I Have Written Six Stories About Razors

I have written six stories about razors, I guess about shaving as well. Two of them were about Ockham’s razor so they may not count, however, the razor stories will now continue. I wrote on April 23, May 3, September 25, 2009 and June 6, 2010, April 4 and June 9, 2013, and today.

I kind of love shaving. I may seem obsessed when you look at the number of times I’ve written about it, but since I do it at least once a day, I have some things to say about it.

As a kid, when I first started, I liked thee razor and spent some time trying out all the kinds one could buy. I had Gillette Blue Blades and the more modern Schick dispenser, and even bought a Rolls Razor which self-sharpened and nearly cut my face off trying to get a good shave forever, for free.

In this world of mass produced things, one does not expect to find and real custom items unless you are willing and able to pay for them. I am neither willing nor able, so this story is not about some special custom product, although it truly seems like it. I discovered somehow through social media, “Harry’s Razors”.

I receive no product endorsement for anything I do, I have not too much impact, but it seems appropriate that when I find something really good, I let my friends know about it.

It seems through their web site information that two guys went out to battle the giants and make a great razor. They sell the razor, the custom made blades and a shaving cream at a fair and reasonable price, competitive with all the big boys, and it works great!

They were marketing a new Canadian version and I saw it and was intrigued. It was simply their regular product in Canadian Red. As well, they were shipping to Canada. Yes, it cost more to get it here and I was going to ship it to my US address, my mother-in-laws house, but I wouldn’t get it for months until we went there. So, I bit the bullet and sent it to my house.

You can view their stuff at https://www.harrys.com. Maybe just because my father’s name was Harry, I bit. It is a great product. There is beautiful packaging, and as an artist it is greatly appreciated. I don’t love the shaving cream particularly as I like the gel stuff in a can from the drug store, but it’s OK. The blades are made in Germany and last a long time. They have many layers, much like the big Gillette ones and last about the same length of time (about 2 weeks for me) for less money per piece. They ship directly to you and you can buy or get on a regular shipping plan. They come in many beautiful styles and colours.

I wrote to them the other day to ask about the little plastic blade cover that comes with the first razor, and wondered if I could get another one or two to protect my blade in my shaving kit. The amazing thing was a real guy wrote back and said he’d send them to me that day, for free, and he even knew where I lived by my email so he didn’t need more information.

These are honest people with a great product going up against the establishment (it’s a 60’s thing I know) and I think everyone should give them a try!

No punch line here, just a nice feeling knowing I can help influence a few folks.

Here’s another great review I found:
http://menshair.about.com/od/shavingproductreviews/fr/A-Review-Of-Harrys-Shaving-Products.htm