cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2642502

(!buyitforlife)

So the idea of “buy it for life” is to buy items that are durable and last for a long time, things you could buy once and have your whole life, which can save money and be good for the environment

What are some of the top items you recommend for this?

    • Xariphon@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      I have one. Blades cost literally about ten cents. If you really want to be crazy they can actually be sharpened, but I guarantee you will spend more than ten cents worth of your time doing it.

      My only issue is that I can never quite get a good smooth shave out of just them, so I end up also using one of the expensive-as-fuck three-blade cartridge jobs for cleanup at the end, but even so using it only for that makes those expensive blades last an unusually long time, too. (Wish I could find a cheap version of those, though…)

      • anamethatisnt@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I find a single with-grain pass with my DE is good enough but need to do a second pass against-grain to get baby smooth. I had the same experience using cartridges though.

      • SOB_Van_Owen
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        1 year ago

        You can sharpen the cartridges on a piece of fabric. Have to experiment a bit to see which works best. The texture of some old cotton Columbia hiking shorts has been ideal. Maybe it doesn’t result in like-new sharpness, but can make old cartridges passable for some time.

      • anamethatisnt@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Use either a hairclipper first or make head shaving a daily routine.
        A fresh blade lessens irritation but increases the risk of nicks.
        I prefer an evening shave to let eventual nicks or irritation settle down before work. I use an alum stone to stop the bleeding, if any.
        When lazy I decide the hairclipper is good enough.