{REQ} Gillette Razor Blades

jc7

Hey,

Does anyone know where I might find reasonably cheap Gillette blades (mach 3, turbo, power, whatever)?

I've seen stuff on ebay, but I'm very wary about buying stuff there.

Any ideas?

[edit]
Or can anyone recommend an 'tried & trusted' ebay user

nava

jc7 wrote:

I've seen stuff on ebay, but I'm very wary about buying stuff there.

Got them from ebay twice, fake in both cases, even than 1 of them sold lots of them and most of the feedback was positive, about a couple of weeks after I got them the feedback was all negative with the same reason FAKE.

There was a similar post a few weeks ago you can try searching and see what they said, from what I remember there were no bargains around and people recommended a couple of alternatives (Lidl was 1 of them).

Regards

jc7

I have no faith in Lidl/Aldi products, same goes for Dunnes/Tescos own brand. Mostly because I've had bad experience with them.

I've got pretty sensitive skin & using disposables always brings out a burning rash, even when I use moisteurisers.

One thing I've noticed (since first living with women years ago), is shaving in the shower. Very, very rarely do I get a cut & I don't use anything on my face then. Might be to do with all the steam.

Fnz

Not a great bargain really... but I got a 12 pack of Gillette Mach 3 blades (regular not 'Turbo') for €17 in Boots. They seem pretty much the same as the, more expensive, "Turbo" edition.

Brianb8802

There is a recommend seller in this thread here

digitally-yours

Brianb8802 wrote:

There is a recommend seller in this thread here

look here No longer a registered user

paddyc

go to the market on a sunday and you get4 for €5 dont think they fakes but they good even if they are


cheers paddy

jc7

where's the market?

Mountjoy Mugger

Err, Mad Cow Roundabout I think

jc7

great for those who live in dublin

jc7

I bought 4 (ordinary) mach 3's on ebay on May 18th from stuboy19750, received them on May22nd.

The total cost was 5.74euro including postage. On ebay, he quoted p&p as £1.20 - the mail sticker was for £1.19.

Haven't used em yet, but will reply whether I think they are the real deal or not.



[edit by jc7]: added hyperlink under ebay seller's name.

redfan

just going slightly off the subject.. the local pub i drink in .. guy was selling these for a 5 r 4pack
im almost sure there fake . ive a heavy growth and the blade cut ther friggin neck off me..
has anyone ever wondered if there are fakes versions ie markets etc...

andrew1977

redfan wrote:

just going slightly off the subject.. the local pub i drink in .. guy was selling these for a 5 r 4pack
im almost sure there fake . ive a heavy growth and the blade cut ther friggin neck off me..
has anyone ever wondered if there are fakes versions ie markets etc...

Loads of fake blades on the go around the markets and stall sellers, i have bought some off e-bay , fakes, no shave comfort to them at all.
I also bought some around the ilac centre off the stall holders at xmas, fake also .
Be carfeul what you are buying, normally it if seems too good to be true,it normally is, and you will be had

andrew1977

redfan wrote:

just going slightly off the subject.. the local pub i drink in .. guy was selling these for a 5 r 4pack
im almost sure there fake . ive a heavy growth and the blade cut ther friggin neck off me..
has anyone ever wondered if there are fakes versions ie markets etc...

Loads of fake blades on the go around the markets and stall sellers, i have bought some off e-bay , fakes, no shave comfort to them at all.
I also bought some around the ilac centre off the stall holders at xmas, fake also .
Be carfeul what you are buying, normally it if seems too good to be true,it normally is, and you will be had

chump

I got a bunch from purfumeireland.com before
http://www.perfumeireland.com/individual_product.php?product=19873

they had a good deal

I got some mach3turbos,

but I'm not sure if
they were fake,
just aren't as good quality any more (someone suggested that they reduce the blade quality when a 'new' product is introduced, ie. fusion), or
in comparison to my fusion blade which I got as a gift they just weren't as good and so my judgement 'barometer' changed

so

jc7

I had a shave with one of these blades this morning. The last day I shaved was Thursday morning. I've got absolutely no complaints to make, so pretty sure these are the real deal.

dingding

gillette fusion with 6 blades in Dunnes Stores (Sligo) for about €13

The pack has a rasor with 2 blades and a pack of 4 blades in the one pack.:D

neacy69

dingding wrote:

gillette fusion with 6 blades in Dunnes Stores (Sligo) for about €13

The pack has a rasor with 2 blades and a pack of 4 blades in the one pack.:D

Seen this offer in Dundalk dunnes also good value

snubbleste

Boots also have the Gillette Fusion for €12 on offer
Razor + 2 blades + 4 blades

neacy69

snubbleste wrote:

Boots also have the Gillette Fusion for €12 on offer
Razor + 2 blades + 4 blades

Yeah picked this up today great value....
boots also have 3 for 2 offer on mens products also so another bargain to be had possibly

byte

snubbleste wrote:

Boots also have the Gillette Fusion for €12 on offer
Razor + 2 blades + 4 blades

Excellent. Hope the offer is still available on Saturday.

CountingCrows

Just wondering if this is a very term saving?? Will the fusion blades not cost and arm & leg in the long run?

madmoe

Hi all,
I originally posted a new thread for this but can I hell find it now. Maybe I should have done a search beforehand and re-started this one instead!!

Anyhow, I placed an order with www.razorsuk.com on Thursday July 30th for 16 blades. Came to a grand total of £12.00, approx. €18.00. They arrived today and look like the gnuine articles. Will try them out and post results back up here.

Anybody used these guys before? If all is well when I use them it means that there are BIG savings to be had compared to buying them in the shope here.

Cheers,
M

Update: Opened some of them up, box and platic thingy they are in looks like the real deal! I have a genuine one so took a look at it and the word "Gillette" is on the razor unit itself, just above the clip. On the ones I just bought no word "Gillette" appears....things are not looking good :-(

OnLooker

madmoe wrote:

Hi all,
I originally posted a new thread for this but can I hell find it now. Maybe I should have done a search beforehand and re-started this one instead!!

Anyhow, I placed an order with www.razorsuk.com on Thursday July 30th for 16 blades. Came to a grand total of £12.00, approx. €18.00. They arrived today and look like the gnuine articles. Will try them out and post results back up here.

Anybody used these guys before? If all is well when I use them it means that there are BIG savings to be had compared to buying them in the shope here.

Cheers,
M

Update: Opened some of them up, box and platic thingy they are in looks like the real deal! I have a genuine one so took a look at it and the word "Gillette" is on the razor unit itself, just above the clip. On the ones I just bought no word "Gillette" appears....things are not looking good :-(

The fakes look like the real thing but then cut the face off u.

andrew1977

The way i notice recently whethere they are fakes or not is if you look under the bottom of the box, there should be gillette information .On the fakes there isnt ,its just all silver cardboard base with no writing.
I could be totally wrong but i compared a few packets of real and fakes and thats the only difference i could spot on the outside. !

madmoe

There is Gillette information on the bottom of the ones I got.

andrew1977

madmoe wrote:

There is Gillette information on the bottom of the ones I got.

Hurry up and get shaving and let us know how you get on ..first shave can be misleading with fakes..they work fine with one shave and then go to ****e !!

madmoe

He he he, will report back as soon as I do!

andrew1977

madmoe wrote:

He he he, will report back as soon as I do!

madmoe..how much was it for shipping to ireland ? when i got onto the websit,it says it only ships to Uk ?

jonny68

The aul wuns on Thomas Street sell them cheap on the stalls and they are real as well, basically the junkies sell them to the aul wuns after robbing them in order to get money for their poisonous gear and thy aul wuns sell them on to punters for cheap so everyone's happy.

Fnz

jonny68 wrote:

The aul wuns on Thomas Street sell them cheap on the stalls and they are real as well, basically the junkies sell them to the aul wuns after robbing them in order to get money for their poisonous gear and thy aul wuns sell them on to punters for cheap so everyone's happy.

Junkies + aul wuns = massive savings!

Hooray!?!

Take that, faceless corporation types... with yer "profits"!