Is Gillette planning to phase out the Mach III?

[Razor X]

I had to buy some more Headslick today and I noticed an aisle display for the Fusion, which gave all the reasons it is supposedly superior to the Mach III.  I thought it was rather interesting that Gillette is targeting one of its own products, as opposed to a competitor's, to market the Fusion.  Makes me wonder if they are planning to phase out the Mach III eventually.  Anybody know?

[warhawk]

I had to buy some more Headslick today and I noticed an aisle display for the Fusion, which gave all the reasons it is supposedly superior to the Mach III.  I thought it was rather interesting that Gillette is targeting one of its own products, as opposed to a competitor's, to market the Fusion.  Makes me wonder if they are planning to phase out the Mach III eventually.  Anybody know?

razor:  no... i haven't heard of that.  although i'm a big fan of the fusion (manual)...i hope that gillette doesn't phase out the mach III because i know a lot of people such as U that use it daily.  i seriously doubt that they will phase it out. 

WARHAWK

[tomgallagher]

Probably

[Razor X]

Probably

That's what I think, too. Otherwise, why pit two of their own products against each other?

[parksie]

I think it is all a marketing ploy.  The fusion may not be selling all that well when it comes to refill cartridges.  Think of it as a windows vista/xp thing.  Not many want to switch from something that works.

[lupulus]

Well, if a company competes  against itself, it is often called "cannabalism."  I think that Gillette is partially doing this, but yet would still like to see the Mach III sell.  At the end of the day, they want the Fusion to thrive for some time until they come out with the Mach Turbo Extreme Cold Fusion Holy sh*t 7 Blade Run For Your Life Supercool 2010 razor.  That should beat out all of the competition when it comes out.

[warhawk]

lupulus:  welcome 2 the sly fraternity.  post up in the INTRODUCTION section of the forum... so that we can give ya a proper welcome.

WARHAWK

[ZDB2k]

I hope they dont. I love my M3, although I have yet to try a Fusion. Is there really a difference between these two?

[GASlick]

I use a Fusion and love it.  I hope they don't go away.  Is the Mach III comparable? less expensive?

[warhawk]

I hope they dont. I love my M3, although I have yet to try a Fusion. Is there really a difference between these two?

i have tried both and the fusion (manual) gets me the smooooothest.   however... if U love the M3...then i would stay with it.

WARHAWK

[ZDB2k]

Cool, I'm going to pick one up. I need another nice razor anyway. 

[GASlick]

The Fusion is absolutely the best razor I have ever used.  I use it and HeadSlick on my face and head.  Just get it all done at one time.

I use the fusion manual and I am super smoooooooth

[Razor X]

I use a Fusion and love it.  I hope they don't go away.  Is the Mach III comparable? less expensive?

Mach III blades are much cheaper than Fusion blades.  About $2 apiece.

[GASlick]

Razor - Do you get as nice a shave?

[Razor X]

Razor - Do you get as nice a shave?

I think so.  The Mach III is what I started with and I've pretty much stuck with it because if it ain't broke, why fix it?  I got a free Fusion in the mail when they first came out.  It did a good job, but I didn't think it was any better than the Mach III.  I don't like how bulky the Fusion head is, so because of that and the higher price for the replacement blades, I went back to the Mach III.