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Chad Uses BAD blades!

Chad is slacking...Blizzards and Son's Birthday are really no excuse for not putting out the super important and much needed information of...What Razor Blades are really bad! 😜
 
Volume 139 Wizamet Super Iridium Use 1

Well in deck today is a blade many call their #1. Let's see how this goes.

These are make by Gillette in Russia like many blades we all know and love are. Many say they are the same as Polsilver and due to cost of Iridium, and packing I'm let to believe the same but will do more research.

The working theory is these are branded for Poland, Germany, and surrounding areas.

Here's the video

 
Nice job!

I didn’t hear, did you mention that this particular branding was discontinued?
 
Cvargo said:
Volume 139 Wizamet Super Iridium Use 1

Well in deck today is a blade many call their #1. Let's see how this goes.

These are make by Gillette in Russia like many blades we all know and love are. Many say they are the same as Polsilver and due to cost of Iridium, and packing I'm let to believe the same but will do more research.

The working theory is these are branded for Poland, Germany, and surrounding areas.

Here's the video

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Nice thoughts Chad. When I used them initially I was pretty certain I felt a difference with the Wizamets being better. I'm not adamant like some though. They're cheaper than the pol silver anyway so it's a no brainier for me
 
Volume 140 Wizamet Super Iridium Use 2

Okay first admittedly I have been using this blade since Sunday and getting excellent results. This is a good blade! An excellent performer if i'm being honest. I have continued my research and even found some sites in Russian, Polish, and one in i'm not sure. But thankfully Google translate took care of the first two. Basically I found two things that I fell slightly confident in sharing.

First they are not discontinued. But apparently production Gillette is down in Russia due to increased costs of doing business there. The latter part is where I am really unsure about, as I couldn't really find anything to collaborate it so take with a grain of salt.

Second everything I could find is they are the same blade as the Perma-sharp. At some point down the road I plan do to a shave off between the the two blades but for now that's what I got.

This blade gets a 100 pack rating and basically even if it or the Perma sharp are slight better than the other the difference is probably small enough that it doesn't matter. I'd just look for the best deal. Now off the bay!

RATING SYSTEM
TRASH: Can't get a good shave. This blade is horrible. Never use again.
BAD: A bad blade but technically still got a serviceable shave, but have no desire to use the blade again.
GOOD: It was good enough that if I have another blade I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
100PACK: This blade was good enough to warrant stocking up!

Here are the updated lists and rankings:

** Blades Used **

  1. Muhle = Bad
  2. Van Der Hagen = Good
  3. Graham Field = Trash
  4. Super Homex = Bad
  5. Shark Super Chrome = Bad
  6. Shark Stainless Steel = 100 PACK
  7. Sputnik = 100 PACK
  8. Rockwell = Bad
  9. Parker = 100 PACK
  10. Bic Platinum = Trash
  11. Timor = Good
  12. MEM Super Silver Platinum = Trash
  13. Blue Bird = Good
  14. Gillette 7 O'clock Black = Good
  15. Royal Super Stainless = Bad
  16. Topaz Platinum = Bad
  17. ^Dorco 300 = Good
  18. Dorco 301 = Good
  19. Dorco Prime = Good
  20. Dorco Titan = Good
  21. Qball Platinum Plus = Good
  22. Treet King = Bad
  23. Derby Premium = 100 Pack
  24. Derby Extra = Bad
  25. Assured $1 = Trash
  26. Vincent VT300b = Trash
  27. ^ Gillette Super Thin = Good
  28. Lord Super Stainless = Good
  29. Lord Platinum = Good
  30. Lord Chrome = Good
  31. ^Lord Captain = Good
  32. Topaz Stainless = Bad
  33. Gillette Platinum = 100 Pack
  34. Zorrik Talvar = Good
  35. Kai Stainless = Bad
  36. Trig Silver = 100 Pack
  37. Perma Sharp Super = Good
  38. Croma Diamant = Bad
  39. Baili Blue = Trash
  40. Treet Silver = Bad
  41. Asco Orange = Good
  42. Asco Red = Bad
  43. Asco Red/Blue = Bad
  44. Shaver Boy = Good
  45. Cloud Shanghai = Bad
  46. Tiger Carbon = Trash
  47. Sharp Chromium = Good
  48. 7AM Platinum = Good
  49. Vijay Stainless = Trash
  50. Zorrik Platinum = 100 Pack
  51. Racer Stainless = Good
  52. Racer Platinum = Good
  53. Polsilver Super Iridium = 100 pack
  54. Feather Hi Stainless = Good
  55. Bolzano = 100 Pack
  56. Tomy Super Stainless = Good
  57. Astra SS = Good
  58. Astra SP = 100 Pack
  59. Big Ben = Bad
  60. Merkur Super = Good
  61. Rise Platinum = Trash
  62. Gillette 7 O'Clock Green Permasharp = 100 Pack
  63. Viking Sword = Good
  64. ^ Gillette Thin Blade = Bad
  65. Shark Platinum = 100 Pack
  66. Wizamet Super Iridium = 100 Pack
^ - Discontinued

100 Pack Ranking
  1. Gillette 7 O'Clock Green Permasharp
  2. Polsilver Super Iridium/Wizamet Super Iridium
  3. Parker Premium
  4. Bolzano
  5. Sputnik
  6. Trig Silver
  7. Gillette Platinum
  8. Shark Platinum
  9. Zorrik Platinum
  10. Astra SP
  11. Derby Premium
  12. Shark Stainless Steel
Good Ranking
  1. Astra SS
  2. Feather Hi-Stainless
  3. Perma Sharp Super
  4. Merkur Super
  5. Sharp Chromium
  6. 7AM Platinum
  7. Zorrik Talvar
  8. Qball Platinum Plus
  9. Ladas
  10. ShaverBoy
  11. Lord Chrome
  12. Viking Sword
  13. Personna Lab Blue
  14. Tomy Super Stainless
  15. Asco Orange
  16. Lord Captain
  17. Blue Bird Stainless
  18. Dorco Prime
  19. Gillette 7 O'Clock Black
  20. Racer Platinum
  21. Gillette Super Thin
  22. Racer Stainless
  23. Dorco Titan
  24. Dorco 300/301
  25. Timor
  26. Lord Platinum
  27. Lord Super Stainless
  28. Van Der Hagen
Bad Ranking
  1. Derby Extra
  2. Asco Red
  3. Croma Diamant
  4. Kai Stainless
  5. Treet Dura Sharp
  6. Topaz Platinum
  7. Topaz Stainless
  8. Asco Red/Blue
  9. Big Ben Stainless
  10. Muhle
  11. Treet King
  12. Royal Super Stainless
  13. Super Homex
  14. Treet Silver
  15. Gillette Thin Blade
  16. Cloud Shanghai
  17. Shark Chrome
  18. Rockwell
Trash Ranking
  1. Rise Platinum
  2. Bic Platinum
  3. Vijay Stainless
  4. MEM Super Silver
  5. Vincent VT300b
  6. Baili Blue
  7. Assured $1
  8. Graham Field
  9. Tiger Carbon
 
Volume 141 Gillette Silver Blue Use 1

Well today was a day of new, as you will see in the video so I picked a blade I have used before and know is a good performer but wanted to go on the record as such so I will take it through the paces. The blade is from the Russian factory and is PTFE Teflon coated and does perform very well. Sharpness might be a tad bit lower to my feel than other blades but it performs nicely and delivers a consistent shave.

Pricing is where this blade gets crazy and is honestly why I would go with other blades. But hey Amazon came down in price!

Maggards $30 for 100
WCS $32 for 100
IB $30 for 100
Amazon $16 for 100

So if you want this blade use Amazon for sure.

 
You know, we have been in lockdown all this time and @Cvargo hasn't done any bad blade reviews... I would love to see some more.

Also, what was the final ranking for the GSB?
 
dkeester said:
You know, we have been in lockdown all this time and @Cvargo hasn't done any bad blade reviews... I would love to see some more.

Also, what was the final ranking for the GSB?
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Well I need to get the GSB ranked obviously can't believe I forgot that.

As to the series... My wife and I are getting ready at the same time each day. I might be murdered if I tried to record while she's in the shower.
 
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