE razor blades for $10, 11 & free shipping.

    Do what you want, I do not care, it's all so cheap & available imho we can't really make a "wrong" choice. Feather, Shark, all good. 🤙🏻 Sometime soon I'll get on that wet shaving sub & talk about good safety razors...I, too, have vintage Gillette (Fatboy Slim) & German brand Merkur. Hell might cross-post the Merkur into BIFL.

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