Gillette is releasing a 5-blade razor...

[diebitter]

I can see this being like the 7-minute abs in 'There's something about Mary'

"Guys, were going to...wait for it...5-blade razors!"

"That's right. That's - that's good. That's good. Unless, of course, somebody comes up with 6-blade razors. Then you're in trouble, huh?"



"No! No, no, not 6! I said 5. Nobody's comin' up with 6!!!"

[tonypaladino]

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the onion predicted this a long time ago

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F it! We're going 5 blades!

That was such a good one.

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Two mentions and no link. *sigh* I have to do everything around here.

[censored] Everything, We're Doing Five Blades

[The once and future king]

Do you know how Gillette makes each razor better than the last?

Quality of the blades. They basicaly put blades that arnt as sharp and go blunt quicker (read cheaper) and are made of inferior steal etc into there old razors and put the good stuff only into their latest creation.

If you could find one of Gilletes older razors but with the blades it had when it was first release it would give you just a good a shave as a Mach 3 currently does.

The reason they do this is simple. Notice how the blades and the thing they go into get steadily more expensive? Gillete cant just release a razor and then sit back, it has to keep selling us new and expensive razors to make $$$$$$$. It does this by basicaly nerfing the razors for older shavers. Thus you are basicaly forced to go out and spend X on a new razor if you want a decent shave.

On release date there has been basicaly no improvement in performance over the last 3 generations of razor and most the new features are gimmicks.

[Jack of Arcades]

http://greatrazors.com

OMG, they stole my idea, but gave it a worse name.

"The Cinco" By Larry David

[w_alloy]

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the onion predicted this a long time ago

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F it! We're going 5 blades!

That was such a good one.

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Two mentions and no link. *sigh* I have to do everything around here.

[censored] Everything, We're Doing Five Blades

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Having heard jokes about this numerous times, I almost didnt click on the link. I should have known the onion never disappoints. Even with used subject matter, they still kick ass.

[diebitter]

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OMG, they stole my idea, but gave it a worse name.

"The Cinco" By Larry David

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I claim for the 6-blader the 'sexo' (Copyright application filed)

[imported_The Vibesman]

I think they were always going to do this, and have a 40 year plan for the rollout of "new" products. What else are you going to do to make disposable razors seem "exciting?" They also know what they're going to roll out 5 years from now.

Great article in the Onion. I think SNL did a skit about three blades when Gillette went to two. Then Gillette went to three. So SNL did some crazy "ocho" skit or something. Hilarious. I can't wait to buy it 'cause I'm a hairy mofo.

ScottieK

[BottlesOf]

I'm way more pumped about this than any balanced person could possibly be.