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Why is there such a markup on Gillette blades (Costco C$56 for 20 versus $25US) ?

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Jan 10, 2009
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Why is there such a markup on Gillette blades (Costco C$56 for 20 versus $25US) ?

Difference is $49.99 + 13% HST = $56 versus $25 US.

Alternatively, what's the cheapest canadian retailer to buy the blades from ?
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yeah seriously, way too expensive
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Any online retailers that can ship over to Canada? I am appalled by the canadian markup.
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Someone could just set up an ebay shop or something, it'd be some pretty easy money until the stores adjusted their prices. Hell, I'd do it myself if I still drove.
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I remember 5yra i bought some blades via ebay. I think they came from overseas but not completely sure. I used them for a week or so and though to myself , "something isn't right" about these blades. Low and behold they were fakes, I contacted Gillette and they told me they were fakes and I think Gilette sent me out some coupons.

Just be aware.
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I pay about 2-3 cents per blade max! :P

Switched off of multi-blade cartridges a few years ago, and never looked back!

DE Razors are the way to goo.
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There is an ASININE markup on everything here, over the USA. It was horrible before, and now with this idiotic "revenue neutral :lol: " 13% hst, it is almost down right criminal. That's what happens when there are but a handful of corporate goons in collusion with one another, running the show up here for everything with the governments blessing. :mad: (damn family holding me here in Ontario and not allowing me to move back to the States)
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We all collectively turn around, spread them wide and take it. Why would they lower their prices?
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RFD_acct wrote: Difference is $49.99 + 13% HST = $56 versus $25 US.
Where did you see these for $25? Link, please.
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redgrandam wrote: I pay about 2-3 cents per blade max! :P

Switched off of multi-blade cartridges a few years ago, and never looked back!

DE Razors are the way to goo.
Where'd you get the DE? eBay? I think Personal Edge also sells one.
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Nook wrote: Where'd you get the DE? eBay? I think Personal Edge also sells one.
yeah, you can get it from ebay, but I wanted a solid brand new one to start with, so I bought an Edwin Jagger from here http://www.theenglishshavingcompany.com/ About $30 shipped, no taxes, from the UK to here for the cheapest one, which is what I got. (http://www.theenglishshavingcompany.com ... 20razors@b)

Blades I got from here: http://www.shavingfactory.com 500 derby blades for 44.99 shipped when I bought them(I think the price has gone down to $41.99 shipped from the looks of it), use coupon code 'bb' for a discount (I think it's 15% off)

Actually that's about 11 cents per blade, my bad, but still :)

I also don't buy shave cream, actually nothing from gillette... real shave soap and brush, that also saves a LOT of money... I bought some german shave soap around $15 shipped, and used daily it could easily last a year, but I don't use it every day, I alternate, and that stuff is really good..

If anyone wants to know more about the above stuff, PM me and I'll send you a link to another forum that I got most of my information from to get into this, I'm just not sure if we can post to other forums on here or not :)
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That's pretty cool, I'll have a look at the site. Shaving with those Gilette blades isn't working out for me anymore, it's hard to get a proper shave now.

I heard a good brush to make your own lather works well. Especially with a cut-throat. But that's super hardcore - can't imagine having to hone it with a strap and resharpening ever so often. But I'll have a look at the DE stuff, thanks for the link.
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redgrandam wrote: yeah, you can get it from ebay, but I wanted a solid brand new one to start with, so I bought an Edwin Jagger from here http://www.theenglishshavingcompany.com/ About $30 shipped, no taxes, from the UK to here for the cheapest one, which is what I got. (http://www.theenglishshavingcompany.com ... 20razors@b)

Blades I got from here: http://www.shavingfactory.com 500 derby blades for 44.99 shipped when I bought them(I think the price has gone down to $41.99 shipped from the looks of it), use coupon code 'bb' for a discount (I think it's 15% off)

Actually that's about 11 cents per blade, my bad, but still :)

I also don't buy shave cream, actually nothing from gillette... real shave soap and brush, that also saves a LOT of money... I bought some german shave soap around $15 shipped, and used daily it could easily last a year, but I don't use it every day, I alternate, and that stuff is really good..

If anyone wants to know more about the above stuff, PM me and I'll send you a link to another forum that I got most of my information from to get into this, I'm just not sure if we can post to other forums on here or not :)
Couldn't agree more!! Do a search on manic59 on youtube. This guy converted me to DE shaving.
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Never used a blade in my life. Pay for a Braun electric at Costco every 5/6 years. Works out to about $20 a year for me.

I, too, look at the price for the high end blades and scratch my head.
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Wingding wrote: Where did you see these for $25? Link, please.

Costco/Sam's Club/Walgreens/CVS in the US sell them for $1.25 a cartridge or in bulk at 20 cartridges for about $25.

The blades themselves are made by Proctor & Gamble for about a quarter or less.

Just shocked at the > 200% markup in canada versus the US for many basic things.
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Periodically head on over to the freebies forum and order yourself a few razors when both Gillette and Schick offer them. There was a photo on here of an RFD'er who had a whole box of them (not me).

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