7 am Platinum Hi Stainless Blades

**marty2905** · 05-19-2009, 05:26 AM

I am new to DE shaving and have tried a lot of blades- Feather, Derby, Persona, Astra, Wilson Sword and Merkur. I found all blades to be good except for the Merkurs. I found a person selling 7am blades on ebay in lots of 100. Does anyone know if these blades are good? Thinking about buying them to try.

**TheBigL** · 05-19-2009, 05:36 AM

I bought a smaller lot than that to try them out. They were 'average' to me. Usable for 2 decent shaves. Nothing spectacular. Others have commented on blade consistency issues.

**uberculture** · 05-19-2009, 05:45 AM

These are just plain awful... I got ten with my razor when I first got it. Not good at all. They also tended to rust quite a bit. I'll tell you what... I think I still have a packet of 5 that I'll never use... if you PM me your address, I'll mail them to you to try... I'd hate to see you order 100 of an iffy blade.

**marty2905** · 05-19-2009, 05:48 AM

Damn Im stupid, already ordered them:( Thank you very much for the offer

**talibeard** · 05-19-2009, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by marty2905

Damn Im stupid, already ordered them:( Thank you very much for the offer

You might like them after all you know.
At least I rate them higher than any of the Dorco's and the Derby's. Which doesn't say much since D & D are definitely not my favourites.
Like someone stated before an average blade; but it could be just your kind of average. (and yes I do think you are a bit stupid to order 100 blades you didn't try out before, the last time I made such a smart move it was just 75 blades.

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**Synack** · 05-19-2009, 01:49 PM

They are "meh" blades for myself. I rate them about the same as Dorco ST-300s. They work just not as comfortable as a Derby or Red Pack.

If you look on Amazon you usually can get a good deal on Derbys in 100 packs. I think I scored some for not more that $12 shipped once.

**poppi** · 05-19-2009, 04:57 PM

I find them to be a serviceable blade. For me they are sharp enough and smooth enough for 2/3 shaves with no real problems. Try them, they just might work well for you.