A razor with 5 blades?!

Tuesday, July 24, 2007 4:39 AM

Today I received a Gillette Fusion razor in the mail which sports 5 shiny razor blades. Back when they created the 3 bladed version I thought it was a bit much. Then they trotted out the Quattro a few years back which struck me as overkill. But now 5 blades, this is insanity! How deep do they think we need to cut?

I switched to an electric last year so I won't be getting much use out of the promo they sent me. Maybe I'll try it when I need a touch up.

This whole thing reminds me of a sketch from either SNL or MadTV. The parody involves the latest razor which has something on the order of 15 blades. The culmination is that anyone who uses it shaves themselves down to the bone. When I saw the sketch several years ago it struck me as way over the top but now I'm starting to wonder...

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