Walgreens, they have the GEM Persona Stainless Steel blades and they work quite well.
Anyone up for a 1912 Pass Around?
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Walgreens, they have the GEM Persona Stainless Steel blades and they work quite well.
YMMV when it comes to the blades. I personally love the CVS carbon blades with the Walgreens Personna GEM blades coming in second.
i have only used the Stainless ones, looks like i will have to pick up some at CVS to compare...
Well, the second shave was about as good as the first. I didn't get quite as close in spots as yesterday, but I was thinking more about getting to work than shaving.
One thing I didn't mention in the first post was the audible feedback is amazing. You can hear a single whisker getting cut. If this razor isn't making any noise, that part of your face is perfectly hairless.
One thing I didn't mention in the first post was the audible feedback is amazing. You can hear a single whisker getting cut. If this razor isn't making any noise, that part of your face is perfectly hairless.
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didn't realize i was coming up so soon... nice
at least the LOSERs should hire you for recruitment duties
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LOL at least as far as i know SEad is much nicer on the bank account then DEad, as there are fewer models out there and still some great deals to be had
Yep
I'll probably send it out to you next week as soon as the one I bought yesterday shows up 
In the mean time, PM me your address info, and I'll let you know as soon as I ship it.
i may have bought more than one...
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What's the difference between gbar and 1912 is it just blade aggression and design or is it a whole different head and handle weight, maybe I should swing by the loser thread see some pics
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Ah, the old aesthetics/utility dilemma, my FWMM is a beauty to my eye, but my Gem Junior Baton with its dorky bakelite bicycle handlebar grip shaves much better. What to do?
Gaze lovingly at the FWMM while you shave with the Gem Jr.
(I'm sure this has no real life analogues for anybody here
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(I'm sure this has no real life analogues for anybody here
)OK, the 3rd shave was still good. I had a couple of weepers this morning, and I suspect that I may have reached the limit of the blade. It makes sense, I get about 5 shaves out of an Astra SP or a Wilkie DE blade, and well, they have twice as many edges
Blade buffing with this things is a treat!
Blade buffing with this things is a treat!
YES you are, and you should be losing sleep
Well, SERAD is usually less costly than DERAD, but I had sold some of my higher end DE's to get a few a high end SE's. Now I am kicking myself in the arse for selling those. I now spending more money to purchase the razors that I already had
My new rule is any razor that cost more more than $60 I will not sell unless I absolutely hate it, and even then, I will really have to think about it.
There are many differences. The one on the left is a 1912 Damaskeene, the one in the middle is a "regular" 1912, and the one on the right is a G-Bar. The 1912 variants have small "lather catchers", the handle is mounted different, the head angle is much different, and blade exposure is different, and that is just to name a few
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thanks Arley, i your brother must be having a field day with you selling the DEs lol
