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I liked their branding. It had that hip internet company feel. The little leaflets and stuff that they sent with each razor pack were just fun. After time, thei
by nobleach 11y ago
I liked their branding. It had that hip internet company feel. The little leaflets and stuff that they sent with each razor pack were just fun. After time, their razors began to hurt and feel like they were pulling hair more than I remember at the beginning. One Saturday I did an A/B test with a store-bought Gillette 5 blade against the DSC ultimate 6 blade. I lathered up and shaved with a brand new DSC blade and it was just a little painful. Brand new Gillette, smooth as silk. I decided that even though the Dollar Shave Club was cheaper (Gillette from a drugstore is 15-20 bucks for refills) I couldn't have a painful shave experience. I had my phone in hand to take pics of the experience and thought... hey, I'll just cancel right now. I could not find a way to do it. I could only pause my delivery. Finally a couple of months later, I hunted around their website a bit and didn't immediately see anything related to "quitting the club". After a google search, I finally met with success.... only to start receiving plenty of email from them. I unsubscribed and so far I haven't heard from them again. I doubt I'll try Gillette's shave club as I've heard they just send out their "not as sharp" razors for the reduced price. Maybe I should just grow a beard....
- TIM2014 11y agoSurprised you had that experience. I've been using them for awhile now, and I think they are great. I usually get bad razor burn while shaving, but using the Shave Butter and Executive razor I get a awesome shave.
- kingoflosaltos 11y agoI was just saying the same thing to my girlfriend this morning. I love the concept of DSC. Love the leaflets, love the humor, wanted to tell all of my buddies about it...I even liked the razor quality. But over the last month or two I have cut myself multiple times a week and I'm not getting that nice smooth shave I used to get with my Gillette Mach 3's. Now I think I'm going back to the $30 5-packs of Gillette blades at the pharmacy. Oh well--It was fun while it lasted.
- erispoe 11y agoHave you tried Harry's? Harry's concept is similar, an online-only, delivery model at low cost, but their branding really emphasize the quality of the blade. They build their story around buying a blade factory in Germany... Now I wonder with Harry's being the second player, if they emphasized blade quality to hit DSC where it hurts.
- acgourley 11y agoI have recent blades from DSC (the mid tier 4 blade type) and Harry's and do not find the Harry's any sharper. Harry's hinge also has less range / more resistance (which can be good or bad depending on technique).
- prostoalex 11y agoI've tried Gillette, Harry's and DSC and ended up with Harry's being first preference, DSC a backup. Harry's (subjectively) does seem sharper and smoother, with a caveat that I shave in hot shower, with skin being soft, pores being open and all, the experience probably differs if shaving gel is applied onto a dry face.
- smackfu 11y agoHarry's clog up for me and stop cutting well mid shave.
- willmacdonald 11y agoMy suggestion to stop the clogging is either: - use a beard trimmer on the shortest setting, and then shave with Harrys - Try a Bic Metal razor, single blade with lot's of space so it doesn't get clogged
- smackfu 11y agoOr just switch back to the Mach 3 blades I was using before. Which is what I did.
- Someone1234 11y agoThat suggestion is absurd. Why should you have to work around limitations in your razors? Just pay an extra 50c for the branded ones.
- jessaustin 11y agoUse a safety razor: with a single blade there's nothing to clog.
- joelrunyon 11y agoI signed up out of curiosity when they first came on the scene. I think my subscription lasted until the first shave. Hurt so much that it wasn't worth it to me at any cost. Would be interested in club where the razors don't tear your face apart, but no amount of funny videos are going to make me want to start my day with that experience.
- oxide 11y agoIts funny how advertising influences "brand perception" Before this thread I might have, stupidly, recommended them just because they had ads I didnt mind watching
- coldtea 11y agoIt's also funny what one person considers "hurt" and "bad razor" while the other considers smooth as butter. I could never stand Gillete for shaving. Crap, hairs caught in between blades etc. Haven't tried DSC, but I do use the plainest blades: Bic Metal. Single blade. http://www.bicworld.com/en/products/details/178/metal http://www.bicworld.com/en/products/details/178/metal
- raverbashing 11y agoFunny how their strategy seems to be based on annoying ads and locking people to their service About shaving: after I got an electrical one I never looked back
- markdown 11y agoRelevant: http://imgur.com/gallery/fkkn3 http://imgur.com/gallery/fkkn3
- dagw 11y agoWhile interesting, is it really relevant? As in does the observed visual difference amount to significant practical difference
- seivadmas 11y agoActually it does make a practical difference but I would argue in favor of the electric razor. Ever wonder why it itches in those first couple of weeks if you decide to grow your beard out? Look at that picture. Shaving with a straight-blade razor basically leaves a bunch of tiny little hypodermic needles behind. When those suckers start growing out, they curl back into your face and start jabbing you, resulting in that annoying itching sensation. If you want to grow your beard out, take my advice and make your last shave with an electric razor, it's a lot more comfortable.
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- marincounty 11y agoWhen I was shaving daily, the 3-5 blade razors would last me at least two weeks for each one. I wanted to say 3 weeks, and think that's actually true, but never actually counted the days. I hope you guys aren't just using them a few times, and tossing? And yes--I always hated buying them, but because they seemed to last, it wasn't really a concern. Locking them up was a bad move? They seem cheap to manufacture? Why didn't the companies offer to replace stolen merchandise? (by the way, I have worked security--guess who steals the most? I'll give them in the order I witnessed: (1) Managers stole the most. (2) assistant managers second (3) clerks (4) then janitorial, maintence, and special contractors. (5) The customers. The customers are always blamed in the media, but not among security insiders.
- ExpiredLink 11y agoTaliban beards are en vogue nowadays.
- omarchowdhury 11y agoWhy is that?
- ExpiredLink 11y agohttp://fashion-year.com/fashion-mens-beard-2015-year.html http://fashion-year.com/fashion-mens-beard-2015-year.html You must have seen those beards.
- jmngomes 11y agoSince we're briefly on the topic of razor blades: wipe the blade with alcohol after using it, it'll increase its lifetime by deterring oxidation
- TheSpiceIsLife 11y agoHow does that help? The alcohol will evaporate off rapidly leaving the cleaned metal exposed to the air which contains moisture.
- roel_v 11y agoBack when I shaved with a razor, I'd store it in a cup with baby oil. Did work to keep it sharp longer.
- stronglikedan 11y agoThis works wonders for preservation (both sharpness and rust). You can also sharpen them by running it backwards on an old strip of denim a few times before each shave.
- jasallen 11y agoPurely a guess, but I'd say the alcohol rinses away the standing water on the blades, leaving only the airborne moisture to deal with.
- zo1 11y agoAnd how did you keep the blades from being clogged up with hair? Usually, they just stick in there, even if I try wiping them off before they get to that point.
- stronglikedan 11y agoRun hot water through both ways (flip the razor while rinsing). Hold the razor at an angle, so that the water runs straight through the blades. Do this after every 2-4 strokes to prevent hair build up, and give you a nice warm, clean razor each time it touches your face. (Mach 3 user for as long as I can remember.)
- fennecfoxen 11y agoConsider a simple old-fashioned safety razor with double-edged razor blades. They're not quite as fast and effective as the 4 (+1) bladed razors, but for the $30 you'd pay for a four-pack of the Mach 5 blades you can also get ~100 Feather blades off Amazon (Prime) so even if you replace the blade every single time they'll last you four months or so. and if you do that, they will be sharp enough.
- vinceguidry 11y agoI used a safety razor for the last two years or so. The shave quality is nowhere even close to even a cheap three blade razor. Cheap, but you can get (almost as) cheap and a much better shave with just about any modern alternative.
- akandiah 11y agoThe proper way to shave using a safety razor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IuA8HGacJw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IuA8HGacJw It takes a tad longer than a three blade razor, but I've always had closer and better shaves. I've tried disposables, cartridges, electric and the safety razor and I'd rate safety razors better than all of them.
- ghthor 11y agoNot a bad tutorial. Also check out mantic59 on youtube, aka the Shave Tutor.
- lee 11y agoFunny, I find the shave quality of a safety razor to be far superior to any of the cartridge blades (Like the Gilette Fusion). My shaves are super smooth and close. However, I still use a my Fusion daily, since it's so fast and efficient. With a safety razor it takes time to lather up and get a proper shave.
- vinceguidry 11y agoI just used my brand new Harry's 4 blade razor, and I gotta say, it just blows away my safety razor, in every category, except it doesn't get the mustache hairs that are really close to my nose, so I used my safety razor to get those.
- adibchoudhury 11y agoTotally agree! Branding has been their strong suit. Everything from their website to their Facebook page has style and personality.
- ChuckMcM 11y agoYour comment reminded me of the story recently about Harry's and how they bought a razor blade company in Germany because of the difficulty of reliably sourcing quality razors. I wonder if the 1DS folks have had supply chain issues?
- gmarx 11y agoI'm pretty sure they just resell the blades from a Korean company. I did the dollar shave once then went directly to the company that makes them for a better price. Now I use Harry's which I think are a little better
- alistairSH 11y agoI've found generic disposables (two blade, throw the whole thing away, handle and all) work pretty well, as long as I replace them regularly. I also use a nice shave oil, which seems to help.
- larrys 11y ago"I doubt I'll try Gillette's shave club as I've heard they just send out their "not as sharp" razors for the reduced price." I have actually bought OEM hard drives from the Apple store that I can buy cheaper on Amazon on the theory that Apple gets the better drives. I don't know if I am right but that is my theory and is based on past experience with other products (and similar to what you are saying).
- emodendroket 11y agoYou might like a safety razor. You can buy much sharper blades for less money.
- jonahx 11y agoPro tip to everyone using these blades: Pickup a bottle of mineral oil from the drugstore, and fill a small cup about half an inch with it. After you shave, rinse off the blade, blot it dry, and stick it in the mineral oil, so that it's fully submerged. Each blade will last somewhere between 2-5x as long. Not entirely sure about the mechanism, but I recall hearing the oil slows down oxidation, which is the primary cause of the blade's dulling (it's not, surprisingly, the cutting of the beard hairs).
- belugashave 11y agoHave you heard about Beluga Shave Co.? We make single edge shaving easy. Better shave, premium razor, no irritation, super low cost blades, and no clogging.