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Should P&G exit the shaving business?
www.bizjournals.com ^ | 04/23/2019 | Barrett J. Brunsman

Posted on 04/29/2019 10:58:12 AM PDT by ThinkingBuddha

The Cincinnati-based maker of Gillette razors and Braun electric shavers (NYSE: PG) reported net sales of $1.4 billion for the Grooming business in the recently ended third quarter, down 8 percent from last year.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: gillette; razor; shave; shaving
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To: Peter W. Kessler

I have a beard but I shave every day (almost) and I love the Gillette vibrating razor, Do any of the other alternatives have that feature?


21 posted on 04/29/2019 11:12:02 AM PDT by Shady (One More Time: CO2 is PLANT FOOD! Without it we die. Any questions?)
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To: ThinkingBuddha

I’ve been using Harry’s for years. I hope that they don’t go Woke.


22 posted on 04/29/2019 11:12:08 AM PDT by Pelham (Secure Voter ID. Mexico has it, because unlike us they take voting seriously)
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To: yarddog

Gillette blades are good quality but they are not superior quality like some claim. All the name brands are just as good.

Now some may get illegal knock offs of other brands which are sub quality but that is true of any brand.


23 posted on 04/29/2019 11:13:32 AM PDT by yarddog
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To: steve8714

I don’t think Schick makes them. More likely, Huangwei.


24 posted on 04/29/2019 11:14:13 AM PDT by steve8714
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To: colorado tanker; All

Gillette definitely makes the best shaving products and I will continue buying their stuff.


25 posted on 04/29/2019 11:14:26 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
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To: irishjuggler

I bought a Merkur safety razor ~5 years ago for the price of a single pack or Gillette fusion blades from Costco. I buy 100pack Personna blades online for ~$20.00. It costs me ~$10.00 per year to shave....including soap if I change by blade every two weeks!


26 posted on 04/29/2019 11:14:36 AM PDT by Ribeye (Cranial Protection Equipment courtesy of Reynolds Aluminum)
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To: All

FWIW: You can buy a “Bump Fighter” razor for $8 on Amazon. That is the reusable handle style, not the disposable type. The razor handle is great and fits Gillette Trac 2 cartridges.

Of course, Gillette’s copyright is gone, so you can then buy “100 Personna Twin 2 ( TWIN II ) Razor blades - Compatible with Gillette’s Trac 2 Razor system” for under $20. I got them once for $10 & have seen them on Amazon for $15...but definitely under $20 for 100. 20 cents each or less.

I never tried the 5 bladed Gillettes, but the Trac 2 does me as well as the Mach 3 ever did.

I also like the Double Edge razors. The Merkur open comb metal one runs under $35, and DE blades run 10 cents each.


27 posted on 04/29/2019 11:17:11 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Dollar Shave razors are the same as Dorco razors...

Thanks, I moved from Gillette to Dollar Shave Club after the be a girly man ad.


28 posted on 04/29/2019 11:17:19 AM PDT by Hang'emAll (If guns kill people, do pencils misspell words?)
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To: Mr Rogers

Also: When shaving with a DE razor, I just use cheap shaving cream. No special brushes. No scented soaps. Just no name shaving cream. Works fine.

If you want to use a soap, I recommend Ivory. Works fine. Cheap. Cleans your hands, too.


29 posted on 04/29/2019 11:19:12 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: coon2000

Harry’s is trying to out-woke gillette. Just as lib


30 posted on 04/29/2019 11:25:27 AM PDT by lerker
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To: wastoute

That’s the way I have approached this. I still have Gillette products I bought before they went on their hate me campaign. I will use the products, but after that, I will switch. I will be part of their continuing downturn in sales and profit.


31 posted on 04/29/2019 11:26:05 AM PDT by Enterprise
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To: ThinkingBuddha

Bic has cranked-up their advertising on local radio.
They know an opportunity when they see one.


32 posted on 04/29/2019 11:30:21 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: AppyPappy

+1. A simple, old-school combo that gives surprisingly good results. Williams is available on Amazon.


33 posted on 04/29/2019 11:30:34 AM PDT by M1903A1 ("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy...and call it progress")
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To: Pelham
Too late.

Harry's is woke. I switched to Dorco.

From NRO Online article:

If you want to see the difference between a rather awkward attack on truly toxic masculinity and a frontal assault on actual masculine virtue, then look no farther than this 2017 Twitter ad from Harry’s (Update: It appears Harry’s deleted the tweet):

Today is International Men’s Day. Believe it or not, that’s a thing.

Now more than ever, being a man demands introspection, humility, and optimism. To get to a better tomorrow, we need to take a look at today, and at the misguided stereotypes that got us here in the first place. pic.twitter.com/1lViZqWbIx

— Harry's (@harrys) November 19, 2017

Watch the whole thing. It takes masculine aspirational statements — like “be tough,” “be a rock,” “be a man,” and “be the breadwinner“ — and crosses them out. It’s so over-the-top that it’s almost like a parody of modern woke attacks on masculinity. Whereas the Gillette’s message is, “Bad things are bad,” Harry’s message is, “Good things are bad.”

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/harrys-ad-attacks-masculine-virtue/

34 posted on 04/29/2019 11:30:53 AM PDT by 13foxtrot
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To: ThinkingBuddha

If anyone is looking for a quality alternative to Gillette, I’ve been getting quite good results with a Van der Hagen safety razor.

Can’t believe it took as long as it did for me to switch to a safety razor - it is SO much more comfortable and easy to control and made shaving rash a thing of the past.


35 posted on 04/29/2019 11:31:20 AM PDT by thoughtomator (The Clinton Coup attempt was a worse attack on the USA than was 9/11)
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To: ThinkingBuddha

I haven’t bought anything Gillette, since they attacked my character and my religion and my nation.


36 posted on 04/29/2019 11:32:31 AM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: ThinkingBuddha

I know I’ll never buy a Gillette product again.


37 posted on 04/29/2019 11:32:48 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: M1903A1

I’m not paying that much for it. I have enough cream to last me a while. And you can re-use the lather (squeeze it from your brush into your soap container)


38 posted on 04/29/2019 11:34:46 AM PDT by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
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To: ThinkingBuddha

Get woke, go broke.

We’re not going to put up with your crap.


39 posted on 04/29/2019 11:42:19 AM PDT by chris37 (Monday, March 25 2019 is Maga Day!)
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To: ThinkingBuddha

These razor blades are great. Ignore the negative comments.

Blades last a long time; at least one month. One of the things I like is that the blades aren’t so close together that hair gets stuck in between them.

https://www.costco.com/Kirkland-Signature-Triple-Blade-Razor-14-count.product.100416058.html


40 posted on 04/29/2019 11:42:43 AM PDT by WASCWatch
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