I’m talking about stuff thats frequently advertised on podcasts and other episodes of online series like “8sleep” (no idea how its spelled) or AthleticGreens or LiquidIV etc

Edit: is it banned to mention actual names, if not just message person if credible

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    205 months ago

    I bought a safety razor after an in video ad from a YouTube channel I watch.

    It came with a bonus extra set of blades.

    It is my first safety razor and I’m loving it. Disposables are a sucker’s game. I knew it for years, but I only finally took the plunge. Totally worth it.

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      95 months ago

      Literally close to a factor of 100 cheaper than disposable blade razors. It’s flat out crazy anyone shaves any other way.

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          35 months ago

          In the other hand, the copays for emergency room visit after you slice half your face off add up very quickly.

          My grandfather used a straight razor for years, and every time he ended up with sticking plaster somewhere on his face. It’s just so easy to get an angle wrong somewhere, and so fast to slice–and incredibly aggressive compared to almost all safety razors–that it’s not worth it for most people.

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      35 months ago

      I love my slant safety razor. It’s best to get a sample pack of blades to find what works for your skin. I love the Astra platinum.

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      25 months ago

      I’ve been using a Merkur Futur for nearly a decade now. I need to buy new blades about once a year, maybe, and they cost about $20. Shaving soap lasts nearly as long as a pack of blades, and a shaving stone (alum salts, for closing pores back up after shaving) is a couple bucks and lasts years.

      Picking the right blades can be a challenge. I’m lucky that super sharp blades work well on me.

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      25 months ago

      Is it the Leaf razor? I heard about it through Future Proof and I’m absolutely satisfied with the shave, much closer than the plastic razors I used to use before and lasts much longer

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        55 months ago

        Not the Leaf. It’s a Henson.

        I now also have a 50 year old safety razor of my grandfather’s. The depth on the exposed blade is smaller for the Henson, which does keep it from flexing and reduces the chance of cuts.

        I usually get about 4-5 shaves from a blade, which costs me $0.10 each.

        I also don’t throw away plastic like you do with disposables and cartridge systems. Just good old fashioned rusty steel that goes into a used razor box.

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      5 months ago

      I have to disagree but only on the level of the non-disputable logic that a years worth of shaving with a sharp blade for less than or at least equal to $30 is possible without factoring in the membership fee ($100/year total including with membership fee lol) is at least as good value and =< greater efficacy

      There’s just no way thats cheaper than what I’m referring to but I’m open to being wrong

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        Henson razor (really the handle) is 75 dollars up front, that’s on the expensive side. The thing lasts as long as you don’t lose it. Name brand blades are $15 for 100 blades on Amazon. A blade lasts anywhere from 2 days to a week of daily shaving.

        No membership fees, and the cost of the handle can be divided over several years.

        Edit to correct the pricing of the Henson from $60 to $75

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            I’m not a great source because Henson is the first safety razor I’ve owned/used, so idk how other brands are.

            I can say it is overbuilt in a good way, because it has survived multiple falls in a tub and porcelain sink, has hung out in the shower getting wet and slowly drying repeatedly in a humid environment, and still functions perfectly. The blades rust, but the aluminum razor and whatever they made the central screw out of hasn’t rusted after more than a year.

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          5 months ago

          Might have to look into that👀 although i buy many other things that make me save my money with said membership besides just razors. Still may investigate :)

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            5 months ago

            Buying things to save money?

            There are probably alternatives to everything in that membership that fill the purpose of each item and outlast the subscription items, therefore ending up costing less in the long term.

            Edit: From other comments, I take it you’re talking about more than a shaving subscription membership. That’s different