Harry's Razors

[sweetolbob]

Executive summary.

Are they sharper - Yes

Do they last longer - Yes

Are they cost effective - On a cost per use - Yes.

Discussion ----

I've used blade razors for close to sixty years. Just don't like electric and probably like to live dangerously with a razor sharp blade a few millimeters of my carotid arteries.

The biggest problem has become the cost. I settled several years ago on Shick Hydro 5 blades and about any gel shaving cream. They usually last anywhere from 3 - 10 shaves. If I'm lucky, I can buy them at Walmart for $26/28 for 12/14 blades.

There has been a proliferation of commercials trying to sell other brands on line with gross claims of sharpness and longevity. The biggest problem has been getting my hands on a sample of any without signing up for a lifetime subscription. That I won't do as I'm skeptical of anyone that won't let me try them first.

Found Harry's Razors will let you do that. So I ordered their sample kit for $15 that includes shipping, a razor handle, three blades and a bomb of shaving gel.

I'm still using the first blade a month later, probably 18-20 shaves. I was satisfied enough to go back and order 16 more blade and three 4oz shaving gel for $40. That should take me more than a year into the future.

My beard is about average and I always clean the blade with water when I'm done, blow out the residual and wipe the blade backwards on a towel to dry the blade. A word of caution, there is a blade on the top of the razor to trim sideburns. Stay the heck away from it, it darn sharp.

Do I have anything to do with Harry's - Nope. Do I care if you buy one - Nope. Just a heads up on possibly a way to reduce your shaving cost if you like a blade razor.

Bob

[r1lark]

Thanks Bob, appreciate the product review. I had been thinking of ordering the sample kit myself -- now I definitely will.

[Chris Pile]

Think I'll stick to my Merker blades and razor.

[53k]

Executive summary.

Are they sharper - Yes

Do they last longer - Yes

Are they cost effective - On a cost per use - Yes.

Discussion ----

I've used blade razors for close to sixty years. Just don't like electric and probably like to live dangerously with a razor sharp blade a few millimeters of my carotid arteries.

The biggest problem has become the cost. I settled several years ago on Shick Hydro 5 blades and about any gel shaving cream. They usually last anywhere from 3 - 10 shaves. If I'm lucky, I can buy them at Walmart for $26/28 for 12/14 blades.

There has been a proliferation of commercials trying to sell other brands on line with gross claims of sharpness and longevity. The biggest problem has been getting my hands on a sample of any without signing up for a lifetime subscription. That I won't do as I'm skeptical of anyone that won't let me try them first.

Found Harry's Razors will let you do that. So I ordered their sample kit for $15 that includes shipping, a razor handle, three blades and a bomb of shaving gel.

I'm still using the first blade a month later, probably 18-20 shaves. I was satisfied enough to go back and order 16 more blade and three 4oz shaving gel for $40. That should take me more than a year into the future.

My beard is about average and I always clean the blade with water when I'm done, blow out the residual and wipe the blade backwards on a towel to dry the blade. A word of caution, there is a blade on the top of the razor to trim sideburns. Stay the heck away from it, it darn sharp.

Do I have anything to do with Harry's - Nope. Do I care if you buy one - Nope. Just a heads up on possibly a way to reduce your shaving cost if you like a blade razor.

Bob

I'm with you on blade versus electrics. I tossed out my Norelco probably 15 years ago. I have also been using the Schick Hydro five-blade razors. I haven't really tracked how many shaves I get per razor. I stretch my shaving by just not shaving every day. Probably two years ago Sam's Club sent me a seven-blade razor to try. I still have it and never tried it. I don't even know the brand (might have been their private brand). I think their deal was $1.75 per cartridge. I have been seeing the Harry's ads on one of my free Roku channels, but I still have several packs of Hydro blades. When I'm traveling I don't like to take my Hydro so I buy disposables. Last time I found a generic handle and five cartridges in the disposables rack at Dollar General- just like the Hydro, but no name. I still have the first cartridge in the handle after using it on a 12-day trip.

[Noxnabaker]

This was GOOD info for me, I'm having trouble finding pure blades in European shops, have to order & even thou I've found Gillette best so far I'm gonna try Harry's next time.
(When I was younger I used machines but they always broke after some years & then I happened to find an old handle (or what ever it might be called) in a old house & I still have it in my ship & bought one more for in the house.)

[Dads Baby]

I must be a real CASO. After almost 40 years of shaving, I quit! Now a trim once a month, I am good to go.

[Son O Lark]

Good News razor and a good quality skin care soap is all I need!

[showbizkid]

Thanks for that, Bob!

About 4 years ago I opted out of the "Big G"'s $40 multi-blade-refill swindle and went back to using my father's 1954 Gillette safety razor. I've been using Personna surgical prep razor blades, which I can get in a 100-pack box from Amazon. The box lasts me about 2 years (figure 1 blade per week, my beard is not that tough). I also switched away from the gel-aerosol shaving foams back to a badger brush and shaving soap. The best I've found so far is Proraso, which is Italian-made and comes in either a bowl or a tube, and lathers up beautifully; I also get this from Amazon.

I won't get into after-shaves; that's a Forum all its own I think

[Noxnabaker]

I'm backing out on Harry's, just found out it's one more multi-blade thing...
I use Gillette 7 o'clock & that's only one(!) blade & easily good enough for me.
& I'm also beginning to become like #6 Dads Baby; I don't even shave every day anymore & to ad some more to that: I only use water, don't need much fancy stuff!

[556063]

Trained my beard to surrender to an electric, as I tend to be more like my Greek Grandfather than my German Dad. My dad used conventional blades, when he shaved, until the very end of his life last year. I remember shaving Grandpa in the nursing home when I was a kid with his Norelco.

It took me two to three weeks a couple years after I graduated from college to condition my face to an electric. It looked like a pizza for a while, but I've never regretted ditching blades. I used the Gillette double edge type with the lubricating strip until about 1986. Bought Remingtons, and now Norelco's, and would never go back from electrics.

I know some think electrics can't shave as close, but since I've never been on the cover of GQ, I don't care. I've been shocked to read and hear how expensive conventional razors have gotten. I feel sorry for guys who can't adapt to an electric shaver.

[jbjr]

I have had a beard for the past 40+ years and very rarely use a razor of any kind.

[bezhawk]

The best shaving cream is Cremo. It's non aerosol and is in a tube.

[Bud]

I've been using a Harry's razor for the past year and I'm happy with the results. The razor gives me a close shave without causing razor burn. The blades last longer and are cheaper than the Gillette Mach 3 razor I was using. I've been using their shave gel and after shave balm along with the razor. Bud

[GrumpyOne]

Trained my beard to surrender to an electric, as I tend to be more like my Greek Grandfather than my German Dad. My dad used conventional blades, when he shaved, until the very end of his life last year. I remember shaving Grandpa in the nursing home when I was a kid with his Norelco.

It took me two to three weeks a couple years after I graduated from college to condition my face to an electric. It looked like a pizza for a while, but I've never regretted ditching blades. I used the Gillette double edge type with the lubricating strip until about 1986. Bought Remingtons, and now Norelco's, and would never go back from electrics.

I know some think electrics can't shave as close, but since I've never been on the cover of GQ, I don't care. I've been shocked to read and hear how expensive conventional razors have gotten. I feel sorry for guys who can't adapt to an electric shaver.

Used a Norelco since I was sixteen and never looked back. Two minutes everyday and replace the blades about every five years...

[sweetolbob]

Used a Norelco since I was sixteen and never looked back. Two minutes everyday and replace the blades about every five years...

I've thrown several electrics away over the years, just can't get the same feeling as a sharp blade with shaving cream. Just me!.

In case the forum "YOU" hasn't noticed, Harry's will now send out a razor, one blade and shaving cream for $3.