FS: Swedish Gillettes

[letterk]

So I made a very large purchase of Swedish Gillettes to reduce the impact of shipping charges on my sampler packs (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2379). Well, I have more than I need (400). Bridget, at The English Shaving Company, was nice enough to give me a small discount. I'm selling them for $4.25 per pack of 5 plus shippinig. PM me with your order and shipping preference and I'll give you a final price. I'm selling up to 200ish of them right now.

UPDATE: Free shipping (for 48 states) for 4 or more packs. I have 14 packs I want to sell right now.

[ouch]

PM sent.

[letterk]

180ish left.

[ouch]

I hope 10 of them are for me. PM sent already.

[letterk]

Hmm...I remember you PM'd me, but I don't think I ever responded. I apologize. Off to PM you back...

[letterk]

70ish left.

[obsessis]

I got mine for 1.75 a 5 pack.

[rtaylor61]

I got mine for 1.75 a 5 pack.

Where?

Randy

[woodbane]

I got mine for 1.75 a 5 pack.

Yeah, where. I'm interested as I think the Swedish Gillettes are rapidly becoming my favorite blade. I have yet to try the Feathers, Isreali Personnas or Merkurs but:

1. I'm a little bit scared of the Feathers
2. I don't know anything about the Israelis
3. My Long Handle Classic came with a Merkur Blade and it was horrible - then again I was new to DE shaving, probably had piss poor technique and I know they always say to throw that first blade away anyhow.

So, hmmmmmm, maybe my choice will change but that's still a very good price for the Swedes,
so c'mon Joseph.......'FESS UP!:biggrin:

[guenron]

Yeah, where. I'm interested as I think the Swedish Gillettes are rapidly becoming my favorite blade. I have yet to try the Feathers, Isreali Personnas or Merkurs but:

1. I'm a little bit scared of the Feathers
2. I don't know anything about the Israelis
3. My Long Handle Classic came with a Merkur Blade and it was horrible - then again I was new to DE shaving, probably had piss poor technique and I know they always say to throw that first blade away anyhow.

So, hmmmmmm, maybe my choice will change but that's still a very good price for the Swedes,
so c'mon Joseph.......'FESS UP!:biggrin:
By the time I got done with shipping I ended up paying about $3.00 from Auravita Andy. If you were to order by the gross packs, perhaps it would amortize the high cost of shipping somewhat?

[Dennis]

1. I'm a little bit scared of the Feathers
2. I don't know anything about the Israelis
3. My Long Handle Classic came with a Merkur Blade and it was horrible - then again I was new to DE shaving, probably had piss poor technique and I know they always say to throw that first blade away anyhow.
1. Nothing to be scared of on the Feathers - it is just a DE blade.
2. Me neither - haven't gotten to them yet.
3. Give the Merkurs another shot - I like them. After using Merkurs, Swedes, Derbys, and (today) a Feather, the Merkurs and Derbys are shaping up to be my go to blades right now. The Feather is fine as well but I just don't have as much experience with it.

You know you're supposed to throw that blade away...:biggrin:

[woodbane]

You know you're supposed to throw that blade away...:biggrin:

Which kind of begs the question: Why the hell do they bother putting one in in the first place?:confused:

[Dennis]

Which kind of begs the question: Why the hell do they bother putting one in in the first place?:confused:

Got me - I always thought Merkur should throw a 5 pack box of their own blades in with the razor. They do make the blades too...

[letterk]

By the time I got done with shipping I ended up paying about $3.00 from Auravita Andy. If you were to order by the gross packs, perhaps it would amortize the high cost of shipping somewhat?

How did you do this? From Auravita, they're £ 1.85 without shipping. With today's exchange rate, that's $3.46 without shipping. Add in shipping...

[guenron]

How did you do this? From Auravita, they're £ 1.85 without shipping. With today's exchange rate, that's $3.46 without shipping. Add in shipping...
Very simply, living in the colonies, NO VAT. Secondly I purchased them when the exchange rate was a 1.78 to 1. approx 2.81 per 5 pack + the awful shipping by Royal Mail..

[letterk]

Very simply, living in the colonies, NO VAT. Secondly I purchased them when the exchange rate was a 1.78 to 1. approx 2.81 per 5 pack + the awful shipping by Royal Mail..

Not to nitpick, but 1.78 x 1.85 = 3.29. I live in the US, so no VAT for me either. But then it's the shipping that gets ya. If you were to order 20 packs from Auravita, it would be $4.80 a pack. More per pack if you order less.

[guenron]

Not to nitpick, but 1.78 x 1.85 = 3.29. I live in the US, so no VAT for me either. But then it's the shipping that gets ya. If you were to order 20 packs from Auravita, it would be $4.80 a pack. More per pack if you order less.
Glad you are not pickin' nits 'cause we would have some mighty itchy heads...:001_rolle
Try this math on for size:

cal (1.85 / 1.175 ) * 1.78
The answer is 2.8025531915

The terms are the price including VAT divided by the Ratio of the VAT Price to the Price sans VAT Times the exchange rate. Next line reveals the cost. Shipping, while not a fixed cost, came out to about $.20 per pack on 20 packs.

[letterk]

Glad you are not pickin' nits 'cause we would have some mighty itchy heads...:001_rolle
Try this math on for size:

cal (1.85 / 1.175 ) * 1.78
The answer is 2.8025531915

The terms are the price including VAT divided by the Ratio of the VAT Price to the Price sans VAT Times the exchange rate. Next line reveals the cost. Shipping, while not a fixed cost, came out to about $.20 per pack on 20 packs.

Aha! The price includes VAT. Did not notice that fine point. :blushing:

I went back and went through the order process to see the final cost, without VAT. I'm not sure how you got $.20 for shipping. Where were you shipping to? To the US, it adds quite a bit of cost. If you order 10 packs, the total is $45.40 (no VAT, 1.87 exchance rate), or $4.54/pack. If you order 20 packs, the total is $85.87, or $4.30. Ordering 100 packs, still only gets you to $4.25/pack.

I ordered from a different place, so I didn't have all this confusion.

[guenron]

Aha! The price includes VAT. Did not notice that fine point. :blushing:

I went back and went through the order process to see the final cost, without VAT. I'm not sure how you got $.20 for shipping. Where were you shipping to? To the US, it adds quite a bit of cost. If you order 10 packs, the total is $45.40 (no VAT, 1.87 exchance rate), or $4.54/pack. If you order 20 packs, the total is $85.87, or $4.30. Ordering 100 packs, still only gets you to $4.25/pack.

I ordered from a different place, so I didn't have all this confusion.
Here you go. 20 packs shipping was £5.50 . Now 5.50 * 1.78 = 9.79
9.79 /20 = .49
So 2.80 + 49 = 3.29.. No confusion.:001_smile

[SSLStudio]

Here is a seller with decent price for Swedish Gillettes.

http://cgi.ebay.nl/Gillette-Double-Edge-Razor-Blades-5pk-BN_W0QQitemZ9525744921QQcategoryZ31764QQssPageName ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[letterk]

Here you go. 20 packs shipping was £5.50 . Now 5.50 * 1.78 = 9.79
9.79 /20 = .49
So 2.80 + 49 = 3.29.. No confusion.:001_smile

Wow. Nice shipping. For the US, it's £14.52.

[letterk]

Here is a seller with decent price for Swedish Gillettes.

http://cgi.ebay.nl/Gillette-Double-Edge-Razor-Blades-5pk-BN_W0QQitemZ9525744921QQcategoryZ31764QQssPageName ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Hard to tell if those are the real Swedes without seeing the back of the package.

[letterk]

Free shipping (for 48 states) for 4 or more packs.

[ouch]

Here you go. 20 packs shipping was £5.50 . Now 5.50 * 1.78 = 9.79
9.79 /20 = .49
So 2.80 + 49 = 3.29.. No confusion.:001_smile

As clear as an unmuddied lake. ... clear as an azure sky of deepest summer.:001_rolle

[mrob]

As helpful as a screen door on a submarine.

[obsessis]

I paid $6 US shipping for 20 5 packs. The 5 packs cost about 1.75 each. add $.30 to each pack shipping and that is $2.05, half as much as what you are charging.

you can get them through auravita, shipped from england, for 3 a pack.

get them on ebay. rene provided the link. i've bought from them twice and had no problems. the blades are awesome.

[obsessis]

Hard to tell if those are the real Swedes without seeing the back of the package.

i have them and they are.

why would gillette make two diff. types of platinum blades in the same colored packaging packaged with the same amount? the other ones are 10 a pack and diff. colored.

[SSLStudio]

Hard to tell if those are the real Swedes without seeing the back of the package.


They are the same , I have inside info from someone all the supersilver blue packages made in various cities in Europe are actually the same blade so its better to call them Euro Gillette instead of Swedish Gillette.

[letterk]

I paid $6 US shipping for 20 5 packs. The 5 packs cost about 1.75 each. add $.30 to each pack shipping and that is $2.05, half as much as what you are charging.

you can get them through auravita, shipped from england, for 3 a pack.

get them on ebay. rene provided the link. i've bought from them twice and had no problems. the blades are awesome.

The numbers I've posted are from auravita. If you can get them for 3 a pack after shipping from them, by all means do it. I sure couldn't.

If the ones on ebay are the correct ones, then that's a nice way to get them as well. But there are many people and many threads claiming the only safe way to get the real Swedes are from auravita or The English Shaving Company. I got mine from the Enlgish Shaving Company with a discount for the sampler packs, which is why I can beat the Auravita price.

[letterk]

They are the same , I have inside info from someone all the supersilver blue packages made in various cities in Europe are actually the same blade so its better to call them Euro Gillette instead of Swedish Gillette.

Very interesting. If so, there are a number of other places to get them (with other cities listed on the back). How reliable is the person?

[woodbane]

Here is a seller with decent price for Swedish Gillettes.

http://cgi.ebay.nl/Gillette-Double-Edge-Razor-Blades-5pk-BN_W0QQitemZ9525744921QQcategoryZ31764QQssPageName ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Sorry to be a total pleb about this but is there anyway to get that to display in English, I don't read any Dutch?German?:confused:

[letterk]

Sorry to be a total pleb about this but is there anyway to get that to display in English, I don't read any Dutch?German?:confused:

Change the .nl to .com (in the URL) and you'll see a translated version.

[woodbane]

Change the .nl to .com (in the URL) and you'll see a translated version.

(sigh) As always, the simplest thing sometimes seem to elude me.:frown:

Thanks John.

[letterk]

You're welcome. :001_smile

[guenron]

Wow. Nice shipping. For the US, it's £14.52.
I believe you got the estimate. I was charged £5.50 for 20 packs.

[letterk]

I believe you got the estimate. I was charged £5.50 for 20 packs.

Really? That would be great if true. The price I stated was on the final page before the press to confirm order button. When you ordered it, did they send you an updated shipping charge? £5 is a lot different than £15.

[SSLStudio]

(sigh) As always, the simplest thing sometimes seem to elude me.:frown:

Thanks John.


Not at all Andy ! no excuse needed its your

EYES

:c2:

The pic still kills me ! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[guenron]

Really? That would be great if true. The price I stated was on the final page before the press to confirm order button. When you ordered it, did they send you an updated shipping charge? £5 is a lot different than £15.
As I said, that is an estimate. I was charged £5.50 on the invoice.

[HlSheppard]

I'm with Ron on this one. Auravita provided them to me at an EXTREMELY competitive price after all was said and done.

[letterk]

So I tried to get to the bottom of this shipping thing and emailed Auravita. Here is their first response.


Dear Customer,

Thank you for your recent enquiry.

If you want to know how much you will be charged for delivery, you can find out without submitting your order:

Our system will calculate the delivery charge for you, based on your delivery address and the weight of your items. Prepare your order by placing the products in your shopping basket. Then select the country you want the products delivered to and proceed to the checkout.

The system will display your estimated delivery price, estimated dispatch from our warehouse and estimated delivery time from our warehouse to you. Please note these are estimated by Royal Mail and can be subject to delay.

You can still cancel the order at this stage.

I wrote them back and asked them to verify shipping because it's a difference of around $20. Which I think we could all agree is significant. This is what they wrote back.


Thank you for your email. Unfortunately delivery charges have changed outside the U.K. Instead of being calculated on the weight alone, they now take into consideration the volume metric weight i.e. (width x length x height). Whichever is the greater is now charged.

So that still doesn't answer the question of what the actual shipping is. I find it a little discouraging that they can't give a more realistic shipping charge. You would think they would have this figured out. I can understand a few dollars worth of difference, but $20? I guess you can't complain if they actually charge you less, but I didn't order from them specifically because the shipping was so expensive.

When I run out of the Swedes for the sampler packs, I'm going to order from Auravita just to see what happens. Anyone else have an actual shipping charge from them?

[letterk]

As I said, that is an estimate. I was charged £5.50 on the invoice.

Here's an update on this. I just received an order from auravita and they charged the full £14.52 for shipping for 20 packs. That's what it said on the site, on my invoice, and what showed up on my credit card. Still not a terrible price per pack, but I'm not sure why it costs them that much to ship it.

[letterk]

Oh, if anyone is interested, you'll get the best price if you order 29 packs at $4.20/pack.

(Edited for correct currency conversion)