I've never met him, but I have to assume that Jeff Hagan is a genius. Why? Because according to this story in the Wall Street Journal Hagan "bought 100 Gillette Mach3 blades. Then he found oil that helps double the blades' lifespan." Mach3 is my shaver of choice and though I don't much like the expense of the blades, I've found they give me the best shave, much better than the newer four blade shavers, and I'm worried that they blades will go away or get even more expensive.
Mr. Hagan's genius is revealed in this excerpt:
"I'm basically investing in blade futures," Mr. Hagan remembers telling onlookers at Costco as they marveled at the pile of cartridges in his car. "That's my hedge against forcing to upgrade."
I can't really afford to get 100 blades at once, but if add one pack of blades (the Costco packs hold something like 28 blades) every other time I go to Costco I should be able to build up a stockpile pretty quickly. Now I just need to find that oil and I'll be golden.
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According to what I read on other posts it might be the Pacific Blade Oil. You can find more information here: http://www.pacificshaving.com/bladeoil.php
This appears to be the oil we’re all looking for!
http://www.pacificshaving.com/bladeoil.php
Thanks for the tip. Ill check it out.
THANK YOU! I was wondering what it was since they just passed over that and went onto purchasings tons of blades! I wish I’d known sooner; I’m down to my last cartidge for a discontinued model I love.
Jon,
I appreciate the compliment! Genius. Definitely. My wife would disagree. But I’ll take what I can get!
Meanwhile, it looks like one of your crew found the Pacific Shaving website. Their Blade Oil is the one I use. Great stuff, as are the rest of their products.
Incidentally, the premium on the new blades is about 50% at Costco in San Francisco ($2.00/blade vs $3.00/blade). I’m sure it’s worse if you buy at a regular store. P&G must be crazy.
Thanks for the comment Jeff. Costco has definitely done me a favor by carrying these; Id never buy them from a regular retailer. Sounds like your wife has the same estimation of you that mine has of me!