Dutch/Belgian members, where have the Hema DE blades gone????

[blade08]

I checked two Hema stores in the Rotterdam area last week and this week and both were out of stock! On their website they're also out of stock! Has anyone seen these blades around recently in other Hema stores??????? :scared:

[jpkunst]

I don't use them myself, so I don't know offhand, but I'll check if they are still available in Amsterdam. It would be a shame if they were discontinued, then the only locally available option would be those ridiculously expensive and not very good (for the price) Gillette Super Silver blades.

[merwtje]

You can always order your blades from www.barbershopclassics.nl
Nice barbershop in Breukelen where you can get a straight razor shave as well

[blade08]

You can always order your blades from www.barbershopclassics.nl
Nice barbershop in Breukelen where you can get a straight razor shave as well

I know, Paul's service is excellent, I ordered a couple of times from him before and he's great. But...I just happen to like those Hema blades......

[blade08]

I don't use them myself, so I don't know offhand, but I'll check if they are still available in Amsterdam. It would be a shame if they were discontinued, then the only locally available option would be those ridiculously expensive and not very good (for the price) Gillette Super Silver blades.

I tried those Gillette blades and I'd be better off using a part of a beer can....

[talibeard]

I checked two Hema stores in the Rotterdam area last week and this week and both were out of stock! On their website they're also out of stock! Has anyone seen these blades around recently in other Hema stores??????? :scared:

Have you asked their customer service? Maybe you better ask in one of their shops because getting any answer on your e-mails is not very likely (but maybe that just happened to me....).

[blade08]

Have you asked their customer service? Maybe you better ask in one of their shops because getting any answer on your e-mails is not very likely (but maybe that just happened to me....).

I asked in one of their shops but the employee hardly knew what I was talking about........

[BartFromBelgium]

I'll check some Belgian HEMA stores somewhere this week... Would be a shame, I liked those blades as well!

[DutchDE]

I happen to like them as well ! Really excellent shaves with no nicks, and much, much better on my neck.

I bought only one package because I was sceptical about the quality. Now I wish I bought alot more ! :biggrin:

[swartzkip]

ill check when im in town, do i need to buy out the stock if i find any? (to mail to someone for example)

[merwtje]

Chances are low I think. Just checked Arnhem, out of stock (not only DE blades but for more shaving related articles)

[blade08]

I did a third check in my local Hema today, still no DE blades to be found... Like merwtje said, most other shaving related stuff was also low on stock or out of stock. This is getting frustrating :mad:

The last time I've seen these blades around was a couple of weeks ago when I happened to visit Hema in Oisterwijk...

[Oxi]

I haven't tried the Hema blades yet, because I heard they weren't that good. Not a very consistant quality.. Besides that, I love the Feathers. :)

Coinsidently, I was planning to visit Breukelen this weekend. Just to check out the place and sniff some cologne's...

[swartzkip]

eeeh i just checked: no DE blades, no shaving oil and some other stuff missing, not out of stock, there where no empty racks, so i think they discontineud them :(. Only place i know now that sells DE blades is the etos. gilled silver for 5 euro/10 :(.

too bad.

[blade08]

eeeh i just checked: no DE blades, no shaving oil and some other stuff missing, not out of stock, there where no empty racks, so i think they discontineud them :(. Only place i know now that sells DE blades is the etos. gilled silver for 5 euro/10 :(.

too bad.

Gillette Silver are the worst blades ever.

[swartzkip]

i did not try thw silver, its justthe only blades that i know off that are available local. i still have about 270 derby's in stock. just liked the fact that good blades were available ( i only found out AFTER buying the derby's). maybe we schould send an email to hema?

[blade08]

i did not try thw silver, its justthe only blades that i know off that are available local. i still have about 270 derby's in stock. just liked the fact that good blades were available ( i only found out AFTER buying the derby's). maybe we schould send an email to hema?

I did just that but no reply so far.

[Areler67]

PM sent

[DutchDE]

I sent an email to their customer service dept. yesterday too. No reply yet.

The shaving products are still mentioned on their website, so maybe it's just a temporary situation. I hope :biggrin:

[jpkunst]

Just checked the HEMA in the Kinkerstraat (Amsterdam) ... no DE blades to be found, and what's more worrisome, also no empty rack where they are supposed to be. I'll check a few filialen more tomorrow. So far this does not look promising.

[blade08]

Just checked the HEMA in the Kinkerstraat (Amsterdam) ... no DE blades to be found, and what's more worrisome, also no empty rack where they are supposed to be. I'll check a few filialen more tomorrow. So far this does not look promising.

Yep, same here in the 'Rijnmond', I checked a few stores in around Rotterdam, no blades to be found....

[swartzkip]

Groningen also gone. not even an empty rack.

[BartFromBelgium]

Hooray hooray! Went to the Hema store in downtown Hasselt, and luck was on my side! Although repositioned, I found ~20 or so packs of DE blades. I bought 5 of them, just to be sure!
(There's a price difference in Belgium however, overhere, they cost 1,50 euros / pack - in the Netherlands 1,35 if I'm correct :rolleyes: )

[talibeard]

(There's a price difference in Belgium however, overhere, they cost 1,50 euros / pack - in the Netherlands 1,35 if I'm correct :rolleyes: )

That is because the Dutch euro is so much stronger than the Belgian one !

:lol::biggrin::lol:

I will check out Helmond tomorrow .

Harrie

[swartzkip]

Hooray hooray! Went to the Hema store in downtown Hasselt, and luck was on my side! Although repositioned, I found ~20 or so packs of DE blades. I bought 5 of them, just to be sure!
(There's a price difference in Belgium however, overhere, they cost 1,50 euros / pack - in the Netherlands 1,35 if I'm correct :rolleyes: )

repositioned to where?

[jpkunst]

Further reporting from Amsterdam. Today I was in the HEMA Nieuwendijk and in the HEMA Kalverstraat (Kalvertoren). In both cases: no DE blades in stock. However, in both cases there was an empty rack for the DE blades. And there were lots of empty racks for other stuff in the shaving supplies section as well. I asked a girl in the Kalverstraat HEMA about the DE blades and she said that they should be back in stock again ... so perhaps there is hope after all.

[talibeard]

In Helmond also the empty rack and nobody seemed to know whether/when this would be filled again..

[SepticTank]

Obviously they're shipping them all to Belgium and marking the price up 15c :lol:

[swartzkip]

Obviously they're shipping them all to Belgium and marking the price up 15c :lol:

dang! now we have to convince the belgians to boycot them so they will ship them back :P

[Wooters]

I'll check next for you, I don't hope they're being discontinued!

[BartFromBelgium]

repositioned to where?

The other side of the rack :biggrin: really :001_smile

[DutchDE]

I just received an email from their customer service, stating that they cannot tell when the blades will be in store again, due to delivery problems.

So, I guess it's just a matter of time, and that the blades will not be discontinued.

There is hope ! :biggrin:

[blade08]

I just received an email from their customer service, stating that they cannot tell when the blades will be in store again, due to delivery problems.

So, I guess it's just a matter of time, and that the blades will not be discontinued.

There is hope ! :biggrin:

I just received the same email from Hema.

[swartzkip]

good news!

[talibeard]

I just received an email from their customer service, stating that they cannot tell when the blades will be in store again, due to delivery problems.

So, I guess it's just a matter of time, and that the blades will not be discontinued.

There is hope ! :biggrin:

Might be they have another manufacturer. I stopped buying them about 10 years ago because the quality was all over the place and every package had a few great blades and a constant growing number of non-starters. Bought another package a couple of months ago and cannot say anything about consistency yet but the blade has a very different "feel" about it.
I cannot believe they are from the same factory as the ones I bought a decade ago. So I am curious if you guys could notice a difference.

[blade08]

Might be they have another manufacturer. I stopped buying them about 10 years ago because the quality was all over the place and every package had a few great blades and a constant growing number of non-starters. Bought another package a couple of months ago and cannot say anything about consistency yet but the blade has a very different "feel" about it.
I cannot believe they are from the same factory as the ones I bought a decade ago. So I am curious if you guys could notice a difference.

The current blades are said to be made in Israel, they're same blades as English retailer Tesco sells.

[jpkunst]

The HEMA DE blades are back. I saw them today in the HEMA Kalverstraat in Amsterdam, now for € 1.50 instead of € 1.35.

So, no need to worry about them being discontinued yet.

[momo360]

The idea of shaving with a DE called HEMA is kind of morbid; HEMA means blood in Greek and Old Egyptian... :blush:

[blade08]

Yes, they're back! I just returned from the Hema store in Rotterdam city centre and they stock them.

[Oxi]

One question... Why would you buy the HEMA blades? All I know, they are cheap. Not very good...

For the record, I live above the HEMA in Breda.. Should I ever run out of blades, I guess I'll have to sample them.

[blade08]

One question... Why would you buy the HEMA blades? All I know, they are cheap. Not very good...

For the record, I live above the HEMA in Breda.. Should I ever run out of blades, I guess I'll have to sample them.

Did you ever actually try them? They're great blades at a low price.