Dollar Shave Club - why bother?

[Make Angels Great Again]

http://www.target.com/p/van-der-hagen-safety-razor-blades-5-pack/-/A-15704508

 

 

Swear by this.

 

I bought a pack of these back in March, and I still have one blade left. 

[AngelsLongBall]

I've only ever used Gillette razers.  Mach 2 I think was revolutionary 25 years ago when I started shaving.  I think I'm now using a Mach 3.  I used to shave every day.  I periodically grow a beard about twice a year for a month or three.  When not sporting a beard, I shave three times a week.

 

https://dollarbeardclub.com/

 

[Angel Dog and Beer]

I get the DSC 4-blade deal. $6 every two months for 4 cartridges.  I use a cartridge for 2 weeks, about 6 shaves.  I think the 4-blade razor is of better quality than the 2-blade they offer, and equal in quality to Gillette or another store-bought brand. Set up your order once, and not have to think about it again.

 

The Costco 3-blade disposable 26-pack is a good price though!

[Spencer]

I grow pretty tough facial hair, but I can only shave after I let it grow out a few days, so like twice a week.

My skin, especially my neck, gets all effed up if I shave when the stubble is too short.

 

I have been using a safety razor and soap/brush for a couple years and it has literally saved me hundreds of dollars.

An $8 pad of soap from the local hipster store lasts over a year, and a $5 10-pack of blades from CVS lasts for months.

[yk9001]

How This Razor is Disrupting a $13 Billion Industry!

[Brandon]

I shave every day and use the mach 5 for a couple of weeks.

I'll be flat honest, I haven't bought razor blades in a decade or two. My wife picks them up at Costco, and I have no clue how much they cost. To me, shaving is a non-event, something I do every morning for three minutes before work. Shave Club commercials make it sound like the Shave Club is a life changing event. I guess I need to think about my shaving habits more.

The first one basically did what streaming did to the music industry and CDs.

People were paying x amount for the cartridges, a company comes along and buys in bulk from a distributor to lower it to x with a business model. Kudos to them, they make bank and now have a ton of copy cats like whatever that Gothic blade is.

The normal blade companies basically were in cahoots to inflate prices and they blew that up. You know it works because now Gillette is offering the same type of club program so that the in store $16 blades are magically now $6 a month.

It worked and they greatly affected the big boys profit margins.

[Brandon]

I've only ever used Gillette razers. Mach 2 I think was revolutionary 25 years ago when I started shaving. I think I'm now using a Mach 3. I used to shave every day. I periodically grow a beard about twice a year for a month or three. When not sporting a beard, I shave three times a week.

https://dollarbeardclub.com/

I'm a couple months in, not quite that dudes length but probably not far off. I can't do the hipster mustache thing but being of Russian descent I grow a pretty mean and full beard.

It started as a playoff beard and kept going. Now it's to the point of needing up keep and a boar brush. I honestly don't know how the pro beard guys do it.

[Hollyw00d]

How many times do you guys use a razor before replacing it?

North or south?

[Brandon]

Speaking of shaving and life hacks, you can take your razor and push it the opposite way on a pair of jeans about 50 times and re-sharpen your blades.

Doesn't do anything to the jeans and you basically have a new blade.

[mp170.6]

Don't bother with razors.  Spray some white lithium grease onto the blades of your paper shredder while it's running.  The propellant from the can will be sure to ignite from the electric motor spark and all of your facial hair will be gone in about 0.2 seconds. 

 

I know this from experience, unfortunately

[Lou]

shaving once a week?

 

my bad, i was looking for the Men's Forum.

 

Be careful and try not to cut your legs (or any more senstive parts)

[Biergott]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/skarp/the-skarp-laser-razor-21st-century-shaving

 

This would rule if it works...  Shaving daily and having to replace the blade every 2-3 days blows.  

[wopphil]

I joined dollar shave club a few months ago. Had to upgrade from the mid-range to the high end blade. I joined because the blades are much cheaper. I figure I will save $60 a year. Not a ton of money, but every bit helps.

I can only get two weeks out of the five-razor blades, and my skin is burning at the end of that two weeks. I probably shave four or five times per week.

[Jason]

Screw shaving!! I grew a beard instead

[Tank]

this thread has taught me that there are a lot of weird shaving habits in this group.

 

a new razor will last me a good four or five months, shaving 3-4 times per week. and i have a heavy enough growth that i can have a decent beard in two weeks.

 

man up, sheeple!

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I have been a Dollar Shave Club member for about two years. I buy the medium priced blades. The quality is good, the price is low and they are delivered to my mailbox.

[Guest]

I use a stubble trimmer from Norelco, so I almost never shave. 

 

But if I ever have to shave, I use a Merkur DE razor (Feather blades) and a boar brush. 

 

I change the razor after 2 shaves, but I'm a very particular person. 

Edited October 1, 2015 by failos

[Tank]

I owe everyone an apology. On page one I said I use the Mach 5. I actually use the Gillette Fusion.

I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

[Stradling]

I use Gilette fusion as well. I have to shave daily for work so I shave a minimum of five times a week and probably switch blades every other week. I have been thinking about trying dollar shave club but haven't yet.

[arch stanton]

Since I maintain 2 households I have 2 razors. A Mach 3 at one place and a Fusion at the other. I use each about once a week and change out blades about once a month. Even when I was military I only shaved every other day.

[yk9001]

The reason I started this thread was that I don't put any time into thinking about my razor - I assumed most guys were like that.  It be like someone asking me, "what type of flour does your house use for baking?" or "What type of lightbulbs do you buy?" or "What brand colored socks do you wear with your suit?"
 

Learn something new every day.

[Adam]

The reason I started this thread was that I don't put any time into thinking about my razor - I assumed most guys were like that.  It be like someone asking me, "what type of flour does your house use for baking?" or "What type of lightbulbs do you buy?" or "What brand colored socks do you wear with your suit?"

 

Learn something new every day.

 

The reason we sign up for the shave club is so we don't ever have to think about razors. They just come every month

[Glen]

When you shave your head you think a bit more about razors.

[nate]

And a bit less about the Jews.

[Glen]

More, actually.