Yikes I had a feeling that Merkur was over-proud of their razors and I was right.
Just got a Futur and.
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I have to say that I have 2 Futur Razors and 2 Progress Razors. The the Futurs have always been my favorite. I have had 3 high end all S.S. razors, and while all were well made none of them shaved as well as the Futur.
I didn't get a Merkur for my first blade because of the reported QC issues. I also didn't want too many moving parts. That being said, I have wanted to try this razor. It sucks that they can't improve their QC. Sorry about your problems mate.
Crapkur
In the past I've been very tempted to purchase a Futur, but after reading these posts, that temptation has waned.
Ah, its head is too big for me anyhow...
The 2 Merkurs I have are just fine. But maybe because I bought my first Merkur HD about 6 years ago. And the Futur I have now was part of the 4 piece Satin set I bought for my Father about 4 years ago as a B-Day present. He passed about 2 years ago 
and it came back to me ('Yes, I won't forget to shave, dad.'). So from what I'm reading now, sounds like Merkur has lost their way recently. Guess I'm lucky to have gotten 2 good ones while they were still making them.
and it came back to me ('Yes, I won't forget to shave, dad.'). So from what I'm reading now, sounds like Merkur has lost their way recently. Guess I'm lucky to have gotten 2 good ones while they were still making them.- Thread starter
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Do it anyway. If you get a good one you will probably love it, and if you get a bad one, send it back. I have two Futurs that are perfect and a good friend bought one and loves it. I gave a used one (from another friend who did not do DE) to my son. It was great except for some plating issues that might have been brought on by poor maintenance.
If you accept the fruits of global trade - then I feel it's unwise to adopt the stance that you will not use Chinese made goods. For e.g.
[1] Some of the products we all use are almost exclusively manufactured in China including the computer/phone you are viewing this msg on. A separate but related example is alum - a majority of the world alum's reserves are in China.
[2] You can't possibly trace your products back all the way. China manufactures majority of the world's stearic acid (primary ingredient in shaving soaps/creams), badger/boar/synthetic fibers, steel, plastic; I could go on.... How do you check China is not in the supply chain or the products you use?
[3] Finally - from personal experience - most of the 'poor quality' products manufactured in China you're talking about are being built for a buyer who wants them at a low price. The Chinese are orbiting the moon and make supersonic aircraft & nuclear subs - I assure you that they have all the technology needed to manufacture quality DE shaving equipment.
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Kind of DIY DE? Cool!
I bought a futur 3 weeks ago from amazon for $66 shipped. It was the satin finish one. It looks great. More importantly, it doesnt seem to have any of the QC issues mentioned in this thread. I am getting the greatest shaves of my life with it.
My experience with German engineering and manufactuing has been that they tend to over-engineer their products and can't always manufacture those products in a way that lives up to the design's promise.
