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OK, even realizing that all the up to date wet shavers these days are equipped with 5 or maybe 6 blades, I still use those primitive & outdated Gillette 3-blade Mach 3 Turbo cartridges, because they give a smooth, comfortable shave. Plus, they last a long time.
Eventually, though, I needed more. So I logged on to eBay to see if I could beat the drugstore price for refills. Sure enough, there was a deal on 4 sealed packages, so I sprang.
Unfortunately, those eBay Mach 3 Turbo cartridges give rough, scratchy-catchy shaves -- worse than the old Gillette Blue Blades & not even as good as those Bic 1-blade disposables. On the back of the pack, it says they came from the UK, so either the UK division of Gillette has major serious manufacturing quality control problems, or the eBay seller was dispensing counterfeit versions of the UK variety of Gillette Mach 3 Turbo cartridges.
Today I gave up on the eBay Mach 3 Turbo cartridges & sprang for some authentic USA refills over at CVS. Those real mccoy blades give a smooth, comfortable shave just as expected.
The devil made me call the toll-free Gillette customer service number & tell the representative my eBay story. The customer service person said the eBay specials are most likely counterfeits, but said Gillette will send me some complimentary genuine USA replacements as a courtesy. They may also ask me to send in the bad blades for quality control & product security purposes. If so, I'll receive a mailer addressed to Gillette in 3 weeks or so. If not, I can send them to Mt. Trashmore.
So it goes.
Eventually, though, I needed more. So I logged on to eBay to see if I could beat the drugstore price for refills. Sure enough, there was a deal on 4 sealed packages, so I sprang.
Unfortunately, those eBay Mach 3 Turbo cartridges give rough, scratchy-catchy shaves -- worse than the old Gillette Blue Blades & not even as good as those Bic 1-blade disposables. On the back of the pack, it says they came from the UK, so either the UK division of Gillette has major serious manufacturing quality control problems, or the eBay seller was dispensing counterfeit versions of the UK variety of Gillette Mach 3 Turbo cartridges.
Today I gave up on the eBay Mach 3 Turbo cartridges & sprang for some authentic USA refills over at CVS. Those real mccoy blades give a smooth, comfortable shave just as expected.
The devil made me call the toll-free Gillette customer service number & tell the representative my eBay story. The customer service person said the eBay specials are most likely counterfeits, but said Gillette will send me some complimentary genuine USA replacements as a courtesy. They may also ask me to send in the bad blades for quality control & product security purposes. If so, I'll receive a mailer addressed to Gillette in 3 weeks or so. If not, I can send them to Mt. Trashmore.
So it goes.
-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.