All of this would be moot if people would just grow a beard and discover all the awesomeness that comes with it! Most of all you don't have to shave anymore!
Until some beard oil company finds a way to sue Dollar Beard Club. ;)
P&G’s Gillette Sues Dollar Shave Club
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#42I find the claims that P&G makes to be interesting, because unless something has changed, Dollar Shave Club does not actually produce or manufacture under license any of its own products, rather the service is about the delivery and cost mechanism, not the actual product received. Instead, they use products made by Dorco, a South Korean company, http://www.dorcousa.com/ . The 4X, for instance is the same as the Dorco…
On a related note, it's cheaper (per cartridge) to just buy from Dorco directly. I buy the Pace 4 cartridges in bulk.
It's a solid product, at a great price, with excellent customer service. I recently had a package lost by USPS (they got confused because someone had forwarded mail to my address), and after a single email to Dorco, they sent out a replacement order (despite the fact that they had nothing to do with the original package getting lost).
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#43Tangentially related: I moved to old fashioned razor blades a few months ago and have actually hurt myself less since then. Bonus: It cost like a fraction of the price and you don't look like a teenager when shaving :-P
Just to let people know what 'a fraction of the price' means here, good brand double-edged safety razor blades can be had for about 10 cents a blade.
And at least for me, the blades last quite a bit longer too.
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#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
If Dorco is manufacturing out side of the US or anywhere that P&G's patent is valid and not selling them into a valid country P&G can't really sue Dorco. At that point Dorco isn't violating anything it's the company that imports them that is the first point something is really being violated. edit: typo and pronoun vagueness.
But Dorco sell them in the US[0]. [0] http://www.dorcousa.com/
It says on that site they are only a distributor. They probably aren't moving enough units for Gillette to care about them. DSC on the other hand...
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#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
I assume by "old fashioned" you mean a safety razor, not a straight razor. Safety razors are indeniably cheaper long term (although expect to pay $100 ish to get a good handle, brush, bowl, blades, and soap). You'll likely break even after ten years (assuming $1.50 cartridges Vs. 10c blades). You'll also likely receive a closer shave with a safety razor. That being said... I did the whole safety razor thing. It was f…
> Cartridges are quick and easy. They're the ultimate lazy man's solution. They're the penultimate solution. Not shaving is the ultimate in laziness. Which I adopted, both to saves time, and because it makes me look closer to my age.
There are some occupations where that is not an option.
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#46Re: P&G’s Gillette Sues Dollar Shave Club
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
I assume by "old fashioned" you mean a safety razor, not a straight razor. Safety razors are indeniably cheaper long term (although expect to pay $100 ish to get a good handle, brush, bowl, blades, and soap). You'll likely break even after ten years (assuming $1.50 cartridges Vs. 10c blades). You'll also likely receive a closer shave with a safety razor. That being said... I did the whole safety razor thing. It was f…
I just use a gel with my safety razor and haven't had any issues. I shave my whole head daily too. I've been using a safety razor for more than 5 years now, and shaving my head for about 15 years though, so maybe it's just skill by rote. That said, I always have some disposable ones handy for quick work, misses, or for shaving in the shower.
Same here. $20 handle, too. It took me a couple of tries to find a brand of blades and shaving cream that suited me, but the up-front cost was really cheap. I'm sure mileage varies.
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#48Classic "butthurt giant is mad at new competition and sues them to death" move. Subscribing to DSC today, wanted to do that a long time ago anyway.
I used DSC and regretted it, the razors are quite weak. I tried Harry's and was quite happy in the end. Much higher quality.
I'm in the opposite camp. I tried Harry's. Twice. A year apart. Couldn't stand the blades. Poor shave and somewhat hurt. I do somewhat like their shave cream though but that's pricey to what I can find elsewhere.
I now alternate between Dorco and a safety razor.
Re: P&G’s Gillette Sues Dollar Shave Club
#49Classic "butthurt giant is mad at new competition and sues them to death" move. Subscribing to DSC today, wanted to do that a long time ago anyway.
Is "butthurt" homophobic or not? I didn't think it was but now people claim it is. So I might retire the term.
I've never even heard of such a thing. Suggesting that "butthurt" is homophobic seems way more homophobic than the term itself ever could be. Like gay people have a monopoly on butts?
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#50I hadn't heard of DSC before and wish it was available in Europe. Would be interested to know how much of a streisand effect they are experiencing. And given the season that's in it, a year's subscription to this would make a handy gift.