Another great post! I’m already subscribed to the newsletter and getting to know these relatively unknown Japanese products is super interesting.
“Takumi No Waza” – Japan's famous Green Bell Nail Clippers
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#52I've always been a "Buy expensive to last" type person. That doesn't always work for everything, but it does work for stuff like this.
One place it doesn't work is razors. I've never been so happy with expensive razors and cartridges as I am with my simple, cheap handle and double-edged razors. But then, I do spend the few extra cents each for the good blades, so maybe it does work after all.
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#53I've always been a "Buy expensive to last" type person. That doesn't always work for everything, but it does work for stuff like this.
One place it doesn't work is razors. I've never been so happy with expensive razors and cartridges as I am with my simple, cheap handle and double-edged razors. But then, I do spend the few extra cents each for the good blades, so maybe it does work after all.
I use disposables, and have for decades. They are the three-blade ones.
There's a popular theory, called the "Sam Vimes Boots Theory," that applies:
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#54I bought a Seki Edge Grooming kit through Mass Drop a few years ago. Out of all the junk that I bought from Mass Drop, these nail clippers are the only things I still use. It is easily the best thing I have gotten through them. I bought a second pair in case the first one breaks.
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#55It's fun to hear about high quality products, especially in segments you don't normally put a lot of thought into, but this is not somebody's story about their favorite nailclipper. This is a straight up ad.
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#56Not the same pair, but 20 years ago I visited Japan and I still own and use the nail clippers that I purchased when I was there. The brand are called ten star. I was 15 when bought those 20 years ago. I have tried to find other nail clippers, and nothing has ever beat this 20+year old cheap pair. They are strong and sharp and collect the debris perfectly. Never thought I'd still have these nail clippers and beyond ph…
Funny, I'm still using the nail clipper that I bought in Japan almost 30 years ago and they're the best I've ever owned. They're also not the brand mentioned in the article; I just picked them up in a convenience store (asking in my broken Japanese, "Have you tool to cut fingernails?")
I've never like the cute little cartoon house and sun design printed on the of them, but they're definitely of high quality, and I worry I'll never find as good a pair again.
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#57This is blogspam, right down to the Amazon referral code. Am I the crazy one?
There is no referral code on the post. The ASIN is just there so anyone can find the item easily on their country's Amazon site.
As we've written in our About page, this is a labor of love and we don't make any money from posts :)
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#58This is blogspam, right down to the Amazon referral code. Am I the crazy one?
There is no referral code on the post. The ASIN is just there so anyone can find the item easily on their country's Amazon site. As we've written in our About page, this is a labor of love and we don't make any money from posts :) https://one-from-nippon.ghost.io/about/
The Amazon links have a ref parameter:
https://www.amazon.com/G-116XRCYN?ref=one-from-nippon.ghost.ioRe: “Takumi No Waza” – Japan's famous Green Bell Nail Clippers
#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is no referral code on the post. The ASIN is just there so anyone can find the item easily on their country's Amazon site. As we've written in our About page, this is a labor of love and we don't make any money from posts :) https://one-from-nippon.ghost.io/about/
The Amazon links have a ref parameter: https://www.amazon.com/G-1 16XRCYN?ref=one-from-nippon.ghost.io
You are right. My apologies, @flir.
It looks like Ghost adds the referrer information despite me trying to strip off as much as I could from the URL. I have removed the links altogether from the post. Thank you for pointing this out.
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#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is no referral code on the post. The ASIN is just there so anyone can find the item easily on their country's Amazon site. As we've written in our About page, this is a labor of love and we don't make any money from posts :) https://one-from-nippon.ghost.io/about/
The Amazon links have a ref parameter: https://www.amazon.com/G-1 16XRCYN?ref=one-from-nippon.ghost.io
ref= isn't a referral code, tag= is, ironically