Why are Razor Blades so expensive ?

You can't win - search for cheaper ones & they could well be snide.

Snide one's may well have jagged blades under very close inspection,
Likely to cause infection.

it's to price out the self hurters.

They've all been watching Peaky Blinders and they're sewing them into their caps.

Sharp practices, imo.

LIDL blades aren't bad for day to day use, you get 4 sets of double blades for cheap, they fit the classic old gilette razor types. The new "gilette 6 blade with dodo kitten blood ultraglide strip" type are I agree ridiculously expensive.

i've had a full beard for ten years - f that.

I gave up shaving because i kept cutting myself. In the future with antibiotic resistance it could prove fatal. I don't like razor burn too.

the first guy, a policeman, that got treatment with antibiotics got an infection from pruning rose bushes in his spare time. A prickle got him in his hand.
They didn't have enough penicillin to treat him and had to collect his urine to strain it back out. He died simply because of a lack of penicillin.

Should they be so expensive in general?, always tagged too

they're not though  ,you can buy ten disposable razors for 80 pence  .

they've put the price up to save the steal industry.

or put another way ,

why is the petrol for my Ferrari so expensive ?

I mean the proper ones, the 5 blades

every  heavily advertised item is the price folk are prepared to pay  and not what  it's worth.

win the fight - grow a beard. Use a trimmer to keep it from getting weirdly bushy.

just a Tax on the great Unwashed

They are that price because blokes pay it.

I have a nice offer for you all if you need a few nice cheap blades !

Cornerstore.co.uk

I signed up recently & you can get a nice engraved brushed steel handle & 6 (very sharp) Blades  for just £4 Delivered ...

Just do me a favour if you sign up & enter my code / 7mat1054 & I get another £10 free

Trust me they're well worth £4 of your time ! 
Very nice Quality blades wouldn't spam you with it otherwise .. just sent me the code in the box

They ask you to select a regular purchase when you sigh up but you simply Cancel it once received

"They are that price because blokes pay it. "

Like designer handbags sold at a 50,000% markup because they've got a logo on them.

If you want a 5 blade razor, gaffa tape two and a half dual blade razors together, in your shed.
That's what a real man would do.

This is the Information age we live in Just checking

sorry my mistake it's

cornerstone.co.uk/7mat1054

I am not a Regular or Owner of these sites

get an electric razor , less fuss

True have been considering that Coach but I like a clean neck ... I mean whatever next .. Pony tails coz you cannot be bothered

warren buffett

Buffett liked Gillette a lot and labeled it along with Coca-Cola as one of ‘The Inevitables’.

people will always want a coke and have to shave.

I buy a 5-pack of Wilkinson disposables from the £1.00 shop and sometimes, when on offer, Sainsbury's sell them for £2.00 for 10. Considering I shave my head as well as my face I need a blade that can do the job and these, after having a stock of discarded disposable in the bathroom, do a nice job. I found the green ones were not up for it but the blue one is my preferred choice. I shave every other day (head once a week) and each blade can last for up to two weeks. I think I can handle 10p per week.

Back in 2009, following the stock market crash, I found myself unemployed for a while and had to learn to budget very carefully. Whilst researching this I discovered that £ for £ shaving foam is actually 10x cheaper than gel and it does, imo, the same job.

As i have hair I don't need foam to shave simply rub up a lather from a bar of soap and spread all over my face. Of course i save more by not shaving at all. use a hair clipper to even it all out.

Razor blades are so expensive because people will buy them at that price.

Ironically zorro I don't use foam on my head, it's a straight wet shave and Jack, spot on mate!

Razorpit Blade Sharpener (about £8 off Amazon)

Use it during shave several times.
My Gillette blades now last 3 months instead of 1

A spray of alcohol too.

Blades don't go blunt, it's the crap that you leave on, that blunts the edge

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Razorpit-RP-O-B-Razor-Blade-Sharpener/dp/B004W2UMDW

Great minds n all that

They also put a 50% premium on similar blades for women.

Whenever I used to go to France I would stock up on my preferred blades.

It's all part of rip-off Britain.

Does the sharpener work on multi blades?

http://www.sportsdirect.com/mega-value-gillette-2-5-razor-pack-962342?colcod...

Aspro 23 May 16 05:03 Joined: 16 Dec 02 | Topic/replies: 4,686 | Blogger: Aspro's blog
I buy a 5-pack of Wilkinson disposables from the £1.00 shop and sometimes, when on offer, Sainsbury's sell them for £2.00 for 10. Considering I shave my head as well as my face I need a blade that can do the job and these, after having a stock of discarded disposable in the bathroom, do a nice job. I found the green ones were not up for it but the blue one is my preferred choice. I shave every other day (head once a week) and each blade can last for up to two weeks. I think I can handle 10p per week.

Back in 2009, following the stock market crash, I found myself unemployed for a while and had to learn to budget very carefully. Whilst researching this I discovered that £ for £ shaving foam is actually 10x cheaper than gel and it does, imo, the same job.


http://www.sportsdirect.com/SearchResults?DescriptionFilter=Razor%20Pack


they ones

Yeah the blue ones on the left - I didn't find the greens worked well with me

I treied they gillettes and they work just as good as any special gillette ive ever had and it saves me thinking this head cost me £5 i better more use out it

Im sure ive had the wilkos out Asda

I didn't like the Gillettes; they were my first choice and although they done the job I've stuck with these. They have a little push button on top that separates the blades for easy cleaning. Either way, if you can get 2 weeks out of one of these razors that is good value.

I judge a blade on how it does my head because you have to shave by touch. I seldom miss bits with this blade, it tends to get most of the hairs down to almost a cue ball. I can get a cue ball with them too but then I get issues with spots coming up as the hairs grow through again and it also takes an age to get it totally smooth.

moony lad -  if you electric shave and then smooth shave with a disposable it does a fine job if you want a clean shave .

Yep sounds good actually Coach think i'll lookout for a decent electric , but just wouldn't feel satisfied without clean Swiping my neck is the best part of a shave by far ! also down the top sides but be happy just to electic the rest
Don't good electrics allow to be used with water/foam nowadays , what type do you use mate ?

might be expensive because some guys have been shaving their nuts on Betfair I saw a question about it last week in chit chat forum? you should go there and read the crappola they talk about?

I reckon the key to a good shave is to have your bristles as well softened as possible.
The generally accepted sequence is to shave then shower, however recently I have turned this on its head and shower first and really soften my growth.
Pretty much any blade will give you a very good shave after that.

It's always been the case that you should wash before you shave.
I've never heard of anyone doing it the other way before.

i have been buying the gillette mach3 blades of this guy in india for a while no problem tho have to wait 10 days for free delivery. http://www.ebay.ie/usr/krazydeals2010 pack of 12 blades for a under 15.

its all a con imo. they are just extending the life cycle of their products/brands. two blades, three blades, four blades, five blades, a strip to moisturise as you shave, its all total bs. when they come with two buxom naked swedish sorts one of whom shaves you while the other performs fellatio then they will be worth serious money

Are the ladies shaved ?

It's capitalism.
Razor blades are almost the perfect capitalist product because the customer never stops paying for them. The principle has been adopted by such as Apple and Phillips-Siemens who make sure the batteries for their products give up after a short lifetime. Lithium batteries could last much longer but would not be as profitable. Built in obsolescence solves that problem.

Plenty of people shave then shower, used to see it at the gym all the time

I shave first and then shower; I find it more convenient for some unknown reason

Moony lad -  dry shave, then wet with a cheapy blade does the trick very well, and i don't like cheap normally ,but these expensive blades are a lod of old boll-ox tbf  ,most of the costs are in advertising , a bit like perfume .

hows the gambling going Moony ,any luck mate ?

Shave in the shower.  Sorted.

Shave in the shower.  Sorted.

(**** up an old extension lead connected up to the old Phillishave)

(**** up an old extension lead connected up to the old Phillishave)

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FFS

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