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Romanster
08-06-2010, 11:21 AM
A few weeks ago I stopped into GB to pick up some more soap and some Feathers. I had recently switched from the Derby to the Feather and had run out.

Ray was out of the Feathers and handed me a free pack of Big Bens to try. I admit, I was a bit skeptical. Paper packaging, made in Egypt. I figured a facial massacre. Ray was right, I was wrong. I cannot tell you how great the shave I got from them was.

As sharp as the Feathers, but extremely forgiving. As Ray puts it, I get the tingle that I get from the Feathers but they're a quarter of the price! I picked up a sleeve (100 razors) for $16.

As I was leaving the store I just had to say how much I was saving outloud. 4 friggin Gillette razors $16. $4+ per razor. 100 Big Bens $16. $0.16 per razor. Awesome!!!

Ray has them online now. http://gentlemensbest.com/razors.aspx
Chester
08-06-2010, 11:47 AM
You're the second person today to have a positive comment on Big Bens. The review, here (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?ltr=B&t=138173), could benefit from your comment.
-- Chet
Romanster
08-06-2010, 12:13 PM
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americanarmsdealer
08-06-2010, 12:19 PM
I love Big Ben blades! They're ahhmazing!:thumbup1:
Laughster72
08-06-2010, 01:04 PM
I read somewhere that they're the same blade as the Shark SC.
Austin
08-06-2010, 01:10 PM
Ray is awesome. He included a pack in my last order. I like them as well.
RichGem
08-06-2010, 01:12 PM
I read somewhere that they're the same blade as the Shark SC.

IIRC, the blades are made by the same company, but I don't think they're exactly the same blade. At least they feel/perform differently for me.
Laughster72
08-06-2010, 01:47 PM
IIRC, the blades are made by the same company, but I don't think they're exactly the same blade. At least they feel/perform differently for me.

I just stumbled across where I read this. It was on The Superior Shave's site:

"I don't know why one manufacturing firm chooses to brand so many
different trademarks for essentially the same product as it is
distributed on our earth, but [. . .] It is likely that these "Big Ben" blades are identical to the Sharks in function"

Naturally, I can't vouch for this, as I've only used the Sharks. And maybe they aren't the same.
RichGem
08-06-2010, 01:54 PM
I just stumbled across where I read this. It was on The Superior Shave's site:

"I don't know why one manufacturing firm chooses to brand so many
different trademarks for essentially the same product as it is
distributed on our earth, but [. . .] It is likely that these "Big Ben" blades are identical to the Sharks in function"

Naturally, I can't vouch for this, as I've only used the Sharks. And maybe they aren't the same.

Interesting. Thx. My suspicion is that the specs are slightly different, but it could be a case of a different brand/label for a different market.
americanarmsdealer
08-06-2010, 01:56 PM
Interesting. Thx. My suspicion is that the specs are slightly different, but it could be a case of a different brand/label for a different market.
It seems that Lord might do this on a lot of their blades. Or do they really have that many different blade lines? It makes me wonder...hmmm.