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TheSlyBear:
OK, my month is up, and as promised here's the review.

To recap: I signed up for the 4-blade version as I'm used to a Mach 3 and figured that the 2-blade version wouldn't work out for me. (And schro has reported that he was most unhappy with those blades). At $6 per month (4 blades) these blades cost about half of what I'm paying for Mach 3 blades.

For the impatient, here's the bottom line:

Are the blades worth the money?

Yes. They are decent blades and for the money, I think that they are better than I expected.

Will I be giving up my Mach 3 for them?

No. Even though I found them decent blades for the money, I prefer the Mach 3 blades enough to pay more for them.

Here's the details.

They send you a free handle to use with the blades, and I knew that getting used to the new razor involved not only getting used to new blades but to the handle itself. That's why I used the blades for a complete month with an open mind before coming to any conclusions. I figured that'd give me plenty of time to get used to the new razor, and I'd know that any problems that I would be having would not be a result of my own ineptitude.

As with the Mach 3, I used each blade for a week -- treating myself to a new blade every Sunday.

The blade shaves well enough, but not as comfortably as the Mach 3. It has a slightly rougher feel on the head. (I should point out that in the entire month, I never cut myself with the new blades.)

After I make the first pass over my head, I always wet my hand to find any rough spots. With the Mach 3, I usually find one or two. With the DSC blade, I always found a lot more. And no matter how carefully I'd make that first pass, I'd always have a lot of spots that I'd have to go over again.

Another thing that didn't necessarily figure into the quality of the shave was that the head has a spring-loaded action that causes the blade to flap with a loud sound after each stroke. I didn't really affect anything adversely, but I found it somewhat annoying.

So the 3 negatives that led me to decide to stay with the Mach 3:

1. Not as comfortable a shave.
2. Left rough spots that needed re-shaving.
3. Flap, flap, flap.

If I was on a budget that made a new Mach 3 blade every week impossible, I could use this blade and be relatively happy with it. But I'm lucky in that I can afford the Mach 3 blades, and that's what I prefer.

Bottom line: A fine blade for the money, but out-performed by higher quality blades that cost more.

Oh, and to their credit: canceling my membership was a snap: one click on the web site. So there's no down-side to giving them a try if you're interested.

warhawk:
Hey SB:

thanks so much 4 your review.  i'm glad that they didn't give U a difficult time when U cancelled them out.  i so agree that sometimes saving money doesn't out weigh the final result: a quality shave. O0

WARHAWK O0

TheSlyBear:
Yup, canceling service was easy -- just a click. That just makes good business sense, but so many companies just don't get it.

schro:
I appreciate the review, Bear.
You certainly were more patient than I was. I tried two different blades on two shaves and threw the whole lot away.

TheSlyBear:
I wanted to give them a fair shot -- but I was pretty sure after the first week that they weren't a keeper for me.

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