Dieter Rams designed products to last, is horrified how we throw things away

Re:Dieter Rams designed products to last, is horrified how w... by _emacsomancer_ on Saturday April 06, 2019 @03:28PM (#19592537)

There's certainly a market for the old 'safety' razors as well as straight razors. The 'safety' razors of course require blades, but they still generate less waste than modern cartridge razors. Straight razors require maintenance (keep them dry; strop; sharpen very occasionally), but generate even less waste, and last well (I have one from the late 1700s).

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Re:Dieter Rams designed products to last, is horrified how w... by potta_coffee on Saturday April 06, 2019 @08:24PM (#19593924)

I bought a pack of blades 5 years ago that I'm still working through. There are no plastic bits to throw away, which is a positive IMO.

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Re:Dieter Rams designed products to last, is horrified how w... by random878 on Sunday April 07, 2019 @03:32PM (#19599316)

I switched to a safety razor about 10 to 15 years ago. In that time I've bought two of them (one broke). All I need to buy are the safety razors which are cheaper and use less packaging. It's a win-win. Those fancy cartridge razors from the likes of Gilette are scam!

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Re:Dieter Rams designed products to last, is horrified how w... by anticensor on Sunday April 07, 2019 @01:06PM (#19598189)

A cartridge razor is a safety razor.

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Re:Dieter Rams designed products to last, is horrified how w... by _emacsomancer_ on Sunday April 07, 2019 @01:26PM (#19598338)

I'm referring to non-cartridge 'safety' razors though. I don't know a good way of referring to this class. Many of these are DE (double-edge), but there are some SE (single-edge) types as well. Razors which are not straight razors or cartridge razors.

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