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Gillette Super Thin Platinums

These blades are unbelievably good. They are wickedly sharp and incredibly smooth. I have had two shaves so far so I don't know about longevity but with blades this good, I don't mind if they don't last terribly long. When I put on aftershave this morning, it felt like I was putting water on my face. I don't think I have any need to buy Feather blades again and the 7 O'Clock blades have slipped to second place.

Next on the list after the blade needs to be replaced are Gillette Super Thins from Thailand and Gillette Bleue Extras.
 
Where did you pick up the platinums if you dont mind me asking.

Unfortunately, the vendor is banned here. I have seen them on Ebay, however. You can get them sent from Viet Nam at a decent price, which I think would be a bit closer to you than the UK.

This chap in America has them:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/120-Gillette-...911?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f00ad05ff

And these come from Viet Nam:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100-x-Gillett...333?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53e147fe55

The last one says 100 blades but it's actually 120. Both are BIN auctions, in accordance with the forum rules :001_smile
 
Actually I think it was determined that the Thai Super Thins and the Super Thin Platinums from Vietnam are the same blade just packaged differently. I've tried both and they feel the same to me.
 
Actually I think it was determined that the Thai Super Thins and the Super Thin Platinums from Vietnam are the same blade just packaged differently. I've tried both and they feel the same to me.

Not exactly, they are made by the same plant (Shanghai), but the Thai are SS and the Vietnamese are SP. But, it is true: for a lot of people (me included) they shave about the same. It is a bit like Astra SP and SS.
 
Unfortunately, the vendor is banned here. I have seen them on Ebay, however. You can get them sent from Viet Nam at a decent price, which I think would be a bit closer to you than the UK.

This chap in America has them:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/120-Gillette-...911?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f00ad05ff

And these come from Viet Nam:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100-x-Gillett...333?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53e147fe55

The last one says 100 blades but it's actually 120. Both are BIN auctions, in accordance with the forum rules :001_smile

Do not forget our vendors here on B & B, you can find them there too (Dark and DrIdiot, perhaps also others).
 
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