Gillette Fusion Blades

Firblog

Hi

Was lookin around for a deal on gillette fusion blades, best I could find was here on mymemory.ie !? 8 blades for €19.00, take a couple of weeks to arrive though..

podgeandrodge

The best a mangina can get! On principle I still won't purchase.

Hogzy

Firblog wrote: »

Hi

Was lookin around for a deal on gillette fusion blades, best I could find was here on mymemory.ie !? 8 blades for €19.00, take a couple of weeks to arrive though..

Considerably cheaper on amazon considering you dont have to pay VAT.

nc6000

Hogzy wrote: »

Considerably cheaper on amazon considering you dont have to pay VAT.

You don't have to pay VAT but you do have to pay Import Fees.

Atlantic Dawn

From time to time SuperDrug have them on special for instore order and collection. They last had the deal on 3 weeks ago...
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=116421905

John mac

Firblog wrote: »

Hi

Was lookin around for a deal on gillette fusion blades, best I could find was here on mymemory.ie !? 8 blades for €19.00, take a couple of weeks to arrive though..

EUR 15,64
from amazon delivered .8 blades
no import fees as less than 20

Corholio

podgeandrodge wrote: »

The best a mangina can get! On principle I still won't purchase.

Every time a Gillette thread is posted the manbabies come out. Sorry an ad hurt your feelings.

Amazon have these now and again, seems to dip in and out of stock at different prices, both 4 pack and 8.

Arthur45

Firblog wrote: »

Hi

Was lookin around for a deal on gillette fusion blades, best I could find was on mymemory.ie !? 8 blades for €19.00, take a couple of weeks to arrive though..

Stop shaving

tayto lover

I’m still waiting for my free razor.
Three years now.
I’m not buying Gilette products until it arrives.
I have principles.

kneemos

tayto lover wrote: »

I’m still waiting for my free razor.
Three years now.
I’m not buying Gilette products until it arrives.
I have principles.

I'm not buying Gillette because of all the times I was conned by buying Gillette.

recyclebin

Why have Amazon started putting the 'import fee deposit' of £4.20 on these if they are under £20?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gillette-Fusion-ProGlide-Razor-Blades/dp/B01BKOHN86/

Very similar but with no 'import fee deposit:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00R10ZUWU/

Hogzy

nc6000 wrote: »

You don't have to pay VAT but you do have to pay Import Fees.

Not if the total is under 25 pounds

recyclebin

recyclebin wrote: »

Why have Amazon started putting the 'import fee deposit' of £4.20 on these if they are under £20?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gillette-Fusion-ProGlide-Razor-Blades/dp/B01BKOHN86/

Very similar but with no 'import fee deposit:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00R10ZUWU/

Went and ordered with the second link and only costs £16.67 when checking out.

Firblog

Had checked Amazon before ordering from mymemory couldn't see any cheaper offers then, just ordered another 8 from Amazon

Nigel Fairservice

Get yourself a DE razor. You'd get 100 Gilette blades for €25. I only buy blades every few years.

CoBo55

Nigel Fairservice wrote: »

Get yourself a DE razor. You'd get 100 Gilette blades for €25. I only buy blades every few years.

My grandfather used them he was certainly clean shaven:pac: Are they hard to use? I'd be afraid I'd cut myself to flitters:D Looking on shaving.ie their cartridge blades look to be much better value than Gillette etc.

Sheep Shagger

£13.12 delivered....Happy days.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00R10ZV1K/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_fabc_1QADDFQ62WVZ6J8GV68M?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

rubadub

Not fusion but might be of interest, free post if over €38

lots of their other items are cheap and I was told these are too

https://www.inishpharmacy.com/p/gillette-mach-3-blades-4-pack/401020

in Donegal so no vat issues. I have used them lots of times, very speedy delivery.

CoBo55

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

£13.12 delivered....Happy days.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00R10ZV1K/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_fabc_1QADDFQ62WVZ6J8GV68M?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

How is everyone avoiding delivery and import duty charges? Every amazon link I tried is showing the import charge and delivery.

Unthought Known

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

£13.12 delivered....Happy days.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00R10ZV1K/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_fabc_1QADDFQ62WVZ6J8GV68M?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks (and to OP).

VanHalen

CoBo55 wrote: »

How is everyone avoiding delivery and import duty charges? Every amazon link I tried is showing the import charge and delivery.

No delivery charge if you have Amazon Prime. So if the item is under £20 or €22 they deduct UK Vat and don’t apply Irish VAT

thenightman

Did my usual trick of signing up for a new account & free prime trial with new virtual revolut to avail of free Prime delivery. Are Amazon offering next day delivery in Ireland now? I've not used them at all since Brexit but it said I qualify for next day delivery & blades will be delivered tomorrow by 8pm.

I chose the 19.99GBP 8 pack Fusion Pro blades sold & fulfilled by Amazon SARL. Cost 19.49e on Revolut.

dodzy

thenightman wrote: »

Did my usual trick of signing up for a new account & free prime trial with new virtual revolut to avail of free Prime delivery. Are Amazon offering next day delivery in Ireland now? I've not used them at all since Brexit but it said I qualify for next day delivery & blades will be delivered tomorrow by 8pm.

I chose the 19.99GBP 8 pack Fusion Pro blades sold & fulfilled by Amazon SARL. Cost 19.49e on Revolut.

That’s some trick alright. Spending over 6€ more than was pointed out 2 posts up. Way to go. Fusion pro vs fusion?

punisher5112

I'm never buying Gillette products again after that advert putting men down, making us out to be creeps and much more....

Fcuk right of Gillette....

Atlantic Dawn

punisher5112 wrote: »

I'm never buying Gillette products again after that advert putting men down, making us out to be creeps and much more....

Fcuk right of Gillette....

I tried this tactic for all of about 2 months, my findings were other blades are sh!te, other shaving foam is sh!te, I couldn't adjust to the utter rubbish quality of everything against the brand, switched back in sort of disgust

Corholio

punisher5112 wrote: »

I'm never buying Gillette products again after that advert putting men down, making us out to be creeps and much more....

Fcuk right of Gillette....

.....and another one.

The real 'Bargain Alerts' melting pot of debate is the perfect place to swing the big mickey for sure.

MarkY91

punisher5112 wrote: »

I'm never buying Gillette products again after that advert putting men down, making us out to be creeps and much more....

Fcuk right of Gillette....

Aww are you ok pet? Did an ad hurt your feelings?

Nigel Fairservice

CoBo55 wrote: »

My grandfather used them he was certainly clean shaven:pac: Are they hard to use? I'd be afraid I'd cut myself to flitters:D Looking on shaving.ie their cartridge blades look to be much better value than Gillette etc.

I'll say it takes a bit of getting used to :pac: You'll be fine though after a while once you get your technique down.

The blades are great value. You'd get 4 of 5 shaves per blade so a pack of 100 blades will go a long way. Switching to them really cut down my shaving bill.

Shaving.ie is a great website, lots of interesting shaving gear on there.

podgeandrodge

podgeandrodge wrote: »

The best a mangina can get! On principle I still won't purchase.

Corholio wrote: »

Every time a Gillette thread is posted the manbabies come out. Sorry an ad hurt your feelings.

punisher5112 wrote: »

I'm never buying Gillette products again after that advert putting men down, making us out to be creeps and much more....

Fcuk right of Gillette....

Corholio wrote: »

.....and another one.

The real 'Bargain Alerts' melting pot of debate is the perfect place to swing the big mickey for sure.

MarkY91 wrote: »

Aww are you ok pet? Did an ad hurt your feelings?

The purpose of marketing is to purpose of advertising is to inform the consumers about their product and convince customers that a company's services or products are the best. it mightn't work, and might have the opposite impact for some purchasers. In this particular case it did put some purchasers off the product.

But hey, if it's blatant virtue signalling impressed some of you, I'm happy for you

I'd never say "Aww, are you ok pet, did our critisicm of your woke blade company upset you?" :pac:

madmoe

thenightman wrote: »

Did my usual trick of signing up for a new account & free prime trial with new virtual revolut to avail of free Prime delivery. Are Amazon offering next day delivery in Ireland now? I've not used them at all since Brexit but it said I qualify for next day delivery & blades will be delivered tomorrow by 8pm.

I chose the 19.99GBP 8 pack Fusion Pro blades sold & fulfilled by Amazon SARL. Cost 19.49e on Revolut.

Nice! How long does the Prime trial last for? I assume you use a different email address each time?

Thanks,
M

punisher5112

MarkY91 wrote: »

Aww are you ok pet? Did an ad hurt your feelings?

Yeah doing ok hun....

Just making the point all men aren't rapists and other such crack....they made us out to be....

Purgative

Get yourself a safety razor, pack of blades, soap, smelly from shaving.ie.


If I order early in the week it arrives Friday. Saves a ton on those over priced, over marketed schtick.

Corholio

podgeandrodge wrote: »

The purpose of marketing is to purpose of advertising is to inform the consumers about their product and convince customers that a company's services or products are the best. it mightn't work, and might have the opposite impact for some purchasers. In this particular case it did put some purchasers off the product.

But hey, if it's blatant virtue signalling impressed some of you, I'm happy for you

I'd never say "Aww, are you ok pet, did our critisicm of your woke blade company upset you?" :pac:

The ad was what? 2-3 years ago and still posting about it in 'Bargain Alert' threads, the real debating forum for sure. The same types that'd throw out stuff like 'snowflake', virtue signalling (check) or have the letters W, O, K, E (check) worn out angrily on their keyboard are still getting in little hissy fits over an ad that didn't even say what they pretend it said.

Must have 'Gillette' on alerts here to get triggered.

jeffk

Best thing i did was go safety razor thanks to suggestions via here

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin//showthread.php?t=2058052458

I didnt pay silly money, still using up my old cans of gilette etc gel, then so far looking at soap stick (using your hands to lather is just as good, so dont HAVE to get a brush) and still using blades I got and sample blade pack

https://connaughtshaving.com/rrment.html

https://connaughtshaving.com/popular.html

Palmolive soap stick was about E3 in some chemist, boots do one as well

punisher5112

Corholio wrote: »

The ad was what? 2-3 years ago and still posting about it in 'Bargain Alert' threads, the real debating forum for sure. The same types that'd throw out stuff like 'snowflake', virtue signalling (check) or have the letters W, O, K, E (check) worn out angrily on their keyboard are still getting in little hissy fits over an ad that didn't even say what they pretend it said.

Must have 'Gillette' on alerts here to get triggered.

Far from it .....
I will move away from any such companies if that's how they see their customer base.....


Fcuk them.

Ain't really a bargain either, way overpriced rubbish.

Tom Mann Centuria

Well this is all perfectly fine as a thread. Bargain Alerts going from strength to strength. :pac:

Sheep Shagger

punisher5112 wrote: »

Far from it .....
I will move away from any such companies if that's how they see their customer base.....


Fcuk them.

Ain't really a bargain either, way overpriced rubbish.

A bargain isn't really your opinion though, it's based on what you can buy something for today compared to normal.

Suggest you unfiollow the thread.

kneemos

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

A bargain isn't really your opinion though, it's based on what you can buy something for today compared to normal.

Suggest you unfiollow the thread.

Not if it's a crap product. I'd put Gillette in the same category as a discount store razor,so not a bargain even at half the price.

Bazzy

I got The Solimo Razor from amazon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-Brand-Solimo-Blade-Refills/dp/B07D85SP14/ref=sxts_sxwds-bia-wc-rsf1_0?crid=3N6WDOVSQF51S&cv_ct_cx=solimo+razor&dchild=1&keywords=solimo+razor&pd_rd_i=B07D85SP14&pd_rd_r=c0fa6603-5941-45be-96b4-a544704bca65&pd_rd_w=6yBvF&pd_rd_wg=p1ktI&pf_rd_p=0907528d-e69c-42de-9df8-628d56a339fb&pf_rd_r=D4HRFXNXVZF2AJKBY5F5&psc=1&qid=1615537552&sprefix=solimo+%2Caps%2C167&sr=1-1-f188f9fa-0157-48f5-a7ad-8e0892dbeeeb


And to be honest I find it gives a much better shave than any Gilette i've used it cleans easier under the water

The trimming tool on the back is not the best I find it hurts my delicate skin god love me

But the blades really last I shave most days and got the guts of two months from one of the blades

kneemos

Bazzy wrote: »

I got The Solimo Razor from amazon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-Brand-Solimo-Blade-Refills/dp/B07D85SP14/ref=sxts_sxwds-bia-wc-rsf1_0?crid=3N6WDOVSQF51S&cv_ct_cx=solimo+razor&dchild=1&keywords=solimo+razor&pd_rd_i=B07D85SP14&pd_rd_r=c0fa6603-5941-45be-96b4-a544704bca65&pd_rd_w=6yBvF&pd_rd_wg=p1ktI&pf_rd_p=0907528d-e69c-42de-9df8-628d56a339fb&pf_rd_r=D4HRFXNXVZF2AJKBY5F5&psc=1&qid=1615537552&sprefix=solimo+%2Caps%2C167&sr=1-1-f188f9fa-0157-48f5-a7ad-8e0892dbeeeb


And to be honest I find it gives a much better shave than any Gilette i've used it cleans easier under the water

The trimming tool on the back is not the best I find it hurts my delicate skin god love me

But the blades really last I shave most days and got the guts of two months from one of the blades

Might give those a run out sometime. Normally use a mix of Wilkinson Sword and the electric shaver. Get a few months shaving once or twice per week or so.

Sheep Shagger

kneemos wrote: »

Not if it's a crap product. I'd put Gillette in the same category as a discount store razor,so not a bargain even at half the price.

Again, your view on a product is subjective.

kneemos

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Again, your view on a product is subjective.

Right. So not a bargain.

Sheep Shagger

kneemos wrote: »

Right. So not a bargain.

In your mind no.

kneemos

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

In your mind no.

We agree.

Gumbo

kneemos wrote: »

Right. So not a bargain.

But a bargain to me that id otherwise buy in Tesco. Thanks.

Gumbo

thenightman wrote: »

Did my usual trick of signing up for a new account & free prime trial with new virtual revolut to avail of free Prime delivery. Are Amazon offering next day delivery in Ireland now? I've not used them at all since Brexit but it said I qualify for next day delivery & blades will be delivered tomorrow by 8pm.

I chose the 19.99GBP 8 pack Fusion Pro blades sold & fulfilled by Amazon SARL. Cost 19.49e on Revolut.

Yes, in some cases. Since January i've ordered maybe 50 items.
Only 1 arrived next day and it was the only one that said next day. I've had a few arrive 2 days later but the rest within a week.

CoBo55

They'd be a bargain to me too only I can't remove the import duty when buying through Amazon, I don't have prime if that's the problem.

Gumbo

CoBo55 wrote: »

They'd be a bargain to me too only I can't remove the import duty when buying through Amazon, I don't have prime if that's the problem.

That's the problem. Without Prime, you pay for shipping. Shipping then brings you over the threshold.

Most of the bargains in here would be dependant on the user having Prime.
I have a student account which costs £3.99 (€4.67 per month through Revolut).

DenMan

The pro glide or the fusion, Which is a better Gillette blade? Pro Glide is the Champions League sponsored one, I saw it in Dunnes yesterday.

CoBo55

Gumbo wrote: »

That's the problem. Without Prime, you pay for shipping. Shipping then brings you over the threshold.

Most of the bargains in here would be dependant on the user having Prime.
I have a student account which costs £3.99 (€4.67 per month through Revolut).

Sorry for being stupid I'm sure I missed it earlier, what is the threshold you need to stay below to avoid the import duty charge?

Gumbo

CoBo55 wrote: »

Sorry for being stupid I'm sure I missed it earlier, what is the threshold you need to stay below to avoid the import duty charge?

From memory about €22 (confirm on Revenue).
But you don't worry about it on Amazon. They will remove it automatically. So if you see something, add it to basket and see of the VAT is removed. some items have no VAT etc so wont be discounted further.

Some tolls I bought last month for example.