I was intrigued with a Made in USA stainless DE razor for $50.00 so I ordered one. It arrived and things did not go well from the very beginning. A free glass bottle of mint aftershave (yes, someone sending ME aftershave - cough, cough...) was loose inside the soft mailer and the USPS mechanical sorting equipment crushed it. This soaked all the ingredients to the point that USPS gingerly placed the saturated mailer into a plastic bag, left it and ran off before I could ask any questions. Lovely.
"Hey, did you order something with MINT in it?"
"No, but I had a razor on the way..."
"I can't make out the label very well but I don't think it is supposed to be WET."
(Looking at the wet label) "Ohhhh, I think my razor is in there..."
The razor wasfine (oops, the word "fine" is not in my vocabulary... 
) not hurt in any way so it was a simple matter of cleaning it off and using it. I did write to the company and let them know what happened. I also made it clear that all was well / that my intent was to help them know to package liquids in a zip lock bag that is then bubble wrapped for safe shipping. I said I was not looking in any way for some discount / refund / exchange - that I was hoping they would do better with future orders.
I heard back the same day from the company with apologies. In spite of my best efforts they let me know that there is some free product headed my way to make up for the experience. They went on to say they would toss in a little something else as their way of saying thank you to me for my patience and understanding.
Will keep you posted on what arrives...
On to the razor. The fit and finish are quite exacting. The head of the razor has some real heft to it - more than I am used to with my vintage Gillettes. I see the heft as a benefit in that it holds the head firmly against the skin. I was pleasantly surprised at how well I could grip the handle even when wet. Somehow I was expecting it to be a bit slippery but they nailed it with just the right grip. The biggest surprise to me what that there is no name on it anywhere. I looked it over and thought I must have missed it but nope, no name or symbol that I saw.
On to the shave - two shaves in at this point. It is different, just different and in a good way but I have to get used to it. There is a window, a narrow window, that is the proper angle to hold the razor against the skin. The geometry of the head forces you to hold that angle. This would be a great razor for anyone starting out. If you are not in that narrow window you know it - the razor slips across your face as if there were no blade in there at all.
I got two terrific shaves out of it so far. I loaded up my go-to blade (Feather) the first time and was a bit cautious with it. Second shave I realized I could go right to it and not be concerned about any weepers. I have used a LOT of razors and whittled it down to around eight that work for me and my skin. A few of those I need to be careful with but boy do they perform. The Winning Razor, it seems so far that I don't need to be real careful with it and it delivers great results. This after only two shaves. So I see it getting even better.
Will update here as more info comes along but I'd say this is one razor that is well named!
"Hey, did you order something with MINT in it?"
"No, but I had a razor on the way..."
"I can't make out the label very well but I don't think it is supposed to be WET."
(Looking at the wet label) "Ohhhh, I think my razor is in there..."
The razor was
) not hurt in any way so it was a simple matter of cleaning it off and using it. I did write to the company and let them know what happened. I also made it clear that all was well / that my intent was to help them know to package liquids in a zip lock bag that is then bubble wrapped for safe shipping. I said I was not looking in any way for some discount / refund / exchange - that I was hoping they would do better with future orders.I heard back the same day from the company with apologies. In spite of my best efforts they let me know that there is some free product headed my way to make up for the experience. They went on to say they would toss in a little something else as their way of saying thank you to me for my patience and understanding.
Will keep you posted on what arrives...
On to the razor. The fit and finish are quite exacting. The head of the razor has some real heft to it - more than I am used to with my vintage Gillettes. I see the heft as a benefit in that it holds the head firmly against the skin. I was pleasantly surprised at how well I could grip the handle even when wet. Somehow I was expecting it to be a bit slippery but they nailed it with just the right grip. The biggest surprise to me what that there is no name on it anywhere. I looked it over and thought I must have missed it but nope, no name or symbol that I saw.
On to the shave - two shaves in at this point. It is different, just different and in a good way but I have to get used to it. There is a window, a narrow window, that is the proper angle to hold the razor against the skin. The geometry of the head forces you to hold that angle. This would be a great razor for anyone starting out. If you are not in that narrow window you know it - the razor slips across your face as if there were no blade in there at all.
I got two terrific shaves out of it so far. I loaded up my go-to blade (Feather) the first time and was a bit cautious with it. Second shave I realized I could go right to it and not be concerned about any weepers. I have used a LOT of razors and whittled it down to around eight that work for me and my skin. A few of those I need to be careful with but boy do they perform. The Winning Razor, it seems so far that I don't need to be real careful with it and it delivers great results. This after only two shaves. So I see it getting even better.
Will update here as more info comes along but I'd say this is one razor that is well named!
