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Dorco blades
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I had terrible shaves with these when I was starting out, but they are now my favorite! I hear that the 300's and 301's are different, while others say they are the same but packaged differently. Oh, and I love that they are some of the cheapest blades you can buy!
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Used the blade again today, 2nd shave on it. Great shave I did a three pass with no touch up. I got close to bbs. The blade is not that sharp but it does not pull either, I will keep trying them but for the cost.... I might buy a large pack
deruitem, hope you don't mind me joining in the Dorco "challenge".
stropped the Dorco 300 again in the Kriss Kross stropper and stuck the blade in a tuckaway. it wasn't a great feeling, and it wasn't pulling either. got to almost DFS, probably a decent DFS shave, but the mental aspect of it was negative. Even before the shave I was thinking why am i doing this experiment when i have a nice kai mild blade waiting for me...
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I liked the 301, do you have any of those?
nope, i am not a huge DE shaver.. just have 'em around for when i need a quick shave and i am tired... i decided to hold the stropped 300 for next week and use it another razor..
I am a fan of the 301's performance and a huge fan of their price. I get fantastic shaves with them. The margin between them and my favorite blades is very slim.
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I did a quick 1 pass yesterday with 1 day of growth. Still not a bad shave
Been watching MSNBC on a live streaming video web site, and Dorco has an ad linked to the site:
http://www.dorcousa.com/
Looks like they're trying to make inroads under their own name in the market here. They're showing STD-301 blades in 5 and 10-packs. STD is an unfortunate abbreviation choice, but I think it means ST-301's in a slide-out dispenser. There's a young lady in a brief video clip at the top of the Web page pitching Dorco's price advantage...
http://www.dorcousa.com/
Looks like they're trying to make inroads under their own name in the market here. They're showing STD-301 blades in 5 and 10-packs. STD is an unfortunate abbreviation choice, but I think it means ST-301's in a slide-out dispenser. There's a young lady in a brief video clip at the top of the Web page pitching Dorco's price advantage...
I used to get Dorcos as samples in different orders and never tried them because of their poor reputation. Then I read about the difference between the 300's and 301's and tried a 301 recently. I literally said "Holy sh--!" after the first stroke. They are VERY sharp and reasonably smooth, and not so forgiving in an EJ razor. I'll have to try them in a TTO but from that first shave, they're in the top tier as far as sharpness goes.
I too just pulled out the 301's the other day in my EJ89 and was impressed.
I've used 301s in the EJ89L the last couple of shaves. 3 pass shaves, it seems like it won't be a durable blade for me, felt some tugging during 2nd shave. I did have really nice results above the jaw line both times... below the jaw was a little rough and I ended up with a few nicks. Not too forgiving, as Kevan also thought.
I tried the 301s a long time ago and thought it felt pretty much like plucking the hairs out with an oyster shell.
Again, though, my technique might have been pretty bad back then. Maybe I should revisit these.......
Again, though, my technique might have been pretty bad back then. Maybe I should revisit these.......
You need to confirm that you were using DORCO 301's.
There is NO WAY these excellent blades gave you a bad shave.
No one else has had your experience with the 301's.
I have a doubt.
There is NO WAY these excellent blades gave you a bad shave.
No one else has had your experience with the 301's.
I have a doubt.
Neither version are any good for me, glad you guys enjoy them though.
Just used a 300 in my L6. Fantastic shave IMO. I don't understand what all the fuss is about.
