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The annual "sign up for a free Gillette razor you won't receive" thread.

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  • #2
    2smiggy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,951 ✭✭✭✭2smiggy


    endacl wrote: »
    Offer is back on. Nobody will get a razor, but the thread's always lively!

    https://www.gillette.co.uk/razor-subscription/starter-kit.list?gclid=Cj0KCQjwk4yGBhDQARIsACGfAevP9J7dhiluBSwJOvX039hIhS4Tisb7oM9liI-VdthW-QJd6wVTjVkaArPEEALw_wcB

    Thank you for your service !!


  • #3
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,345 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    It's £4.99 P&P for us. Still cheap for a razor and another good example to use a Revolut one-time virtual card to avoid the expensive subscriptions.

    I was amused to find on the site that Gillette has invented a heated razor that you can pay a discounted £75 so that you don't actually have to run the razor under the hot water tap.


  • #4
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,450 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Not even for free


  • #5
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,345 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    kneemos wrote: »
    Not even for free

    I ordered it using my Revolut and already it says dispatched and charged exactly 0 on my disposable card.


  • #6
    tayto lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52,325 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    I’ll apply for another when the one they promised 5 years ago arrives.
    I haven’t purchased any of their products since.
    Just principle.


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  • #7
    munster87
    Registered Users Posts: 4,304 ✭✭✭munster87


    tayto lover wrote: »
    I’ll apply for another when the one they promised 5 years ago arrives.
    I haven’t purchased any of their products since.
    Just principle.

    So it’s 5 years I’ve had this beard now


  • #8
    SmashingPilot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 540 ✭✭✭SmashingPilot


    I clicked on a random Instagram ad for a free Gillette razor a couple months back. The form was only for UK but I completed it for the laugh and duly forgot all about it.
    Fast forward a couple weeks and what arrived at the door, a free Gillette razor.


  • #9
    Housefree
    Registered Users Posts: 685 ✭✭✭Housefree


    Good deal if it arrives but still can't forgive the male bashing advert they done


  • #10
    CoBo55
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,320 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    Housefree wrote: »
    Good deal if it arrives but still can't forgive the male bashing advert they done

    That took longer than usual...


  • #11
    jdon72
    Registered Users Posts: 244 ✭✭jdon72


    I applied for one of these for free last year and got it so they’re sending some of them out


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  • #12
    ando
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭ando


    jimmycrackcorm wrote: »
    I ordered it using my Revolut and already it says dispatched and charged exactly 0 on my disposable card.

    Yea me too, charged nothing!


  • #13
    Skuxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,373 ✭✭✭Skuxx


    Ordered it... Let's see what happens!


  • #14
    CoBo55
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,320 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    munster87 wrote: »
    So it’s 5 years I’ve had this beard now

    ZZ Top fan:D


  • #15
    dowtchaboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭dowtchaboy


    CoBo55 wrote: »
    ZZ Top fan:D

    Gillette - "sharp" dressed man- very good.


  • #16
    CoBo55
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,320 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    dowtchaboy wrote: »
    Gillette - "sharp" dressed man- very good.

    If the razor gets blunt you'll get a lot of afterburn(er)


  • #17
    6541
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,951 ✭✭✭6541


    The last time I actually received the Razor.


  • #18
    Sonya4u
    Registered Users Posts: 504 ✭✭✭Sonya4u


    jimmycrackcorm wrote: »
    I ordered it using my Revolut and already it says dispatched and charged exactly 0 on my disposable card.

    Can I ask please how you got it for free with Revolt? Thanks in advance!


  • #19
    buyer95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,344 ✭✭✭buyer95


    Mine arrived today. Lovely piece of kit!


  • #20
    Zimmerframe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,667 ✭✭✭Zimmerframe


    Sonya4u wrote: »
    Can I ask please how you got it for free with Revolt? Thanks in advance!

    Just went through the motions with a "disposable" revolut card. The total came to 4.99 p&p but got dispatched email and nothing charged.


  • #21
    ando
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭ando


    Mine arrived today. Charged nothing.. nice!


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  • #22
    Skuxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,373 ✭✭✭Skuxx


    Mine arrived this morning, nothing charged.
    Looks nice to be fair, I can only imagine how much a set of blades will cost for it!


  • #23
    nedd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭nedd


    Is this signing up for a subscription service? Do I need to cancel my subscription once I sign up?


  • #24
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,450 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Skuxx wrote: »
    Mine arrived this morning, nothing charged.
    Looks nice to be fair, I can only imagine how much a set of blades will cost for it!

    Don't be buying them, they're crap razors.


  • #25
    Rainislove
    Registered Users Posts: 138 ✭✭Rainislove


    Got mine.. thanks


  • #26
    112143
    Registered Users Posts: 134 ✭✭112143


    Mine has dispatched, do we need to cancel a subscription? I just presumed I'd be signed up to one but I see no option to cancel.


  • #27
    km991148
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,277 ✭✭✭km991148


    Yeah but where's the razor?

    Only links to some plastic yoke :pac:

    .
    .
    .
    If you want a real bargain, grab a de handle and blades. Blades costs cents each. Don't need to go mad with all sorts of fancy soaps, handles and brushes. Your skin, pocket and even the environment will thank you in the long run.


  • #28
    Grab All Association
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,921 ✭✭✭Grab All Association


    Women’s razors in Aldi are the best. They’re sharper and last longer than mens disposable razors.


  • #29
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,354 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Gotta love BA!

    ‘Tesco are selling bananas half price’.
    ‘Bananas? Bananas are crap. Buy an apple’.
    ‘SuperValu sells apples’.


  • #30
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,345 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    112143 wrote: »
    Mine has dispatched, do we need to cancel a subscription? I just presumed I'd be signed up to one but I see no option to cancel.

    I just used a one-off virtual card in Revolut.

    It's very sneaky of them to suggest you pay a P&P charge but they don't actually apply it. But I'm sneakier.


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  • #31
    6541
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,951 ✭✭✭6541


    No sign of mine, transaction canceled in revolut.
    Is this the start of it now !


  • #32
    jhammer
    Registered Users Posts: 154 ✭✭jhammer


    Ordered mine via disposable revolut. Pending charge so maybe it will be cancelled .


  • #33
    ArrBee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 830 ✭✭✭ArrBee


    I'm not woke enough for Gillette products


  • #34
    buyer95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,344 ✭✭✭buyer95


    jhammer wrote: »
    Ordered mine via disposable revolut. Pending charge so maybe it will be cancelled .

    Sounds like they have cottoned on


  • #35
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    I paid by revolut. In the app there is a €0 charge which has reverted. And my razor arrived today.


  • #36
    6541
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,951 ✭✭✭6541


    Just received my razor. Thanks OP.


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  • #37
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,354 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    6541 wrote: »
    Just received my razor. Thanks OP.

    You’re welcome, but I meant it as a joke!

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057291793
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=105196183

    Etc...


  • #38
    robinbird
    Registered Users Posts: 494 ✭✭robinbird


    Housefree wrote: »
    Good deal if it arrives but still can't forgive the male bashing advert they done

    Maybe it will help you be the best man you can be.


  • #39
    jhammer
    Registered Users Posts: 154 ✭✭jhammer


    jhammer wrote: »
    Ordered mine via disposable revolut. Pending charge so maybe it will be cancelled .

    Arrived today. No charge.:cool:


  • #40
    JeffKenna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,573 ✭✭✭JeffKenna


    Finally received my razer, all is forgiven Gillette!


  • #41
    Zimmerframe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,667 ✭✭✭Zimmerframe


    Got no razor but got a notification from Revolut today of a "pending" charge of £10.19


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  • #42
    1874
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,404 ✭✭✭1874


    km991148 wrote: »
    Yeah but where's the razor?

    Only links to some plastic yoke :pac:
    If you want a real bargain, grab a de handle and blades. Blades costs cents each. Don't need to go mad with all sorts of fancy soaps, handles and brushes. Your skin, pocket and even the environment will thank you in the long run.


    A what? is that a typo? what brand/type of razor are you referring to?


  • #43
    thenumber3
    Registered Users Posts: 47 ✭thenumber3


    Arrived last week with no charge. Thanks!


  • #44
    tomasie
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭tomasie


    Arrived last month, and today got a charge on my revolut from Gillette ~€11 for the subscription... remember to cancel yours.


  • #45
    Shlippery
    Registered Users Posts: 2,261 ✭✭✭Shlippery


    Delivered today,I was promised it wouldn't arrive

    Thread title misleading. :pac:


  • #46
    tomasie
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭tomasie


    Zimmerframe wrote: »
    Got no razor but got a notification from Revolut today of a "pending" charge of £10.19

    Same here, this is for the razors subscription that you signed up for while getting the free set.


  • #47
    112143
    Registered Users Posts: 134 ✭✭112143


    From what I can see there is no way to cancel.


  • #48
    Zimmerframe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,667 ✭✭✭Zimmerframe


    tomasie wrote: »
    Same here, this is for the razors subscription that you signed up for while getting the free set.

    The least one should expect is a razor, or some blades even. :D
    £10.19 in return for nothing wasn't a great bargain. :D:D


  • #49
    Zimmerframe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,667 ✭✭✭Zimmerframe


    112143 wrote: »
    From what I can see there is no way to cancel.

    Click "My Account", then "subscriptions", there is an option to cancel there.


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