All of them.Now I must decide what blades to order!
All of them.Now I must decide what blades to order!
I'm still in, despite all the cool kids dropping out..Just when things were starting to stabilize in terms of drops. We have 2 in 2 days.
Is anyone left but me?
Still in.
All of them.
Hi,I think I am declaring myself out.
I gave myself an exception of buying some PPI blades before their availability starts to decline, but with the upcoming changes to UK regulations around sending razor blades by post, I am concerned about general blade availability going forwards.
For those that don't know, the Royal Mail are banning the postage of any bladed items from April, including razor blades. Assuming people actually adhere to the law, this means that international sites like Razor Blades Club will probably no longer be an option for UK buyers, and since most UK couriers already have blade bans in place the postage options for UK-based shaving suppliers could become extremely limited.
You would like to think that common sense exceptions will be made so that businesses which sell razor blades and other bladed items can continue to trade normally, but there's no sign of that yet and UK institutions tend err on the side of stringent enforcement when new, ambiguously worded legislation comes into force. I have learned not to take it for granted that common sense will prevail!
So, it's not impossible that come April the only DE blade options available in the UK will be German Wilkies at £4 a pack from the local chemists - at least until solutions to the postage question are established.
With all that in mind, I would like create some additional insurance for myself and pick up a few hundred additional blades - including some of non-PPI origins - before the new legislation comes into force. Whilst I feel like these are exceptional circumstances, it does technically put me out.
For me, this restraint was mainly about avoiding software, brush and razor purchases. I will continue to play along as far as they are concerned, but I will be happier knowing that I have a slightly larger stockpile of blades to see me through in case the worst should happen.
A few hundred Feathers? I don’t understand why . . .I still think it makes sense to grab a few hundred Feathers now, just in case!
Definitely stock up now just in case. I would do the same thing in your situation.To be honest, that might not be a bad idea.
I have been doing more research and some people seem to think that companies with RM business accounts will still be able to post blades through age verified services. I hope they are right, but the sparse information offered by Royal Mail seems to directly contradict this:
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The actual legislation is the typical impenetrable legalese. It seems to suggest that the sending of a "bladed product" to a residential property by any means will involve the commission of an offence, but being able to show that reasonable efforts were made to ascertain that the recipient was over 18 could provide a defence. The issue is that the legislation also seems to require that items are "delivered into the hands" of someone over 18. It looks like Royal Mail simply don't want the responsibility, and since a lot of couriers already have blade bans in place I doubt they will want to take it on.
I am no legal expert so I might be mis-understanding, but I imagine we won't get any real clarity until after the cut-off date, when people try to continue "business as usual".
I still think it makes sense to grab a few hundred Feathers now, just in case!
Me too.Definitely stock up now just in case. I would do the same thing in your situation.
1984Does anyone recognise the quote?
Me too.
Pre Sabbaricsl and with the already lingering news of Russian blades, I stocked up with a few hundred of each of my three blades
I believe I have enough to last me until I'm in my 80's, I'm currently 50. That is if I continue my one blade a week, shave every second day routine.
When I retire in 5y, if I decide to grow a beard, I'll have a whack of blades to give my kids who DE shave.