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Originally posted by wxl:
BIC throwaways do fine for me.

What I used when traveling cross country on the MC. Bags of Bic razors available at every Wallmart.

I use Harry's Razors and Dr. Carvers Shave Butter from Dollar Shave Club.

Dollar shave club

Interesting that in the OP there’s actually only one alternative to Gillette’s blades for the Mach 3–the Personnas. The other links are all handles. Like Alan, I also have a supply of Mach 3 blades from a Costco purchase. My future decision is what to buy next, rather than Gillette. If there are blades compatible with the M3 handle, I might go that route—otherwise, it’s about what razor and blades to buy.

I tried the dollar shave club and didn't care for their products. I use Harry's and have been very happy.

I switched to Dorco from Gillette. I use the 4 blade version. I originally bought from Amazon, but buy direct now. If you get on their email list, they offer sales frequently.

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Originally posted by BGULL:
I’m using Walmart’s Equate five blade version. It may not be completely equal to the Gillette, but it’s ok for me.

Just a side note, you can have a reasonably quick shave using a DE. On a normal work day I generally do one pass and have a smooth professional face atleast until I get home. It doesnt take much more time if any than when I used to mach 3 it.

Now I definitely would say a straight would take you some extra time but not a DE.

I've been using Harry's for about a year now, was previously using Gillette Mach 3.

Got off the cartridge razor train and went back to the double edge safety razor method. Shaving is enjoyable now but a little more labor intensive. Shaves are close with a single blade vs. a five blade cartridge but glad I made the switch.

DSC for several years now have suited me well.