The rise and fall of Birchbox, the startup valued at nearly $500M has'vanished'

Re:The rise and fall of Birchbox, the startup valued at near... by pmoriarty on Sunday March 12, 2023 @09:07AM (#35119632)

I bought 200 double edged safety razor blades for $15 three years ago, and I've only used up half of them.

Cartridge razors are such an enormous waste of money by comparison, and I can't even imagine needing a subscription for them.

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Re:The rise and fall of Birchbox, the startup valued at near... by Semaphor on Sunday March 12, 2023 @11:09AM (#35120916)

There's a brand (can't remember the name) that sells for a similar price on Amazon Germany. I can't stand them. Switched to feather hi (more expensive, yet still cheap compared to multi blade razors) and am happy now.

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Re:The rise and fall of Birchbox, the startup valued at near... by pmoriarty on Sunday March 12, 2023 @11:45AM (#35121464)

The kind I got were Derby Extra [1], and it looks like I was wrong about using up half of them over 3 years. I only used 1/4 (one-half of two packs), which comes to only a little over $1 per year.

They've been great for me, and have been the first and only brand of double-edged safety razor blades I've tried, so I have no point of comparison with other brands.

[1] - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0032Q41LS

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Re:The rise and fall of Birchbox, the startup valued at near... by Semaphor on Sunday March 12, 2023 @12:50PM (#35122518)

Yeah, exactly that one. Hated them :D

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Re:The rise and fall of Birchbox, the startup valued at near... by Fatnino on Sunday March 12, 2023 @03:29PM (#35125011)

I haven't spent a cent on razors in over 20 years and my beard is around 6 inches long.

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