What are inexpensive yet very good DE blades?

Hello,

I shave with a Merkur 34C. I have been using Derby blades that cost all of about $.08 per blade. I've found the Derby blades to work well, but I'm wondering what other inexpensive yet good blades are out there.

1. What are some good yet inexpensive DE blades?
2. Where can I buy them?

George

What's your definition of inexpensive, up to 15 cents a blade, 20 cents?

red persona cost around 15 cents. imho it is one of the best blades out there but ymmv.

Dorco SP301 are very good blades and cheap. 100 blades can be bought on Ebay for $10. Im a big fan of Wal Mart Wilkinson Sword also. They run about $1.75 a 10 blade dispencer.

For the money....$.10 -.15....you can't go wrong with IP's...IMO...

I find the SuperMax Platinum and Indian Wilkinson blades to be very good for the money. Our very own Bayboo has them, and/or you can look for them on ebay.

eric.

Lou,

I think anything anything below about $0.20 per blade is inexpensive.

George

You've got to try blades for yourself, you can't shop just based on others' recommendations.

Chris,

I don't intend to go just on what others say. I intend to try them. Do you have any recommendations on inexpensive blades? This would be helpful.

George

Check the Vendors section here, there are a bunch of companies that sell cheap sampler packs of different brands.

GeorgeW said:

Chris,

I don't intend to go just on what others say. I intend to try them. Do you have any recommendations on inexpensive blades? This would be helpful.

George

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George,

I like the Astra Superior Platinums. Very nice, smooth, sharp blades. I think they now run around 18 cents a blade.

In this price range, look at the Sharks.

Go West Young Man said:

Check the Vendors section here, there are a bunch of companies that sell cheap sampler packs of different brands.

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unless you are really lucky and have a skin/stubble combination that any blade can remove I can recommend trying out at leat half a dozen different blades rather then going on price alone.

I'm lucky to be in England where I can get 600 SuperStainless Supermax blades for £13.99 which is £0.023 a blade and they work great for me. Having said that Feather blades are available for £ 0.20 per blade which is still good value compared to carts.

Reds, Sharks, Astras - all fabulous.

Red Personna, SuperMax Platinum, Super Thin, Astra SP, Bluebird.

Wp

Another vote for Red Personnas.

It may seem rather obvious, but buying in bulk is cheaper than buying a single pack of 10 blades. I got a pack of 50 Reds off the bay for under $15 shipped. That's .30 a blade. It's not the .08 a blade you get with Derby but it's still great when compared to Fusion carts.

The least costly of my favorite blades in the Merkur HD is the Shark Super Stainless. You can get 300 for $23.90 USD delivered from the store34 vendor on eBay...that's a smidge less than 8 cents per unit. You might want to try them out first, of course.

flycbyrd said:

red persona cost around 15 cents. imho it is one of the best blades out there but ymmv.

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Agreed!

man00ver said:

the least costly of my favorite blades in the merkur hd is the shark super stainless. You can get 300 for $23.90 usd delivered from the store34 vendor on ebay...that's a smidge less than 8 cents per unit. You might want to try them out first, of course.

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Darjeeling Express said:

Reds, Sharks, Astras - all fabulous.

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+1. Dorco ST 301 are also nice.