So last night I had to take a trip to Wally World for something else, but I wandered by the shaving aisle just because. I find a middle-aged woman there scanning all the Mach3 and Fusion blades with a confused look on her face.
Me: What're you looking for?
Her: I don't know, some kind of Mach3 something or other. (pauses) What's the difference between these blades?
Me: They're pretty much the same. Some have a different lubrication strip.
Her: Which ones make that noise and quiver?
Me: (laughing). That's the razor that does that, not the blades. Any of them will do the same if you put into the handle that shakes.
Her: What's the point of that? Does it give you a better shave?
Me: Doesn't seem to. Mostly it's marketing hype.
Her: Hmm.....
Me: You know what I shave with? (I point to the Personnas) Double-edge blades like these.
Her: Really? (lights up) Like the ones my grandpa used to shave with?
Me: Yeah. I used to use the cartridges but then I noticed that I got a better shave with the M3 than the Fusion, and better with the Sensor than the M3. So I thought if 2 is better than 3, and 3 is better than 5, maybe..
Her: (interrupting) One is better than two!
Me: Exactly.
The conversation went on. She wanted to know where to buy the razors. I referenced e-bay and the B&B forums. I told her about Mantic's videos. I told her about VDH soap.
End result? She bought a puck of VDH and shoved her Fusion coupon back into her purse.
Might not lead to anything, but at least I'm sowing seeds!
Me: What're you looking for?
Her: I don't know, some kind of Mach3 something or other. (pauses) What's the difference between these blades?
Me: They're pretty much the same. Some have a different lubrication strip.
Her: Which ones make that noise and quiver?
Me: (laughing). That's the razor that does that, not the blades. Any of them will do the same if you put into the handle that shakes.
Her: What's the point of that? Does it give you a better shave?
Me: Doesn't seem to. Mostly it's marketing hype.
Her: Hmm.....
Me: You know what I shave with? (I point to the Personnas) Double-edge blades like these.
Her: Really? (lights up) Like the ones my grandpa used to shave with?
Me: Yeah. I used to use the cartridges but then I noticed that I got a better shave with the M3 than the Fusion, and better with the Sensor than the M3. So I thought if 2 is better than 3, and 3 is better than 5, maybe..
Her: (interrupting) One is better than two!
Me: Exactly.
The conversation went on. She wanted to know where to buy the razors. I referenced e-bay and the B&B forums. I told her about Mantic's videos. I told her about VDH soap.
End result? She bought a puck of VDH and shoved her Fusion coupon back into her purse.
Might not lead to anything, but at least I'm sowing seeds!