I love Gillette

[joepazz]

It just occurred to me that pretty much all my favorite thing when it comes to shaving are or were made by gillette, pretty impressive.

My favorite razor hands down is the new, second fav is the slim. Really the only 2 razors I love

My favorite cartridge razor is the sensor (for head shaving mainly now)

My favorite blades are gillette yellow sharp edge, as smooth as anything and sharper than almost everything, a rare combination I found (I was trying to convince myself that the way cheaper derbys are just as good but I gave up on that)

And 2 of my favorite 3 or 4 cremes are from the AOS, owned by gillette

Also if I ever do use goo I use the mach 3 or fusion stuff best, I can drop a dollop it in a sink of hot water to warm it up and then pull it out and spread it on. The razor glides like no other but I looked and one of the ingredients is another name for teflon, freaks me out a bit.

These guys knew what they were doing, they still do but they are obviously targeting a different market of shavers. And I have to give them credit because for us they have the AOS and the AOS software is legit. The Proglide razor probably gives the closest shave you can get if you are rushing out the door with a super fast one pass shave (probably 95 percent of men) just at 4 bucks a pop forget it.


On another note wouldn't it be kind of cool if gillette came out with a 2 blade cartridge with slanted blades. I mean they could even call it the gillette slide, a million dollar idea right there.

[Thomas849]

Considering Gillette's been around for such a long time, they must be doing something right.

+1

[Longsword]

I don't care about the bad stuff Gillette has done.
They created the Slim.
That makes up for anything. By a wide margin. All past and future transgressions are forgiven.

[Poots]

It just occurred to me that pretty much all my favorite thing when it comes to shaving are or were made by gillette, pretty impressive.

My favorite razor hands down is the new, second fav is the slim. Really the only 2 razors I love

My favorite cartridge razor is the sensor

I have to agree with you on the ‘Slim’ and the ‘Sensor’ Joe.

Since you favor the Sensor and are obviously very partial to Gillette in general maybe you should try a Gillette injector razor and blades. You can still find them on eBay.

I have a number of injector razors, but I do not have a Gillette so I can’t comment on their razors, but I do still have a small cache of the Gillette Platinum Plus injector blades and they are great.

Kind of round out your Gillette collection…

[joepazz]

I'll try to find a cheap one to give it a try, thanks.

[neostyles]

Maybe it's because im only 22, but for me, Gillette is always going to remind me of a part of my life when I never looked forward to shaving and blew over $1000 on new razor cartages over a 2 year period.

They may have been on top of their game back before I was born, but they have definitely lost their way. It seems like there is a trend cheaper products that promise miracles. Gillette definitely gave in. They caved in to the modern age of tv marketing. Now, we are supposed to believe that more blades means a better razor and that a we are supposed to pay $25 for a freaking pack of cartridges that costs like 5 cents to produce. Gillette might have cared about us back in the 60s, but I somewhere along the line, their interest in the consumer dried up. These days, it's all about maximizing profits, not about creating a product people are proud to own.

Don't get me wrong. Im probably one of the younger folks. Our generation grew up with ipods and social networking, and I love new technology and things. But Gillette has reminded us that progress isn't always a good thing.

People will always buy Gillette razors. It's just a fact. Simply put, Gillette has a monopoly on the shaving market and their products are the only ones found in stores. Classic shaving products can be quite a hassle to acquire in comparison to today's shaving stuff. Doesn't get much more convenient than just walking into a store. Im willing to bet that less than 1 percent of guys are actually aware that there is an alternative to cheap plastic razors and overpriced cartridges. They have convinced people that there is no other way to shave. Through their marketing, they have convinced people, that their fusion razors are the first best thing. Has anyone seen their marketing campaign for their pro glide? Jesus, if classic shaving companies spent half this much on getting the word out, I doubt Gillette would still sucking in the masses.

[dalew]

Once they made good products, today they are The Evil Empire.

I agree. They give the free razor to entice you to buy their blades..........marketing genius.