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Make razors great again

by | Mar 23, 2022 | Office Space | 14 comments

Jeremy Boreing is apparently the co-founder and, uh, “god-king” of the Littlest Chickenhawk’s media company, The Daily Wire. Recently, Harry’s Shaving Co. decided that they didn’t like the fact that the folks over at DW believe that there are only two genders. (This, apparently, is a shocking revelation to a lot of people.) So, Harry’s tore up their advertising agreements with DW and trashed them publicly on Twatter.

This did not sit well with the “god-king”, and he just produced perhaps the most epic commercial with respect to razor blades and shaving, ever produced in the epic history of epicness:

Now, I’m not endorsing Jeremy’s Razors, because, as you may have noticed, I believe in traditional wet-shaving and think that disposable razors are a catastrophic and very stupid waste of time and money. I like doing things the old-fashioned way – the older and less fashionable, the better. Which is why I use Proraso preshave cream, shaving soap, and aftershave balm; a Muehle safety razor; Merkur or Astra razor blades (unfortunately, the latter is owned by Procter & Gamble – in which I hold a personal investing stake, by the way – who also own Gillette, and those guys HATE you); and a proper shaving brush.

But, I can completely sympathise with people who don’t like Harry’s. I used to be a customer, a long time ago.

See, many years ago, I wanted to save money on razor blades, because I thought that Gillette’s products were getting stupidly expensive. So I tried out a Harry’s cartridge razor. The problem was that the razor cartridge fastened to the handle in such a way that it didn’t shave very well around curves, like the chin or jawline.

Being young(er) and dumb(er), I decided at one point to press down a bit with my index finger while shaving my chin.

(This is the bit of the article where you shake your head, smile, and say, “he really IS as stupid as he sounds!!!”)

You can imagine what happened next. Essentially, I skinned myself alive.

And, yeah, it HURT.

That was the end of that particular experiment, to be sure. The experience was also the catalyst to switch over to traditional wet shaving, and frankly, I will NEVER go back.

I have had occasion to use disposable razors a few times in the last 6 years or so (I think) that I have been using traditional blades and safety razors. And i have regretted it, every time. (That’s what happens when you have to take short trips travelling somewhere and literally can’t be arsed to pack your regular safety razor.)

The moral of the story here is, don’t give money to people who hate you. Give it to Jeremy Boreing instead – although, be aware that The Daily Wire is not too far off from the cuckservatives and Neo-Palestinians of Prager U and elsewhere within Conservatism, Inc.

Or, you could just go ahead and buy your products directly from my affiliate links, since the people that make those products don’t hate you as a man, and neither does the guy who maintains this site. (Assuming you are, in fact, a man, and not a mentally-ill degenerate freak who thinks he’s a woman.)

It’s your choice, but, as a general rule, it’s a good idea to stop giving money to people who despise you.

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14 Comments

  1. Hedge

    Interesting. I have a beard so only shave the upper lip and neck. I might have to try your links though. That little setup would last me very long time.

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  2. lynch

    Although I identify as Unggoy most days, when not at the food nipple I also use a safety razor. In addition to Merkur, I’ve found the Rapira Supersteel and Platinum Lux blades to work great. They’re also from Russia, I believe.

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  3. TechieDude

    Although I have a beard, I’ll shave my neck and sometimes go with a goatee. So I still have to shave.

    I got a stainless safety razor and use Japanese ‘feather’ blades, which are fantastic. Got the setup for my son. I found all the multi blade coated razors a waste of time and money. Whatever the crap is on the lube bar on those blades irritated my skin.

    https://www.classicshaving.com/ – go there, get a razor your grandkids will fight over, and learn to shave properly.

    So when Gillette showed their true colors, I wasn’t buying any of their crap anyhow. I will buy disposables when I travel, since it’s a crapshoot whether TSA confiscates my blades or not.

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  4. Moss

    Your shave kit is almost identical to mine, sans the pre shave. I like the Feather black (Japan) blades and loaded up so my great grandchildren are set.
    I’ve also invested in a restored straight razor, with full kit (compound, strop, etc) but I’m not brave enough to try it. Yet.

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    • Didact

      I’ve used Feather blades as well. I find them a bit too aggressive in general, and they go blunt after 3-4 shaves, but they are very, very good otherwise. They are probably the sharpest and most effective razor blades that I’ve ever used.

      For the perfect balance between sharpness, durability, and control, I find Merkur and Astra to be the best.

      I too am considering using a cutthroat razor someday. But that requires serious expertise and VERY steady hands – it’s called “cutthroat” for a REASON.

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  5. Robert W

    There’s something about the high margin, inelastic demand market segments that the progressives weasel into and disrupt with virtue-signaling shenanigans.

    It’s the tech industry, it’s Gillette, its Budweiser, its coffee, its coke, its laundry detergent, its snack foods, its athletic wear… But you don’t see crap like this in say, the pig iron industry or the auto repair shop. Probably has something to do with the high-margin environment that leaves room for parasites to flourish as useless eaters.

    Churches, schools, and nonprofits have the same problem. Jobs programs for nice mediocre people. The staff bloats to fill the budget, rather than accomplishing any specific task.

    This is downright unnatural though. When I have goats with parasite issues, it is usually a result of stress or a diminished feeding environment. They are not at peak operating strength so the parasite load increases in the absence of natural defenses. When I move them to fresh pasture, they mostly shape up and smash the parasites back down. Why is it that a strong, high feed, high-profit operation is more susceptible to human parasites than the lean mean pig iron machines?

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    • Didact

      Why is it that a strong, high feed, high-profit operation is more susceptible to human parasites than the lean mean pig iron machines?

      Because success breeds complacency. A cash cow is something to be milked at one’s leisure, not something to be kept lean and hungry, like a wolfhound or a guard-dog. Managers look at their profit margins and cash flows and think, “it won’t hurt our business if we just experiment a little and try something new – we’re just raking in the moolah right now!”. That complacency is what allows the SJW camel to shove its nose right in under the tent – and then it’s all over.

      That is why even the most cash-rich organisations MUST keep a watchful eye for the daemons parading around in human skinsuits. SJWs will always target the weakest aspect of any organisation – HR – and infiltrate through that. Any cash-rich organisation must, therefore, seek to stay cash-rich by being utterly ruthless in trimming the fat and removing idiots, layabouts, and wastrels – which means shitcanning the entire HR department, first and foremost.

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  6. jorgen

    Electric razor all the way until thw West falls and there is no electricity.

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    • Didact

      Tried that as a teenager. Led to ingrown hairs and LOTS of razor bumps.

      Reply
  7. Jim S

    Does the Jeremy’s Razor Shaving Kit also include the hot model in the black suit coat? Asking for a friend?

    So, I dropped Gillette years ago and switched to Harry’s, now going to change again. I liked Harry’s, their blades lasted longer than Gillette’s. Now I guess I will do the full circle and go back to a safety razor (started out with that when I was a young lad) or maybe even go old old school with a straight razor.

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    • Didact

      Does the Jeremy’s Razor Shaving Kit also include the hot model in the black suit coat? Asking for a friend?

      Similar thought occurred to me, as well.

      Now I guess I will do the full circle and go back to a safety razor (started out with that when I was a young lad) or maybe even go old old school with a straight razor.

      Yep. I would never go back to cartridge razors, ever again. I just like the old-school approach too much nowadays.

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  8. Robert W

    Today I learned something new about the normative demographic profile of a Didact reader.

    This place is dominated by men who care more about getting a dynamite shave, no matter the time cost involved than I could have imagined. I’m a once-a-quarter trim shave guy because I had to have to stand in front of the mirror any longer than it takes to brush my teeth.

    To all you brave, face-blading stoics lurking out here, cheers and godspeed

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    • Didact

      This place is dominated by men who care more about getting a dynamite shave, no matter the time cost involved than I could have imagined.

      The really hilarious part is that I have AN ENTIRE SITE DEDICATED TO SHAVING PRODUCTS, and yet this one throwaway post on my main site gets way more traffic in one day than that site gets in like a year.

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  9. JohnC911

    Epic commercial, it make you want to get the product. It reminds me of the ads in the late 80s early 90s for men.

    He must of read (or aleast heard of it) Brian Niemeier book Don’t Give Money to People Who Hate You and Voxday book SJWs Always Lie.

    Reply

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