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I recently went abroad. I'd arranged for some DE blades (Wilkinson) on a previous visit so I could take my DE rather than my standby fusion razor.
For some reason, the blades they had were Qshave, I didn't bother to question the whereabouts of the Wilkinson blades. Anyway, they are made in the USA and blades are unbranded, with no markings on. I thought they may be similar to the Israeli Personna's I used to use, but stopped due to too many duff blades.
First shave really, tuggy, as was the second and on the third, I decided to change the blade, just incase it was a duff one. When I searched my wash bag for the wrapper to put the used blade in, I discovered, an unused Nacet blade I'd obviously put in my bag and forgot about. This blade has been missed by Heathrow security (and probably a trip a few weeks previous, Stansted and Zagreb (Croatia)). Please it was missed as the Facet was much, much better than the Qshave blade.
On my return flight, which was Helsinki, my bag was picked out by the machine for a check. At this airport, there is no need to take liquids out separately etc. I couldn't think what could cause it to be picked out. The lady went through my bag, and it turns out the DE razor flags up on their system to search for razor blades. All she found was the wrapper I looked for a few days previous. Perhaps lucky I did find my Nacet, I may have been hauled off. She did confirm, DE blades are not allowed on flights.
For some reason, the blades they had were Qshave, I didn't bother to question the whereabouts of the Wilkinson blades. Anyway, they are made in the USA and blades are unbranded, with no markings on. I thought they may be similar to the Israeli Personna's I used to use, but stopped due to too many duff blades.
First shave really, tuggy, as was the second and on the third, I decided to change the blade, just incase it was a duff one. When I searched my wash bag for the wrapper to put the used blade in, I discovered, an unused Nacet blade I'd obviously put in my bag and forgot about. This blade has been missed by Heathrow security (and probably a trip a few weeks previous, Stansted and Zagreb (Croatia)). Please it was missed as the Facet was much, much better than the Qshave blade.
On my return flight, which was Helsinki, my bag was picked out by the machine for a check. At this airport, there is no need to take liquids out separately etc. I couldn't think what could cause it to be picked out. The lady went through my bag, and it turns out the DE razor flags up on their system to search for razor blades. All she found was the wrapper I looked for a few days previous. Perhaps lucky I did find my Nacet, I may have been hauled off. She did confirm, DE blades are not allowed on flights.
