They have an nice wrapper.
The Worst Blade
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Are those instructions inside the wrapper on the left telling you to fold the blade in half before inserting it in the razor?
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That would make an awesome prank gift!
I don't really care too much about what blade I use. However, there's no way I'd touch one of those.
Merkur...great razors, crappy blades.
Bingo! what I was thinking too. But the worst as far as most disappointing are Feathers. I thought they'd be WAY UP HERE but
they
way
down
here.
for me.
My favorites are the Feather as well as the old Gillette Spoilers. Both provide outstanding effectiveness with much comfort and are long-lasting.
I'm not picky over the blade, most providing effective shaves with adequate comfort. For me, it's mostly about the mileage a blade gives before wheezing to a stop. If it goes a full seven-day week it makes the grade. If it can't hold out that long before it loses its effectiveness and begins to pull then it's a second rate product. I'm happy with a number of blades that receive frequent mention here as being horrible.
The worst blade I actually managed some shaves with is the Wilkinson. Tried them off and on for a couple of years after I took up double-edged shaving after a 30-year hiatus. Ineffective cutting and discomfort like no other is my experience with the Wilkinson. Tried buying them on different occasions. All were wretched.
Then there's the worst blade I never shaved with. The Chinese Flying Eagle brand. Picked up a couple of packs. I've tried them a couple of times but have yet to shave with them because they simply won't cut. I don't think the sharpening step was completed when the blade was manufactured. I've never successfully cut a whisker with a Flying Eagle. Try a pack just for the amusement. Quality so deplorable simply must be experienced.
A Senator with Flying Eagles ? Like fueling a Duesenberg with Moonshine : /
Derby, Merkur, and Sharks.
Derby & Merkur
Shark and Astra-green.
Oh and I forgot Blue Birds
I've just finished reading all 415 posts in this thread, a tribute to "YMMV". Just about every blade mentioned had a defender somewhere in the thread. Just about...
there was NOBODY who had anything good to say about 7AM blades from Bangladesh. The other common blade made in Bangladesh, the Sharp, at least had one person who said something like "not too horrible". The other blade with no defenders was the Flying Eagle from China. I've not tried either in my 40+ years of wet shaving. My personal worst were Gillette Blue package blades from Shanghai, and I can get an uncomfortable SAS from them if I'm careful.
there was NOBODY who had anything good to say about 7AM blades from Bangladesh. The other common blade made in Bangladesh, the Sharp, at least had one person who said something like "not too horrible". The other blade with no defenders was the Flying Eagle from China. I've not tried either in my 40+ years of wet shaving. My personal worst were Gillette Blue package blades from Shanghai, and I can get an uncomfortable SAS from them if I'm careful.
Are those instructions inside the wrapper on the left telling you to fold the blade in half before inserting it in the razor?
No, they are giving you your fortune; "Today you will keep your whiskers on your face- and they will bring you luck"
Exactly my experience. They pull and tug and are not sharp or smooth like other brands.
Even Dorco is better than Merkur.
Guys who choose Derby or Dorco have never shaved with Chinese blades. Imagine a Derby blade that's been used for two weeks.
When I started DE shaving a few years ago, I bought a pack of Wilkinson Sword from Wal Mart. Talk about a rough shave! They tugged on my whiskers like crazy. I haven't touched one since then. I should try one out to see if it was my technique, or to see if the blades are really that horrible.
Not sure who makes it, but the Family Dollar branded DE razors are horrible. It was a beginner mistake.
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