Speed 3 Razor Blades By John Watson on - Updated Oct 15, 2011
Given my new single status and my need to live on a much tighter budget, I decided on of the cuts (no pun intended) I had to make was in my shaving supplies. I was shelling out way too much for those Gillette triple blades and thought it was time to find a reasonably priced alternative.
I decided to go back to the disposables and hoped to find one that wouldn't tear off half my face and leave looking like the victim of a zombie attack. I opted for the Personna Speed3 disposables. There are 4 in a pack and come in at a shade under three dollars.
The blades are a knock-off version of the Schick Extreme blades and feature 3 blades, a lubricating strip and a pivoting head for easier shaving, all pretty nice features for a disposable. The first shave was nice, smooth and clean, but the true test for me would come on the second shave where a lot of the cheaper varieties tend to fail the test. Much to my surprise, the blades help up great and I got just as smooth a finsish as my first use. I could probably actually get a thrid use out of a single razor, but I believ I will not tempt fate and try to keep the armies of the undead at bay.
All in all, a great product for those operating under a tight budget and one that I would highly recommend.
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Personna Speed3 Purchased at: Wal-Mart Price: 2.96
I think razors and blades are one of the biggest rip offs going. I've heard the double and triple blades don't do anything. You get a much better shave simply by making sure the hair is soft than have 20 blades. Some one told me when I was complaining about why "steel" blades go dull so quickly when cutting something as soft as "hair" is that hair actually is like cutting copper until the cuticle is wet. I have no idea if that is true. But I'm glad you found something useful that is cheaper to use.
As one who remembers when all we had were single blades and not even disposables, I think that the multiple blades work very well. Glad that you found a less expensive one that works.
This really sounds like it is meeting your shaving needs!