Astra SP blades for under $10/100 on Amazon
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I bought a hundred pack about 1 1/2 weeks ago for $7.35 shipping included!!! You got to keep a sharp eye on Amazon
The difference between that $12 and the usual $9.89 (or so) is only around $0.02 per blade. Not sure that that merits getting bummed out.
Just my $0.02.
- Mark
Just my $0.02.
- Mark
I paid just over $10 a couple of weeks ago. That's still an unbeatable deal, so I'll find something else to obsess about....
Already bought a pack. Was super psyched that shipping was included! Getting a 100 blades for less than $10 dollars is a steal.
These Astra's, and the Personna blades at around 12.00 on Ebay, are the two best steals in blades, anywhere. They're a flawless shave, without the "designer" blade prices!
Could u give me the link to the personnas on ebay please?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Personna-Do...680?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a160b5c30
I think since it's a BIN listing it's ok to post here but I'm not sure.
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The difference between that $12 and the usual $9.89 (or so) is only around $0.02 per blade. Not sure that that merits getting bummed out.
Just my $0.02.
- Mark
I bought 50 blades for $12. Hence the bummed out feeling.
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VF
Yep, that's different. At the risk of being rude (I'm really not trying to be), that just wasn't a well-researched purchase. The 100-pack of Astra SPs seems to pretty much always be available in the $8-$12 range.
- Mark
Are these the same as red personna?
Not to the best of my knowledge.
- Mark
- Mark
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Well, I am new at this and I looked on some of the B&B vendors sites and the price was more in $20/100 range, but even that was after I paid for the $12/50. I bought them from Dr. Idiot here on B&B who has really good prices on Feathers ($15/50), so I assumed his price for Astra will also be good. My mistake for not searching around more. However, it's good to know that these Astras are so inexpensive since I really like them. I have yet to try any kind of Personnas, but so far between Feathers and Astra SP I am pretty happy. I tried Merkur (not better than Astra, but way more expensive) and Chroma, which I hated. They just seemed terrible in every way and in every razor I have. I liked Derby, but not as much as Astra and they seem to cost about the same. So far price/performance winner is definitely Astra SP in my limited experience. Oh, and I tried NOS Gillette Thin (red and black wrapper). I read terrible reviews of this blade, but I liked it for smoothness. I guess my skin is very sensitive to sharp blades. I use Feathers only in my Tech and Flare Tip SS, when I use it in the EJ89 I get razor burn. It's definitely YMMV situation here. Getting back to the price of Astra SP blades, I am happy to see them being sold so cheap in places like Amazon. I am not very happy with paying twice the price for them, but I chalk it up to my learning experience. I will not buy them from Dr. Idiot again, obviously.
Cheers!
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VF
