Why are Razor Blades
so expensive? I just don't get how a tiny sharp metal object that you throw away can cost over a hundred bucks a year. When I saw the
Dollar Shave Club sponsored on my Facebook feed, my interest was peaked.
Doing quick research
The Club seemed like a good deal. The Dollar Shave club offers three Razor options: The Twin (2 blades) The 4X (4
blades) and The Executive (6 blades). I,
like Goldilocks, chose the option that was right in the middle.
I have also been using the Schick Quattro Razor which is 4 blades, so this gave me a direct comparison of quality.
A four pack of 4X cost me $6.00 and was even shipped with a free razor handle.
The quality of the
razor blades are good overall. In comparison with the Schick Quattro Titanium,
they do however dull faster. I estimate
it takes 4 of the Dollar Shave 4X blades to last as long as 3 of the Schick Quattro
Titanium blades. This makes the cost of
the Dollar Blades slightly increase from $1.50 to $1.88 per blade. ($7.52 per 4
pack)
Is this still a good
deal for you?....Well, it depends...
Price Shopping, the
lowest price I could find for Schick Quattro 4pks were $8.65 with no coupons.
(Though it did include using a Target Red Card for 5% discount) Using some of my favorite couponing sites
(krazycouponlady.com and hip2save.com) I did find some historical coupons that
would have dropped a package of 4 blades to under $5.00. This included using a
manufacturing coupon, a store coupon, and a sale item. So,
if you are an avid coupon clipper and love working for the super cheap razors,
Dollar Shave Club isn't your best deal.
If you do not bargain hunt for razors and just buy at whatever price
when needed...Dollar Shave club is for you!
Even after knowing
it is possible to find cheaper quality blades, I still prefer Dollar Shave:
- Dollar Shave Club includes a FREE razor with your first purchase. Buying a single razor at the store will set you back around $6.99
- 6 bucks is 6 bucks...no additional taxes for buying razors through the Dollar Shave Club
- No coupon clipping or bargain hunting
- No longer running out of blades, 4 pk of blades is automatically shipped each month. If you do not need blades that often, there is a "Not So Hairy" Option you can change to. That ships a 4pk of blades every other month
For more information
on the club, or to join now. Check out: http://www.dollarshaveclub.com/
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