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What Are Some General "Buy It For Life" (Durable) Items You Recommend? (lemmy.world)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2642502

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So the idea of "buy it for life" is to buy items that are durable and last for a long time, things you could buy once and have your whole life, which can save money and be good for the environment

What are some of the top items you recommend for this?

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[–] 17 points 3 years ago (3 children)

A decent safety razor, its cheap and should last you forever. Blades are significantly less expensive too.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I have one. Blades cost literally about ten cents. If you really want to be crazy they can actually be sharpened, but I guarantee you will spend more than ten cents worth of your time doing it.

    My only issue is that I can never quite get a good smooth shave out of just them, so I end up also using one of the expensive-as-fuck three-blade cartridge jobs for cleanup at the end, but even so using it only for that makes those expensive blades last an unusually long time, too. (Wish I could find a cheap version of those, though...)

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    You can sharpen the cartridges on a piece of fabric. Have to experiment a bit to see which works best. The texture of some old cotton Columbia hiking shorts has been ideal. Maybe it doesn't result in like-new sharpness, but can make old cartridges passable for some time.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Any experience shaving heads with these? I'm bald and hesitant to make the switch for my head.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    Use either a hairclipper first or make head shaving a daily routine.
    A fresh blade lessens irritation but increases the risk of nicks.
    I prefer an evening shave to let eventual nicks or irritation settle down before work. I use an alum stone to stop the bleeding, if any.
    When lazy I decide the hairclipper is good enough.

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