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I like to use the Gillette Mach 3 razor myself, but my quandary applies equally to any of the other brands out there. Do any of you have any ideas on how to save on the cartridges? I paid $27+ (24.99+tx) for a box of a dozen at Walgreens today, or $2.26 per cartridge. That was more than I felt comfortable with but I was already in the store to fill a prescription anyway. I'd like to stock up if I could find a good deal.
My uncle buys them on eBay in lots of 40 or so. I'm a little wary of doing that...I'm sure most of the sellers are honest, but I'm paranoid because here in the big ugly city, razor cartridges are a high-theft item because they are small and can be sold for drug money easily. (The little facts you learn in my business
) So I want to be sure I'm not buying something that "fell off the back of a truck."
I checked drugstore.com just now. I can get 2 12-packs for $21.99 each; orders over $25 qualify for free shipping, and for delivery to CA there is no sales tax. That's $43.98, plus through fatwallet.com I get a 7% discount, for a total of $40.91, divided by 24 cartridges, equals $1.70 per cartridge.
What about tips like the Vaseline idea from the Tightwad Gazette? Does it work well enough to warrant purchasing the vaseline in the first place?
My uncle buys them on eBay in lots of 40 or so. I'm a little wary of doing that...I'm sure most of the sellers are honest, but I'm paranoid because here in the big ugly city, razor cartridges are a high-theft item because they are small and can be sold for drug money easily. (The little facts you learn in my business
) So I want to be sure I'm not buying something that "fell off the back of a truck." I checked drugstore.com just now. I can get 2 12-packs for $21.99 each; orders over $25 qualify for free shipping, and for delivery to CA there is no sales tax. That's $43.98, plus through fatwallet.com I get a 7% discount, for a total of $40.91, divided by 24 cartridges, equals $1.70 per cartridge.
What about tips like the Vaseline idea from the Tightwad Gazette? Does it work well enough to warrant purchasing the vaseline in the first place?
though I prefer a goatee JMHO 
I am willing to spend extra for the Mach 3's versus other types because a smooth shave is a luxury I consider worth the money. That doesn't change the fact that I want to pay as little as possible for them, of course.
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