Cheap spare

[chinnyman]

My Merkur is going off for repairs, i need a cheap spare,(under 20). Any help ideas?

 

[Fido]

A little over budget but the perfect partner - just a bit less aggressive than a Merkur.

http://www.theenglishshavingcompany.com/cgi-bin/psProdDet.cgi/DE87db5||@cTraditional%20safety%20&%20double%20edge%20razors@bEdwin%20Jagger|0|user||22|

Even milder and for under £20 a vintage Gillette.

 

[bigsimes]

If you search on Amazon all the Edwin Jagger's are less than £20

 

[chinnyman]

Cool cheers

 

[NotTheStig]

Use the links on this site to help support it

 

[jon_hall]

Use the links on this site to help support it

This.

 

[chinnyman]

Sorry lads, ive already ordered it!

 

[NotTheStig]

I tried :-|

 

[chinnyman]

This jagger is tiny compared to my Merkur. Will have a go tonight

 

[NotTheStig]

It's not how big it is, it's what you do with it

 

[chinnyman]

So far so good, not as aggressive as merkur, but maybe thats a good thing

 

[chinnyman]

Crap, i think i like this more than my 80quid Merkur!!!

 

[cromulent]

Crap, i think i like this more than my 80quid Merkur!!!

Well, now you have an expensive spare.

But surely its a good thing if you've found a better razor?

 

[chinnyman]

Lol kind of, rather annoying though!!

 

[cromulent]

Lol kind of, rather annoying though!!

I know.
I used a Futur for a while - now one of my favourite razors is a £10 Gillette Superspeed - though I still occasionally use the Futur it has definitely been relegated to 3rd or 4th choice. It still looks good in the bathroom though - imposingly massive next to the rather diminutive Gillettes.

 

[Johnus]

The Superspeeds are nice razors. You can understand why millions of them were sold all over the world. Amazing that 50/60yrs later they shave and look just like new! The stories they could tell.