Is the multi-blade razor the biggest scam in history?

[Bennyboy]

I don't get it. If the first blade cuts the whisker, what do the other blades cut?

Is the first blade dull? Do the blades get sharper as they go along?

Your whiskers certainly don't grow fast enough between blades to warrant cutting again. If the razor pulls the whisker (like on TV) out, then that means the first blade, and subsequent ones,are not too sharp.

[taterguy]

1. Yes, just grow a beard

[Kutjara]

2. Not at all.

My Gillette Supercharge Thermonuclear Torpedo Extreme 3000 Deluxe, with it's 34 blades and jackhammer-like vibrating function is the perfect tool. For what, I have no idea, but I'm sure it's perfect for doing something. Grading asphalt, perhaps. I do like the fact that a squadron of fighter jets zooms overhead every time I use it, though. That's a nice touch. I haven't figured out hot to make the hot woman appear in my bathroom to stroke my face, but I'm sure it says somewhere in the manual.

Actually, it's not really the multi-blades that are the scam. I do find a three or four blade razor does a better job than a cheap disposable Bic, and without removing most of the skin from my face. But all the "lubastrips" and "Powerglide" vibrating nonsense is just money for old rope.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

24. I'd hate to get some "razor burn" using that

:P

[LostinVA]

3. Actually, the Mach 3 really does give the best shave

I don't use it on my face, though.

[SKKY]

7. That's Hawt!

Sorry for the Paris Hilton quote.

[Deja Q]

4. Yes! 3 times, 5 times, 20 times, yes!!

The 5 blade models alone rip off more skin than anything else...

[GirlinContempt]

5. I find them to be more effective than single or even double blade razors.

[Boojatta]

6. Are they charging you a high price justified by the false claim that there's only one blade?

[ironflange]

8. twin blades is best imho any more is overkill

i use the sensor excel
it does a great job and the blades are way cheaper
ive been using the same handle for probably twenty years now
i have a mach 3 too and though the shave is no better it may be more comfy on second thought

i bought a gillette fusion in a moment of weakness
its a horrendously overpriced piece of crap
does a mediocre shave at best and all those stupid little blades get clogged up something awful
they should be ashamed of themselves

[pokerfan]

9. I use a plain ol' safety razor

Works fine and replacement blades only cost $4 for a ten-pack at my drugstore.



I think the reason multiblade razors are popular (like the five bade Gillette Fusion) is that it's hard to give yourself razor burn because the force is divided amongst all of the blades. You can avoid razor burn by simply using a light touch and not shaving against the grain.

[ashling]

25. Well, that was mostly true back in the 50s

when people had grainy faces . . . since then, the resolution is much improved.
:shrug:

[pokerfan]

28. The world also turned to color

[ashling]

30. I LOVE that one!

I was trying to describe it to my wife the other day. Works better with the graphic.
:rofl:

[ashling]

32. Ah, the good old days (colorized version)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI4ak1lJgY4

next week: The proper way to squeeze zits.
:rofl:

[IDemo]

10. Back in the early days of Saturday Night Live, they had a commercial

After the first twin blade razor was introduced, for a three blade razor. The voice-over ended the commercial: "Because you'll believe anything."

[Redstone]

11. They work pretty well for me. And I'm old enough to remember ripping up my face with

that old single-bladed (though two-sided) "safety razor."

Redstone

[ashling]

27. Like this?

scroll down for the one sided versyon :rofl:

[asthmaticeog]

12. This is the future.

[hippywife]

13. Probably not.

Seems I heard of a bigger scam going on. Something to do with Iraq, I think.

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. I think Bugs Bunny had the best idea for shave implements

Toon aficionados will know of what I speak. :)

[Aristus]

33. Can you doubt it?

[Oeditpus Rex]

34. Yeahbut

I meant the little lawn mower. :D

[EstimatedProphet]

15. I've got a Gilette Fusion and it's the closest shave I've ever had

Close enough that I can go 2 days without shaving.

[Bennyboy]

18. Does it cut below the skin?

explain to me how this is possible. I am at a disadvantage cu I ahve a baby face, so for me, any blade is just fine. I can go a week or more before anyone notices that I haven't shaved.

[EstimatedProphet]

20. It does!

It cuts down to the jawbone!

Seriously, it does cut closer than anything else I've tried. A lot of times I only shave every other day. It's smooth too - most other razors give me a rash.

[krispos42]

19. I have a 5-o'clock shadow even after I shave...

:-(

I think my facial hairs are thick or something. My hair is really black and I'm fairly white, so that doesn't help any either.

[rockymountaindem]

26. Me too

I didn't believe their claims at first, but then they started distributing them for free at my dorm one day, so I tried it. That was the last time I shaved with the old two-bladed thing I'd been using since I first started shaving with a blade.

[Redneck Socialist]

16. I thought so until I tried one.

I use the Gillette mach 3. It gives great shave.

[Robeson]

17. No. The biggest scam would be Judicial Independence.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

21. Not NEARLY As Big Of A Scam As The ZERO Blade Razor! That Thing SUCKED!!!!

[Bennyboy]

23. I gotta give ya that one.....

Right up there with the put milk on your face and let the cat lick it off method of hygene.

[DS1]

22. I have the fusion, and like it a lot

It's the opposite end of ripping your face to shreds with a bic. Just wash it out regularly, and you'll end up with an amazingly close shave, no redness, and the little blade on the back is nice for cutting lines.

[ashling]

29. Let's talk about technique

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO2gMTNnyYk&feature=related

wait for the end:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQco5PWc2JU&feature=related

can you shave in German?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0kF-ij3acM&feature=related

[ashling]

31. If you need this graphic -- you REALLY don't want this razor

:rofl: