Reader Jordan says that Gillette is adding a razor blade to their 4-pack. And raising the price $5.
A couple of weeks ago, I was at Target, and I saw that all of their Mach 3 cartridges were on clearance. As a Mach 3 user, I was kind of concerned as to what was going on. I hoped that they weren’t discontinuing the Mach 3 and Mach 3 turbo and forcing everyone to buy their newest razor.
Last night I was at the grocery store and wandered down the shaving aisle, and lo and behold, Mach 3 razors now only come in a 5-pack. Not only that, the price has been jacked way up. A 4-pack of Mach 3 turbo blades was about $8.99. The new 5-pack costs $13.99. So they give you one extra razor for 5 bucks. Thanks, Gillette. I am now switching to Schick.
Ouch.
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@BugMeNot2: I do have a selection of cast iron pans, such as a 12 inch skillet, as well as a 10 inch chefs w/sloped sides, and also a 6 inch for single items. There are few things I bring the T-fal out for. Mostly it’s for boiling things like soup or water. The big problem I have is no heat retention and also if you try to get them hot, the teflon starts smoking off. I won;t even go near the fact that they added a component of teflon to the same list as mercury in terms of nasty health effects and removal from consumer goods.
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I shave my head.
/Razors are cheaper than Rogaine
//and more effective
Duane Reade – I just had to pay $17 f#$ing for a 4 pack. i was not happy.
Prices go up when oil goes up. Plastics are made from petroleum. Transportation costs, costs for the stores to turn on lights, heat, A/C, etc.
Stop buying into the mindset that everything needs to be “disposable” or it’s in some way “better”. Disposable just means for crap for the landfill.
Be a man (or a woman), grow a pair, and get a real DE or straight razor. The Machusion crap they try to sell you on is not worth the box it ships in.
@PauseBreak: Double-edged blades are disposable too.
And there is no way on Earth that a cutthroat razor goes anywhere near my neck. Call me a pussy if you want.
err ebay… I got 40 Mach 3 cartridges for like 50 bucks a couple months ago.
I should really try my straight razor again though..
@MisterE: Good god that is painful to watch.
I may just try the safety razor technique although I consider the sweet caress of my Gillette Fusion one of the more sublime perks of my station in life, regardless of the cost.
stock up now before they come out with six blades.