So they've got five blades now?!

[Funkstar]

nevr had to clean mine with anything more than a swift shak in the basin full of water. cleans it perfectly.

[mcmiller]

doesnt one of them vibrate as well lol

[Tomahawk]

Hahaha.. yep it's mad.

[JPreston]

I can't believe I'm the only one to remember this editorial from the theonion on exactly this topic....


http://www.theonion.com/content/node...8&special=2004


...with - ahem - 'adult language' so be warned

[-ChEM-]

heres a press release

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33930

[JPreston]

Ha! Beat you to it

[yamangman]

I've moved on to shaving with hair clippers, I do my whole face and head more or less every morning. Is that odd?

[Swafe]

First Gillette launched a razor with three blades, and the world was in awe.

Then Wilkinson Sword just the proverbial and launched a razor with four blades.

Gillette must have decided it was about time to respond, with the 'Fusion', which has FIVE blades, six if you count the 'precision trimmer'.

I wish I could find that picture I made of the Gillette Mach 10...

Ahh, only 5... 6 will be soon, but as a stop gap, they still have to add the vibrating feature to the 5 blader, as they mysteriously left it out from going from 4 to 5... 5 vibration is next... then 6.. then 6 vibration... then... on and on until the batteries and blades will be that ridiuclous it will be cheaper to get laser surgery to permanemtly remove the hair for you

[Funkstar]

... it will be cheaper to get laser surgery to permanemtly remove the hair for you

there was a thread about this a couple of years ago on the ArsTechnica forums. One of the mods worked out that having laser surgery would pay for itself very quickly for him (can't remember exactly how long the break even wouldtake). Apparently he could only use a blade two or three times at the most...very thick stubble he said.

[snedger]

I got a freebie too.
It probably shaves only a tiny bit closer than a Mach3 Turbo.
The best thing, so far for me, is that I definitely am getting an easier shave, less drag, no nicks - which means that I can shave more quickly, so despite the much higher price of blades, I will be changing to Fusion.

[teachmech]

Yep this diffenently gives a smoother shave but at £15 for 8 cartridges its rather steep as one last just about a week before becoming useless.

[mart_haj86]

15 pound, i saw 8 for 20 pound the other day

[Bazzlad]

It's a joke, they give the shaver away (They did with the Quatro) and nail you with the blades.

[moose82]

Yes, my sentiments exactly... With more and more blades and more and more technology going into these things they are becoming increasingly expensive...

Anyone still use the single switchblade style shavers?(don't know exactly what they call em but atleast you can resharpen them!)

[SilentDeath]

Yep this diffenently gives a smoother shave but at £15 for 8 cartridges its rather steep as one last just about a week before becoming useless.

yep but not becuase the blades are blunt.

how can a razor with more blades, with less pressure put on it - becuase its smoother... get blunt QUICKER than one with less? its not.

if theres no space for the cut hairs to go under the each blade, its not going to be comfortable - becuase thats where they want to go...

[skuzgib]

there was a thread about this a couple of years ago on the ArsTechnica forums. One of the mods worked out that having laser surgery would pay for itself very quickly for him (can't remember exactly how long the break even wouldtake). Apparently he could only use a blade two or three times at the most...very thick stubble he said.

But would you really want to deny yourself the choice of growing a beard forever? I know I wouldn't.