"I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less."
15 November 2006Next: the Mulching ShaverMcGehee tests the Hydra of razors, the five-blade Gillette Fusion, and does the cost-benefit analysis:
The question, then, will be whether throwing away a couple of disposables a week costs me as much as the supply of quintuple-blade cartridges I would go through if I adopted this gizmo as The Official Thatch-Scratcher of Yippee-Ki-Yay! World Headquarters.
On the face of it (no pun intended, but graciously accepted), the answer should be "no" — but the reason the disposables die off so quickly is that the tiny space between the blades fills up with stubble and can’t be cleared. The blades themselves are rather wide, compared to the almost wire-like cutting surfaces of the Fusion. I can imagine the stubble problem virtually disappearing with this new thing. So I’ll have to give it a try. Just not right now. Which explains my ongoing loyalty to the Schick Super Twin, a disposable with a meager two edges — a Hyundai among the Benzes and Beemers of razordom — but with a little white tab which, when pushed, forces the accumulated stubbly bits out of their hiding place, giving this razor unmatched rinsability and, by extrapolation, substantial extra life. A bag of ten ($8 or so) will last me all year. (Your mileage, of course, may vary, especially if you have a beard like Fidel's or legs like [pick a name, I'm trying to concentrate here].) Posted at 11:40 AM to DyssynergyI'm reminded of a Mad Magazine parody on razors. One had 6 blades and had a small baler that would pick up the whiskers and tie them in happy little bales. Another used lasers to burn the follicles so they would no longer produce hair. The best was a set of 57 razors tied together like a rolling back scratcher, only you drug it across your face. Mad Magazine, the Nostradaumus of Madison Ave. Posted by: Dwayne "the canoe guy" at 2:21 PM on 15 November 2006Being one of the 'long-hairs' of the professorial type, I can attest to the effacy (tun impended) of the multi-bladed dethatching tools being marketed by the Gillette manufacturers. However, I still am alarmed by the buzzing noise this creations makes when one of my many thumbs activates its tiny motor. In any case, being semibearded and bewhiskered, these dohickies do the job rather well as I only look like I need another shave by about 7pm as opposed to 3pm with the mechanized monstrosities I've disdained to call an electric shaver in the past. However, I must admit, giving away the handle in order to sell the expensive shaving heads is typical of the vanities being catered to in this age of "appearance is everything'. Still, it works pretty good for me.. Posted by: Captioned at 2:31 PM on 15 November 2006Which explains my ongoing loyalty to the Schick Super Twin, a disposable with a meager two edges Sounds almost perfect, which would be why I've never seen it around here. Posted by: McGehee at 3:15 PM on 15 November 2006 |