On Wed, 2009-02-18 at 14:34 +1100, Jake Anderson wrote: > I used to shave every day, I would typically get several months out of a > blade with one of the 2 blade ones. > I now shave once every few weeks, (about due now actually) > I think in the past 10 or so years I have gone through about 10 or 15 > blades, could be 25. It's about the same for me. When I first switched to blades I had to change them more often. I believe the reason was simply that my skin was more sensitive since it had only been "exposed" to electric razors. After a few weeks I found I could let a blade go for MUCH longer. My hair is pretty tough, yet I can still go months before having to change a blade. FWIW I use one of those new fangled 5 blade dealies, only reason being they were on sale at costco... :) TTYL -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist