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I've never been anywhere inside the US where I could disembark a plane and buy razor blades for my DE razors.

The biggest safety benefit for cartridge razors is that they prevent you from cutting yourself when side-slipping, whereas a DE razor will gash your face open if you side-slip. But it is a tradeoff.

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This is bizarre - I flew into Alberta from BC with just a carryon, meaning I couldn't carry razor blades. The TSA gave me weird looks for the bladeless shavette, but I could walk into Pharmasave (and I've seen them at Save-On, Shoppers, and more) and buy both double-edge razor, and the blades, in minutes

I'm actually incredulous you can't buy blades anywhere in the states

Yeah this was my experience going to Victoria BC. I was surprised that I could buy double-edged blades for my razor in the pharmacy there. Little stuff like that makes me think I belong in Canada more than the US.

You can't fly with razor blades? I brought those with me and was never stopped. I also don't think i never noticed it on the sign for disallowed stuff

> I've never been anywhere inside the US where I could disembark a plane and buy razor blades for my DE razors

This is odd. I've purchased razor blades from Walgreens and CVS locations across the US. Pharmacies in New York, San Francisco, and Denver as well as local pharmacies in small towns. I've also purchased them traveling abroad in Europe and the UK.

I just checked Walgreens' stock around me and every store within 5 miles (I think there's 7 of them) claims to have the Walgreens brand DE razor blades in stock.

Been using DE razors for probably 15 years and never had anything more than a nick.

>I've never been anywhere inside the US where I could disembark a plane and buy razor blades for my DE razors.

Walgreens?

https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-mens-double-edge...

CVS?

https://www.cvs.com/shop/goodline-grooming-co-men-s-double-e...

Both say they are in stock at my location.

Huh? You can find DE razor blades in just about any CVS or Target?

I've never seen them anywhere in the shaving aisles where I live.

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