January 26th
'51 Canadian Tech w PermaSharp* Stainless
First Canadian Maximo Gomez SS
APShave Co Flattop/Sapele Handle
Thayers
Jeeves Tobacco Bay Leaf AS
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Shaved early yesterday evening, but didn't have a chance to post until now. Shaved in the evening before we went out for Robbie Burns night. It is a big fundraiser for our daughter's Highland Dance association, and I got roped into being on the executive so had to give one of the speeches as well.
Pulled out the post-war Tech as the next razor up for the 'oft neglected' focus. The lather was as good as always with this soap and had 3 very pleasant passes. Finished with the Tobacco Bay Leaf for the day's Jeeves product.
I do need to talk about the blades for a bit. Those of you who know Perma Sharps will see that I didn't call them PermaSharp Supers. I ordered PermaSharp Supers from a vendor in Turkey. They arrived this past week and the packaging wasn't even the same as usual:
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Not labelled 'Super', and the tucks look different. My first thought was counterfeits, but they didn't even try to get all that close, as I would imagine a counterfeiter would so. There was a fair amount of writing on the back, most all in Turkish. An online translating site got me as far as 'Double Edge Razor Blades Made in Russia' and then some information on distributor/distribution into Instanbul. Some P&G info as well.
How did they shave? Just fine in the Tech, to be honest. But I'm a fan of most everything that comes from St. Petes, so that is no surprise. My hypothesis? These are just a 'whatever' Gillette St. Pete's stainless blade (Astra SS, 7 O'clock stainless, etc, who knows?) labelled for the Turkish market. A usable blade, but I paid PermaSharp Super prices for them. Live and learn. And, yes, I did contact the seller (full disclosure- posts on TSD as well) who did say this is how they come into Turkey now. That is probably true, but he shouldn't portray them as Supers.
Have a great day all!
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