They are a racket, but my 3-blade cartridge razor still gets more use than my safety razor. The main reason is that it's still more convenient - with a safety r

They are a racket, but my 3-blade cartridge razor still gets more use than my safety razor. The main reason is that it's still more convenient - with a safety razor you can get a great shave, but you have to take your time at it. With the cartridge razor I can just stumble out of my bed and groggily whack the hair off my face without needing to employ any executive brain function. I don't even bother to put my contacts in first because I don't really even need to be able to see what I'm doing. The price of cartridge razors also comes way down after you realize that, as long as you keep the blades dry so that they don't corrode, you can make 'em last forever. I think my record is something like 4 months on a single cartridge.