Soap.com has the Edwin Jagger De86bl Faux Ebony Double Edge Safety Razor, Black for $30 - 15% off with coupon code SOAPAFF (first-time customers only) = $26 with free shipping. The Chrome model (De89bl) is $28 shipped with same code. Claims to cut nearly as close as a straight razor.
I've always wondered why something so simple and low tech as razors and blades, cost so much. Especially the blades - Less than a cent worth of metal, maybe a cent worth of plastic, and machinery that has been making millions if not billions a year for decades - long ago paying for themselves. Regular Trac II/etc blades should be a 10 pack for a buck or two, generics even cheaper.
there is nothing safe about these razors
better than just a blade.
I've always wondered why something so simple and low tech as razors and blades, cost so much. Especially the blades - Less than a cent worth of metal, maybe a cent worth of plastic, and machinery that has been making millions if not billions a year for decades - long ago paying for themselves. Regular Trac II/etc blades should be a 10 pack for a buck or two, generics even cheaper.