There's a lot of talk in this thread about double-edge safety razors and straight razors. They truly are amazing - I switched to using a DE about a year ago and

There's a lot of talk in this thread about double-edge safety razors and straight razors. They truly are amazing - I switched to using a DE about a year ago and I'm never going back to using those stupid overpriced cartridges. For anyone who wants to learn more, I highly recommend /r/wicked_edge. It's a great little community that has compiled a lot of resources for people who are keen on learning more about all this. That's where I originally did my research when I was starting out. http://reddit.com/r/wicked_edge http://reddit.com/r/wicked_edge People who know what they're doing shave this way; people who don't think twice about it use cartridges. I want to encourage everyone to explore this because it's really superior in a lot of ways. It saddens me how many people have the impression that "Mach3Turbo" is the only way one can shave because it's all CVS carries.