I have not tried them. I have no idea where they are made but I came across some "zomchi superior platinum" on amazon. Ridiculous price. More expensive than astra superior platinum. Anybody try them? I would just say stick with astra sp for the price but just curious.
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I bought a Zomchi razor from Amazon not too long after I started wet-shaving for about $30. I was dazzled by the pretty green color. A tuck of Zomchi branded blades came with the razor.
As I recall the blades performed OK but weren't worth seeking out and especially not for what they retail for. If you have ever used run-of-the-mill Chinese blades (nothing wrong with those if they suit your hair and wallet), the Zomchi were probably one of those.
I have since seen my razor sold for around $5 on AliExpress but not in that unique green shade, so I think Zomchi is rebranding OEM goods and selling them to USA customers. That's fine and all but the same details apply to the blades. They're probably available under another name on AE for much less.
As I recall the blades performed OK but weren't worth seeking out and especially not for what they retail for. If you have ever used run-of-the-mill Chinese blades (nothing wrong with those if they suit your hair and wallet), the Zomchi were probably one of those.
I have since seen my razor sold for around $5 on AliExpress but not in that unique green shade, so I think Zomchi is rebranding OEM goods and selling them to USA customers. That's fine and all but the same details apply to the blades. They're probably available under another name on AE for much less.
Must be the tariffs
Joking aside, Amazon pricing is sometimes hard to understand.
But in all honesty, I wouldn't bother with obscure Chinese blade brands.
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yeah but they have two kinds of blades. They have a regular pack of stainless steel blades and then a green and black pack of superior platinum variety.
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sheeeesh them tariffs are not good. Well I checked their website and they actually sell them at a higher price than amazon funny enough. I tend to agree when it comes to some chinese blades. The gillette wilkinson sword chinese variety are awful. But the chinese made platinum strangelets are not bad at all. I hear there are some other good chinese brand blades but for me it doesnt matter what other people say...ironically because I look at others opinions on here....but until I try them on my face I wont really know whats good or not.Must be the tariffs
Joking aside, Amazon pricing is sometimes hard to understand.
But in all honesty, I wouldn't bother with obscure Chinese blade brands.
True. But the problem with these sort of brands from China is that you don't really know what you're buying.
When I buy BIC or Derby for example, I know that these blades are made in modern factories in Greece and Turkey. They're respectable companies in the razor blade business so to speak. With these Chinese blades, you just don't know.
Also, when 99 out of 100 people on B&B say blade X is garbage, you can be pretty sure it is.
In my case, mine was the plat version. I remember getting some Astra SPs expecting them to feel like the Zomchi, but was pleasantly surprised at the improvement.
Disagree. Country of origin is not an overriding factor for blade quality. I tried some Zaza blades from Turkey that were almost unusable for me. Meanwhile Chinese blades like Suneko and FlyDear blades are good performers with high value propositions.
Just as Zaza is not representative of all Turkish blades, neither would I dump all Chinese blades in the same bucket.
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If I buy it for the hype on B&B thats great but ill let my face be the judge. And it depends. China has some good factories. I mean they make iphones and some android models for american companies. We get all sorts of goodies from them. I cannot judge something badly just because it is made in china. For example it all depends on the specs. BYD electric cars from china are better than anything we can make over here. Its all about the factory in question and the specs and quality control. Gillette for example doesnt always demand the best quality control from the contracted factories in china. Because they don't care as much. India is another country to be skeptical of in the same region. But yet they produce decent blades. Not the best not the worst but decent. I could use astra sp in a couple of my razors forever. They dont work for me in all razors but atleast they do in some mild ones. People dont like ALL russian blades or ALL indian blades either. It just depends.
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welp that is a factor to consider. I wasnt going to buy zomchi over astra ever but I was definitely curious because the "superior platinum" branding was new to me.
That is at all not what I was saying. Re-read my post.
Respectfully I read what you said. You said Chinese blades are an unknown product and then you asserted Turkish and Greek blade factories are modern and respectable. You made a remark about a 99% opinion having certainty. The inference to be made is that you don't think Chinese blades are high quality nor worth trying.
We are entitled to our opinions. I was just offering my own as someone who has sampled over 45 blades in 2024, many in the budget range and made in China. With my direct experience I have recommended Suneko and FlyDear as blades I consider more than usable and with a high performance to value ratio. They are not unknown to me nor anyone that has tried them.
No worries though. This is not meant to be anything other than stating my perspective.
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Certainly and I am not here say what is right or wrong. My opinion and perspective are just that. Like yours
A user who reviewed these blades on Amazon writes that They are manufactured in China, but marketed through two firms, one in the United Kingdom, the other in Germany.
I don't know why I thought they were made in the Czech Republic, I confused them with Bambaw and judging by the photo of the blade they cannot be blades from CZ factory Czech Blades.
I wouldn't expect anything of excellent quality from this blade.
It would be interesting to find out where these Zomchi blades are produced in China.
By the way, a new Caveem razor has come out on Amazon, recently proposed and shown by some youtubers in Italy.
The razor seems nothing more than yet another copy that can be purchased on Aliexpress.
The blades are always produced in China, always Superior Platinum.4
For years, this trend of new razors and blades with a new name made in China and sold and offered on Amazon has exploded, and it will not end.
By the way, a new Caveem razor has come out on Amazon, recently proposed and shown by some youtubers in Italy.
The razor seems nothing more than yet another copy that can be purchased on Aliexpress.
The blades are always produced in China, always Superior Platinum.4
For years, this trend of new razors and blades with a new name made in China and sold and offered on Amazon has exploded, and it will not end.
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I just think its crazy that they think they are worth more than astra sp. But I suppose they are marketing these kinds of things to people who don't know anything about safety razors but ironically people who do are the ones asking questions about them.
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I just dont like the entire "everything made in china is crap" take that everyone has. Sure they make alot of crap but they are also a big enough country to where every factory they have is not exactly a sweatshop. Sure they are not as rich as the US and they dont always pay people well for doing hard work but not every facility they produce goods at is complete garbage. Some chinese people are ultra wealthy and open some really high tech factories. But they do specialize in manufacturing because they have a huge swath of population that is dirt poor and is willing to work in either poor conditions or for less pay at a factory in order for that factory to sell us "sweet treats". I think it just depends on the machinery and skilled labor that a factory has. For example aylsworth razors has their aluminum razors made with precision in a factory in hong kong. If they have an expensive CNC machine then they have the capability to have a nice razor factory. But also they sell cheap blades aswell so I guess it depends on what you are willing to pay to have your blades manufactured and how much you are charging. Also everything is state owned so price manipulation may occur.Certainly and I am not here say what is right or wrong. My opinion and perspective are just that. Like yours
Correct. And that was my whole point. With many Chinese brands you can't really know what you're buying because you can't trace the origins. For that reason it's always a gamble. A gamble that I'd rather not take. But it's your money. YMMV etc.
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