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Collecting wife bonus parts
I ordered 100 more Bic Astors because they are great for me. Super sharp and smooth.
What's Your Latest 100 Blade Purchase, And Why?
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I received 100 German Wilkinson Swords back in August which were the 11/12/23 or 23 345 by the numbered day of the year that @helicopter uses.
Today I received 100 more from the same ebay seller and voila!
Same date.
I ordered 100 Personna Israeli Reds from a B&B member because people speak of them as if they are blade of mythological excellence. So, I wanted to experience them before they become complete unobtanium.
One point in regard to the the modern German Wilkies, they seem to test and shave consistently. I recently shave-tested one from my box dated 2022 and couldn't feel any difference. Still I was happy to receive the 23/345 date because the test was so close to the Schicks I received from TRC. Same blade in my opinion, both advertised as triple-coated but the wilkies can be found at a better price.
Edgewell/German Wilkinson Sword
DOM 05/09/2024 (reverse ISO8601, I presume)
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DOM 05/09/2024 (reverse ISO8601, I presume)
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Astro because a friend told me they were the greatest (peer pressure)
200 Gillette 7 O'clock yellows. Like it better than the green.
Lockback
Dull yet interesting
On my list for next bulk purchase. One of my favorite blades.
Dorco ST-301
so that would mean mine are HelicopterDated 24248 (or 2024248), according to the interwebs*.
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* - Just kidding: I have an ordinal date table saved as a shortcut on my phone. I use it myself for dating consumables and such, & I found it was handy during the pandemic. I would write the O-day (e.g., "112") on the mask in sharpie, so it was easy to keep up with how long I'd had it in rotation. (Switching masks every day is ideal, but when they were harder to come by, it was in the interest of conservation; i.e. a used mask is better than ... running out of masks.)
Ordinal... much easier to type. Admittedly it's the first time I've come across it. I guess an old dog can learn a new trick.
I‘m guessing Astra? I like the Astra in some more aggressive razors I’ve used - I can feel them pulling the hair just enough that I can tell if I’m using too much pressure. Sharper blades feel good in those while shaving, but then my skin burns afterwards. They pair well with some razors I’ve owned.
even though I’ve gotten a bunch of Nacet from Jordan, I can hear those Personnas on amazon calling my name again. Dang it.
100 Sunekos. One shave and I was hooked!
I have some of these, and have never tried them.
Another 100 pack of King C. Gillette blades (China). It's one of my favorites that I easily get a week's shaves from, and there was an Amazon coupon that took it down to $12.99.
Bruce Lee blades because...Bruce Lee. No clue if I'll actually ever shave with them.
Picked some more of those German Wilkinson's and some Oneblade high carbon blades at about the same time.
Picked some more of those German Wilkinson's and some Oneblade high carbon blades at about the same time.
Why? @Dtownvino that’s why! He sent me a tuck with some other blades I bought from him in the BST and turns out I really enjoyed them. Good price too. Cheers!
Hmm, that's temping, I had a look... I would have to add some stuff to get free shipping... oh well! Not worth $20 with shipping and tax, unfortunately.
I did just order blades from Italian Barber
They have the 2 wrapper GSB still, when I placed my order at the end of September!
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