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  1. 03-23-2011, 08:11 AM #1
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    Thought you gentlemen might find this interesting.

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    Very cool, would like to get an original print of that
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    Interesting!

    Especially that they got a bonus for every blade they discarded for quality assurance. Very cool!

    I think I do the 2nd from the left. I'll have to try the far left next time.
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    Really cool! I'm going to try all strokes with my SS!
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    That is interesting. $12,000,000 was big bucks in those days. One ten thousandth of an inch precision is difficult to achieve using today's modern technology.
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    Quote Originally Posted by drews50 View Post
    That is interesting. $12,000,000 was big bucks in those days.
    Yes, that must have been a fortune! Maybe someone (that didn't fail math like I did...) could have a look at it an calculate how much money it would have been today... Just curious...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rawmax View Post
    Yes, that must have been a fortune! Maybe someone (that didn't fail math like I did...) could have a look at it an calculate how much money it would have been today... Just curious...
    ~185,000,000 if it were in 1940. I am awful at dating stuff though so I could be very off with the date...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rawmax View Post
    Yes, that must have been a fortune! Maybe someone (that didn't fail math like I did...) could have a look at it an calculate how much money it would have been today... Just curious...
    FYI, ad is from 1929
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    around $150million today
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    Quote Originally Posted by probesport View Post
    around $150million today
    Wow, that's a lot of money. That's more than the production budget of Pirates of the Caribbean...
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    Perhaps that investment by Gillette caused the stock market crash in '29!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric V View Post
    Perhaps that investment by Gillette caused the stock market crash in '29!
    Nope, investment like that would help the economy to grow. Of course, back then there were no tax issues like we have today so the reason for R&D and investment was based on economic and not tax considerations.

    Very impressive. Wonder how much P&G would spend today?
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    I would guess that the 12 Million is what Gillette spent on blade development and technology since its founding, not for one year. Probably includes all costs for materials, buildings, machinery, etc. Spread the cost over 36 years, and it's not so outrageous, average $333,333 per year. Also consider that there were no truth in advertising laws, so the claimed amount could be wildly inflated.
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    I'd like to see the "correct diagonal stroke" they wrote about.
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    Quote Originally Posted by captp View Post
    I would guess that the 12 Million is what Gillette spent on blade development and technology since its founding, not for one year. Probably includes all costs for materials, buildings, machinery, etc. Spread the cost over 36 years, and it's not so outrageous, average $333,333 per year. Also consider that there were no truth in advertising laws, so the claimed amount could be wildly inflated.
    It says in the article they spent the money over a period of 10 years. For a large business, it really makes sense though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KeithS View Post
    I'd like to see the "correct diagonal stroke" they wrote about.
    It's called the "Gillette Slide." Works great (for me, anyway)! I think Mantic has it in one of his videos (advanced techniques, perhaps?).
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    Quote Originally Posted by KeithS View Post
    I'd like to see the "correct diagonal stroke" they wrote about.
    It's in the picture (or look up "Gillette Slide" on your favorite wetshaving website)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Icemopper View Post
    It says in the article they spent the money over a period of 10 years. For a large business, it really makes sense though.
    Thanks, I scanned the article real quick and missed that.
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