Re: Gillette Razor blades......
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stubble
Unregistered User
Gillette Mach 3 prices
Does anyone know a cheaper place than supermarkets for Mach 3 razors?
The prices charged at the moment is crazy, €8.50 for 4 blades is a big time rip off. They are excellent blades and for many the only thing that will prevent the dreaded burn, but the supermarkets seem to be exploiting this....
OBrien
Registered User
Gillette Mach 3 prices
Get yourself the little bottle of shaving oil and use ordinary baldes.... it eliminates burn at a much lower cost.... can't remember precisely what it's called but you'll get it in most chemists, just 3 drops required.
Blades have become an absolute rip-off, and now they're withdrawing a lot of the older versions, (eg, contour).
bluebean
Registered User
Re: Gillette Mach 3 prices
A lot of shops are doing a deal on Mach 3's at the moment - they are cheaper than they usually are. I know Dunnes + Tesco's in Galway both have a sale on them at the moment, it might be worth stocking up?
Ham Slicer
Frequent poster
Re: Gillette Mach 3 prices
I can recall searching the web for cheap Mach 3 before to no avail.
I suppose you'd get them cheaper in the UK, although the risk of you giving a pilot a close shave may pose a security threat.
0
Frequent poster
Re: Gillette Mach 3 prices
I never found that shaving oil stuff any good to be honest. BodyShop shaving cream, an old fashioned bristle brush and generic two blade razors always did the trick for me. These days I tend to sport a fashionable and cost effective stubble though ...
biggerry
Unregistered User
Mach 3 blades
I was in Dunnes last week and they were doing a special. I think they were charging just over €5 for a pack of 4. On the same display, they were charging over €18 for a 12 pack.
On a slight tangent, I was also buying some tea bags (Lyons) and a box of 80 cost €2.50 and a box of 160 cost €5.25.
ninsaga
Frequent poster
Re: Mach 3 blades
Total Shaving Solution Oil me thinks is what u r referring 2.
ninsaga
stubble
mach 3 blades
bluebean you must be psychic because Galway is where I is, so I'm off to the sales! Brilliant !
BTW I heard that blades had become the most frequently shoplifted item and thats why they have gone behind the counter. Apparently they are sold on ebay for dirt cheap but I couldn't find them there in that type of quantity....
James
Unregistered User
Shaving
Are there any beard versions of unwanted hair removal available for men? Some women have beards and they can be removed quite successfully so why not try the same idea on real men?
broke
Unregistered User
difference
On the line that Biggerry mentioned about the unusual price of Lyons Tea bags, I've long noticed that my local Tesco charge more for a 5kg bag of potatoes than they do for two 2.5 kg bags.
Strange.
Elcato
Very frequent poster
Re: difference
Boots are doing a special on the blades at the moment - You get a free can of shaving gel if you buy 8 blades at circa €16. Not much I know but at least you're saving around €3.50 on the gel. BTW - Was in Boots in England last week and they were the same price as here for the mach3 blades.
machalla
Registered User
Re: difference
Lidl do a nice shaving gel for about €2 or so. Good value compared to some of them out there. As good as any of the brand names I've found. They also do cheap blades and a razor to stick them on for about €3. 20 Blades in a pack plus the razor itself. They wouldn't be as good as the Gilette ones but I've found them more than adequate for day to day use.
Usually get about 2-3 months out of a pack I'd say. It certainly saves you money compared to paying €8 for maybe a months shaving (if you're lucky).
Joe Nonety
Frequent poster
Re: difference
I stocked up on Mach 3 Turbo blades in Budapest for about 50 cent each. When they run out I'll buy them online for slighly more.
I don't know where all these advances in razor blades is going to stop. Within a few years I'm sure there'll be a one with 54 blades and 38 lubricating strips. The handle will be a brush handle and it'll weight a stone and a half.
stobear
Frequent poster
Re: difference
Sounds like you could fall out of the scratcher , stand half asleep, in front of the mirror and it would do all the work,bingo, your shaved, of course this would all be done at the same time and being dressed and fed your cornflakes!!
Where do you buy them online Joe?
jllr
Unregistered User
Mach 3 Prices - Buy Online
Purchased 40 blades on Saturday on EBAY for $48 and unbeliveably received them today (From US).
Worked out at €40 as compared to around €80 from Tesco.
ttraces
Registered User
Re: Gillette Mach 3 prices
Lads (and lassies?)
the stalls that set up on thomas st on friday/saturday were selling mach 3 blades for €4, not every week though. also W/S diamond for the same price.
ajapale
Frequent poster
The best way to keep blades sharp
What follows is a short extract from an engineering forum tek-tips.
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What is the best way to keep razor blades sharp? I read somewhere that most modern razor blades dull from corrosion long before they get dull from cutting beard hair. If that is true, how can I keep them from corroding].
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Store the razor immersed head-down in baby oil.
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Has anyone tried to lengthen the life of their razor blades in this way?
Ajapale
stubble
Unregistered User
keeping blades sharp
I'm at that just now, but didn't have any baby oil so used sunflower instead.
I couldn't tell you for sure that it works but I do reckon the blade will last to the end of the week without defacing the face by Friday.... so the results are better but not dramatic.