• @[email protected]
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    1010 months ago

    Safety razors are the best! They are cheap, you can buy a bunch of quality blades for pennies compared to a “Mach 3” or whatever.

    Once you learn how to shave with one, there’s no going back.

    • @[email protected]
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      210 months ago

      Since I’ve started cleaning my blades I find I don’t have to change them all that often though

      • ferret
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        210 months ago

        The head isn’t on a hinge so you have to manage the angle yourself

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          110 months ago

          Do they really not make any with a swivel head? That’s a pretty useful feature imo, and certainly would be easy to design for on a safety razor.

          • lad
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            110 months ago

            I’d say it’s more of a learning curve question. With a swiwel you get good results most of the time but if it doesn’t work as you need there’s nothing to do. With a solid construction you need to learn to manipulate it efficiently but then it’s that you can use it for any shape of skull. TL;DR convenient ≠ better

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              110 months ago

              I’ve literally never once had a swivel head razor that didn’t work.

              It really seems like a stretch to make this into a skill issue lol

              • lad
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                10 months ago

                Yeah, I have the same leg but it doesn’t hurt

                But yes, it’s better I elaborate: it’s not the razor that may or may not work. It’s the user that may not be suitable for swiwel head and such a user will be equally bad suited for all of them. It’s good if it works for you but not guaranteed to work for others

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        110 months ago

        Just crazy cheap. I spent probably 5 dollars on shaving last year. That’s using the most expensive blades made.

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        110 months ago

        Cost! The cheap disposable blades are horrible to shave with. The good ones are crazy expensive.

        Good quality safety razors are cheap! I bought a pack of blades and it’s lasted me literally years. It probably cost me $10-15 too.