Gillette loses $8 Billion in 8 months
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GOYABEAN
.950 JDJ
Outstanding 
Well let's see........ Harry's razors in my bathroom now and when I buy shaving cream I look closely at the label to ensure it's not from Gillett.
Harry's is way better anyway. And no, they aren't more expensive than the Mach IIIs I used to buy.
Harry's is way better anyway. And no, they aren't more expensive than the Mach IIIs I used to buy.
Vapor
.308 Win
My current razors are Barbasols that were $1.25/6.
I use a Norelco on my head.
Never again.
I use a Norelco on my head.
Never again.
vanderblack
.357 mag
Good. I stopped using them in protest as well. And regardless of what they do now to recover, I will not go back. Obviously they believed in their Toxic campaign. The attitude of 'oh, we lost a lot of money so we have to stop advertising what we really think' is a bunch of crap. You know that there are those in the company that are changing the direction simply because of pressure and not a change of opinion on their part.
Robin
.577 Tyrannosaur.
Lot of dough no matter how you cut it. I'm cutting mine with Schick!
Robin
Robin
Sneezy
6.5 Creedmoor
buy a single or double edge razor and give harry's the boot as well. I do use expensive shaving cream but I have for a while.
Gillette can suck a razor.
Gillette can suck a razor.
Sneezy
6.5 Creedmoor
You can get just as good of a shave with a DE or SE razor and they are even cheaper to use. There is a shaving thread on it.
Curmudgeon
.308 Win
And all this was accomplished without any intervention by state or federal government.
See NYG'ers, we truly don't need them.
See NYG'ers, we truly don't need them.
Catskillkid
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Electric Razor for me. Yes, the shave isn't as close but it's good enough. And it ain't Gillette aka the cucks of the razor world.
Carlos Hathcock
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Phazer
.450/400 Nitro Ex
I switched from the Mach III to Harry's a year ago. I like the Harry's blades, the price is fine, and I don't have to go out to buy them.
SOMALIA!
libertysnake
.338 Win Mag
And while they were losing 8 bill because of their "feels before deals" experiment, the wetshaving community is all ...
@Darth
@Darth
They actually sell em at my local Walmart.
The razors themselves seem to last a lot longer too. I am so glad Gillette's shitty ad campaign led me to a superior product
ProgSpear
.338 Win Mag
I don't own a gas mask, so there's no need to shave.
Blimey
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Good, but for me the message is loud and clear. I have not bought a gilette product in a long time because I'm a cheap bastard, but this cemented my desire not to ever return to it. Gilette was my go-to for years, ever since I was a teen, then kept buying the blades.
Overpriced, but I really do not need to be preached to about how bad I am as well. I hope they continue to suffer sales pain.
Overpriced, but I really do not need to be preached to about how bad I am as well. I hope they continue to suffer sales pain.
prambo
.475 A&M Magnum
Can't use a blade, I get nasty big non-suppurative zits - I'm ugly enough as it is, without having big zits added. Either I don't shave or use an electric. Using a 13 year old Braun now and it's still going.
I'll use it until it or I croak, or they stop making replacement blade sets.
ETA: Yup, fuck Gillette...
I'll use it until it or I croak, or they stop making replacement blade sets.
ETA: Yup, fuck Gillette...
libertysnake
.338 Win Mag
You ever try wetshaving with a mild setting and a sharp razor blade, like feather? Less irritation. Then follow with alum, witch hazel, and the balm to prevent bumps.
prambo
.475 A&M Magnum
Tried all sorts of different things after this cropped up in the late 1970's.
Got an infected mosquito bite on my calf in 1977 that was classified as an unspeciated soil Streptococcus - sort of a minor league flesh eater (ate a hole in my skin). A while later I got these big honking, hot, reddish zits without pus and an eroded center on my face after shaving with a blade every day for over 2 weeks (job hunting). The docs advice was "Don't shave, grow a beard." Had a full mountain man beard for years. Still have a small beard, but don't even shave the rest with the electric often - just trim to the closest setting on my beard trimmer.
I'm pushing 73 - I could a rat's ass what I look like, as long as it doesn't involve zits.
Remember when you were a teenager and they said zits went away when you were older? Bullshit!...they just move to your ass.
HIghlander
.223 Rem
I order BIC Metal #(SBP51MYDC) razors on line. Been using them since 1981.
libertysnake
.338 Win Mag
You don’t have to show your ass when you interview though.
Depends on the job.
Doc8404
.450/400 Nitro Ex
i recently started using Mach 3...yep.
Harry's better? Great that walmart now carries them.
I always had better luck with twin blades instead of triple
libertysnake
.338 Win Mag
Try single blade — double edged safety razor. Less irritation and you can get even the highest quality blades (Feather) for a quarter per blade. Compared to 3-4 dollars per razor head. And you get multiple uses per blade.
Even if you went with good but not the absolute highest quality, you can get Astra SP double edge blades for easily 12-13 cents a blade. Which are still good blades.
I find both those brands to be better stainless than Harry’s blades, which, for me, rust in a week if not less.
And you can pick up a merkur 33c safety razor, a workhorse of a handle, for 30-35 bucks. Should last years, if not decades, and you can count on there ALWAYS being blades for it, even if manufacturers like Harry’s come and go.
Even cheaper, get a good condition pre-bullshit vintage Gillette superspeed from the 40s-50s for the same price if not less for the handle.
Doc8404
.450/400 Nitro Ex
how are those blades with regular gel shaving cream?
I shave in the shower
I shave in the shower