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[Capt.shay]

For the men on this site I would highly recommend this $6.95 Gillette Fusion Power Replacement 5-Blade Razor Cartridges (4-Piece Pack) at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping . I have used them for over a year now and have no complaints. They last for several uses and are really afordable compared to the local Walmart.

I'm glad you had good luck with those. For those who use the Mach 3 line DO NOT ORDER these from fastech. They are absolutely horrendous. And I do mean completely un-usable. If you absolutly must try them PM me. I think I still have 11 of the 16 I purchased and the only reason I used that many was in the hope that maybe it was just one or two bad blades.

 

[Jerms]

My impression of the Gillette Mach 3 blades was also poor. Usable, but the quality of the shave was way worse than the store bought ones. Don't start out nearly as sharp, and dulled even more pretty quickly.

Other Gillette listings from FT may be better blades, but I'm going to stick with store bought. They are expensive, but I get a lot of great shaves out of them.

 

[searcher]

I'm glad you had good luck with those. For those who use the Mach 3 line DO NOT ORDER these from fastech. They are absolutely horrendous. And I do mean completely un-usable. If you absolutly must try them PM me. I think I still have 11 of the 16 I purchased and the only reason I used that many was in the hope that maybe it was just one or two bad blades.

You are probably correct on the fusion. Chineese blades are thinner than ours. I have tried my blades without the power (battery died in the middle of shaving) and it was bad, but with the power working I am well satisfied with them for the price. My wife picked up some of the razors with blades at the commissary years ago and I loved it. I could shave without nicks (and due to meds I use a nick bleeds like a major injury). That lasted untill I needed new blades and saw them at 25 to 30 bucks a pop. I wouldn't try these without having the power fusion though.

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

My impression of the Gillette Mach 3 blades was also poor. Usable, but the quality of the shave was way worse than the store bought ones. Don't start out nearly as sharp, and dulled even more pretty quickly.

Other Gillette listings from FT may be better blades, but I'm going to stick with store bought. They are expensive, but I get a lot of great shaves out of them.

Honestly...I think you might be suffering from the "namebrand you get what you pay for" syndrome

here is a great video that might just open your eyes about a "placebo" effect of buying something that costs more and you perceive it actually be "better" than a generic or wholesale priced item that is EXACTLY the same thing

**warning** even though it was on TV it has some bad language...(mainly because these guys don't pull any punches)
Penn & Teller Bull.... On Water - YouTube

 

[Jerms]

Honestly...I think you might be suffering from the "namebrand you get what you pay for" syndrome

here is a great video that might just open your eyes about a "placebo" effect of buying something that costs more and you perceive it actually be "better" than a generic or wholesale priced item that is EXACTLY the same thing

**warning** even though it was on TV it has some bad language...(mainly because these guys don't pull any punches)
Penn & Teller Bull.... On Water - YouTube

No, there's a measurable and easy to see difference between American Gillette blades and the ones FT sells.

 

[Capt.shay]

Honestly...I think you might be suffering from the "namebrand you get what you pay for" syndrome

here is a great video that might just open your eyes about a "placebo" effect of buying something that costs more and you perceive it actually be "better" than a generic or wholesale priced item that is EXACTLY the same thing

**warning** even though it was on TV it has some bad language...(mainly because these guys don't pull any punches)
Penn & Teller Bull.... On Water - YouTube

Or.........these blades really do suck. And you'll just have to trust me, they do.

Penn Jillet is from my home town

 

[PLANofMAN]

I use Astra DE blades. Love them. I change my blade after every five shaves and the blades are under $10 per hundred on Amazon. You guys are really missing out on some good shaves.

If you want to learn more about old school shaving, head over to the shave den. http://www.theshaveden.com

 

[buklao]

Anyone know if FT will be having turtleship mod clones? I really want one but I dont know where to get them.

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

If anyone is looking for a serviceable selectable (regulated down VV) rig, I HIGHLY recommend the Kamry eCab V2...

I have been rocking this little guy HARD, it rocks very good for around 6 hours before I have to swap the battery, nice part is, uncrew the end cap, pop in a new battery and off I go vs having to screw it into a charger and wait a few hours to recharge (and yes I do have a 4xAA size battery case)

I will say this, the 2.3Ω coil is just on the outside of the "recommended" range, I would say the perfect range would be 1.8Ω-2.2Ω because at 2.3 the vape is cool but there (have to hit it harder to get a good cloud)

I would say with a good Efest or AW button top it will be equivalent to a decent 900mAh eGo battery, beautiful thing...if the battery wears out...you chuck it and pop in a new one and keep on trucking...

Here is mine with a FT topper on it...vapes AWESOME (I might rebuild the coil to lower resistance to get a little bit more heat from the vape)

Kamry - https://www.fasttech.com/p/1372007
Mini Protank-II Style - https://www.fasttech.com/p/1494104

 

[Byebyeanalogs73]

Waiting on a top cap to my m16 style clone. Too many drops. Stripped the threads. Last time I ordered from ft, I got some protank replacement heads. Took about a month. While I was waiting, I started rebuilding my heads, then got an igo w as a gift, then bought the m16 clone off my brother. Once I started dripping, I just couldn't do clearos anymore. By the time I got the heads in the vape mail, I didn't really have a use for them. I bought a Pisces clone off my bro today. I figure by the time the top cap comes in, I will have graduated to giving myself nicotine enemas or something. One can only dream.

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

Waiting on a top cap to my m16 style clone. Too many drops. Stripped the threads. Last time I ordered from ft, I got some protank replacement heads. Took about a month. While I was waiting, I started rebuilding my heads, then got an igo w as a gift, then bought the m16 clone off my brother. Once I started dripping, I just couldn't do clearos anymore. By the time I got the heads in the vape mail, I didn't really have a use for them. I bought a Pisces clone off my bro today. I figure by the time the top cap comes in, I will have graduated to giving myself nicotine enemas or something. One can only dream.

that might burn a bit

I have found that replacing the flavor wick with cotton makes the PT rigs MUCH MUCH MUCH better...not even changing the coil wick...leave the coil wick silica, just put in a cotton flavor wick and WHAMO...a very good and tasty beginners level "tweaking"

Worse comes to worse...PIF it to someone just starting out

 

[Kyi]

Thanks guys, I will request a refund at the 2 month mark if it hasn't been settled by then. They BETTER give me my money back. Or else... I'll be very sad and annoyed.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4

 

[mgjohn]

For the men on this site I would highly recommend this $6.95 Gillette Fusion Power Replacement 5-Blade Razor Cartridges (4-Piece Pack) at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping . I have used them for over a year now and have no complaints. They last for several uses and are really afordable compared to the local Walmart.

This has not been my experience. I have a heavy beard and these blades did more pulling out than shaving off.....

 

[Sucker_dad]

Waiting on a top cap to my m16 style clone. Too many drops. Stripped the threads. Last time I ordered from ft, I got some protank replacement heads. Took about a month. While I was waiting, I started rebuilding my heads, then got an igo w as a gift, then bought the m16 clone off my brother. Once I started dripping, I just couldn't do clearos anymore. By the time I got the heads in the vape mail, I didn't really have a use for them. I bought a Pisces clone off my bro today. I figure by the time the top cap comes in, I will have graduated to giving myself nicotine enemas or something. One can only dream.

I thought this $h!t was funny.

 

[PLANofMAN]

I have an order that was waiting for a drip tip to come in, today. I check today, and suddenly instead of coming in today, it won't be in stock for another 14 days. <opens ticket> "Can you split my order? Ship the items that are ready to ship now, and send SKU: 1522401 when it comes in."

Note, this is a $17 order, so I am already paying for shipping...
I expect: "We will split your order. There will be an additional postage fee for the second order."

What I get:

Please kindly note that if we split your order into two shipments then you may need to pay some extra shipping expense for the second package, because if split into two shipments for free then the total value of all your items should be equal or higher than $ 40, that's to say the average value of each package should reach $ 20. Thanks for your understanding.

Please let us know if there is anything else we can help with.

8-o

So I send back, "Yes. Go ahead and split my order. I will pay the extra $0.25 to have the drip tip shipped international airmail." another day lost...

 

[Ahoy]

I have an order that was waiting for a drip tip to come in, today. I check today, and suddenly instead of coming in today, it won't be in stock for another 14 days. <opens ticket> "Can you split my order? Ship the items that are ready to ship now, and send SKU: 1522401 when it comes in."

Note, this is a $17 order, so I am already paying for shipping...
I expect: "We will split your order. There will be an additional postage fee for the second order."

What I get:
8-o

So I send back, "Yes. Go ahead and split my order. I will pay the extra $0.25 to have the drip tip shipped international airmail." another day lost...

Inb4 it takes 3 months to get a drip tip

 

[ConradM]

Is FT speeding up at all now that Christmas is over?

 

[cramptholomew]

Best shipping option to choose for US delivery?

USPS First-Class FREE (8 to 14 days in transit typical)

or

USPS First-Class ePacket via China Post FREE (9 to 14 days in transit typical)

or

USPS First-Class via Hong Kong Post FREE (8 to 14 working days in transit typical) - note possible HK aviation security scan delays

 

[Scope666]

Best shipping option to choose for US delivery?

USPS First-Class FREE (8 to 14 days in transit typical)

or

USPS First-Class ePacket via China Post FREE (9 to 14 days in transit typical)

or

USPS First-Class via Hong Kong Post FREE (8 to 14 working days in transit typical) - note possible HK aviation security scan delays

My vote would be for the ePacket ... I've had 4 hit in 8-9 days. The first option usually goes by SGP, which is about a MONTH. The 3rd can be as fast as the ePacket sometimes, but sometimes they have problems and it takes MUCH longer.

 

[cramptholomew]

My vote would be for the ePacket ... I've had 4 hit in 8-9 days. The first option usually goes by SGP, which is about a MONTH. The 3rd can be as fast as the ePacket sometimes, but sometimes they have problems and it takes MUCH longer.

Thanks! I chose the epacket - the last order went through Singapore - took a month in shipping. I was aggravated. Actually, I still am, because it's s'posed to arrive today (out for delivery). Ordered on 11/22... So, it had BETTER be in my mailbox when I get home!