The Finch Formerly Known As Gold

10 December 2006

A minor scrape

Having somewhat depleted my supply of Schick Super Twin disposable razors (as discussed here), I was forced to seek out a fresh bag, and for some reason, they were unusually hard to find at the usual supermarket. Eventually I spotted them on the very bottom shelf, almost all the way into the toothpaste section.

What's interesting here is that Schick makes an identical (except for color) ST for women, and its vertical location was near the very center. After looking over the entire razor display, I concluded that:

  1. Guys are more likely to spend too much for razors, and therefore the hyperexpensive models are given prime viewing space;
  2. I'm not too proud to shave with something pink.

Price for a bag of 10, either variety: $7.99.

Posted at 11:49 AM to General Disinterest


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2. I'm not too proud to shave with something pink.

If I brought home pink razors, my wife would kill me.

She uses one of those yank-it-out-by-the-roots things, so if I'm buying ladies' shaving paraphernalia she knows it's not for her.

Posted by: McGehee at 5:10 PM on 10 December 2006

Single blade shaving is the way to go: the technology of a fine safety razor has never been improved upon, the blades and the shaves are the best (and most economical), and as for the question of manly pride, there's nothing like handling, daily, a razor which is a product of quality workmanship and steel and is better-looking, to boot, than anything to be found in today's drugstores.

Schick Injectors and Gillette Super Speeds as well as various adjustables are popular fare on eBay and at antique shops, but they're not your only options in a safety razor: Merkur, Parker, and Feather make the devices to this day.

Blades are easy to find, too. Any double-edged blade made anywhere in the world will fit any double-edge razor, and blades for the Schick Injector are still being made, even though the razor itself isn't.

Posted by: Craig at 10:13 PM on 10 December 2006