Fusion
What a sucker I am. Gillette has me by the balls, and they know it. Every time they release a new blade, tout it as the new revolution in shaving, and rain-down a blitzkrieg of advertising I take the bait hook, line and sinker. Their latest innovation–Fusion–is no exception. Captain Larby has been reeled in.
The boys of Dunster Rd. (extended family included) used to gather ‘round the ubiquitous 30-rack of Bud Light and discuss the finer points of shaving. We used to trade secrets like a bunch of high school girls discussing the latest skin cream craze. Some preferred shaving in the shower, others the sink. Some liked Gillette, other Schick. Some liked foam, and others gel. And then, of course, there was the kid who preferred electric. But I can vividly remember being the first to jump on board with the 3-blade Gillette Mach 3. I caught a lot of guff for that one, but the rest of the guys folded like an origami swan napkin in a Chinese restaurant. “3 blades”, they scoffed, “Is that really necessary? Will it really help?” Oh yes, dear readers, oh yes.
And now the bar has been raised once more. 5 blades-6 if you count the single blade on the back for those “hard to reach” places. I own it. I love it. I recommend it. What’s next? I can’t wait until they release the nanobots that crawl all over your skin and snip away with their tiny clippers. What a sucker I am.
ltj
Not only that, but you _HAVE_ to use the vibrating kind. I’ve been using the vibrating model for some time now, and it makes quite a difference going back to the “standard” razor. I had to use one when I was at my conference — and it felt very awkward.
March 15th, 2006 at 4:46 pmMrs. Larby
Whatever happened to good ole Bic and Barbesol??
March 15th, 2006 at 4:53 pmCool Jesus
Get this, Captain — I’M STILL USING MY 2-BLADE SCHICK FLEX!
I might have to travel by fanboat to Myanmar to find the pre-historic blades, but this is the right fit for Cool Jesus. I felt so DUPED by the Mach 3 that I shut myself off from all further “innovations.” However, my roommate Petro works for Gillette, so I might have to try out the Fusion, but only if he can hook me up. At any rate, I haven’t shaved since the Captain & Mrs. Larby nuptials, so I’m not missing much.
March 15th, 2006 at 5:36 pmltj
They still make blades for that thing? Wow. Do you buy them at the Dollar store?
March 15th, 2006 at 8:17 pmCool Jesus
Oh hardy har har, LTJ. Scoff if you must. Truth be told, I own probably 3 or 4 Mach 3’s. I bought one because it came with a cool 10-in-1 pocket tool and Gillette mailed me 2 or 3 for some strange reason. Last year sometime, I couldn’t find my Schick Tracer FX razors at supermarkets or drug stores, so I caved in and bought Schick’s next generation 3-blade flexy model. However, as soon as I found the 2-blade Tracer FX blades again, I went back like a loyal soldier.
March 16th, 2006 at 10:47 amBeard busters
What about the Quintippio? That one has 15 glorious blades.
http://www.philips.com/coolskin
HILARIOUS!
March 17th, 2006 at 8:32 am