I grew up with $20 walmart blenders, and hated anything that required a blender.

Recently bought a ninja and there is no going back. I’ll never use a crappy blender again.

Anything else like that?

  • Shaving razor. I don’t mean the big brand stuff but getting yourself something that isn’t the cheapest available is a godsend. Stuff lasts you an entire month or two instead of going dull after 2-3 uses.

    • chaogomu
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      171 year ago

      I actually say the cheapest option is buying a good quality Safety Razor, and then packs of blades for pennies each.

      It’s how I’ve shaved for years, and I’m never going back to the multi blade bullshit disposables.

      • @ramble81@lemm.ee
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        31 year ago

        I’m actually looking at going back as the safety razors don’t work as well for me as the multi blade stuff. I’ve been using double edges for probably 7-8 years now and when I have to use a disposable when traveling it just works so much better for some reason.

        • @Habahnow@sh.itjust.works
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          21 year ago

          I’m actually surprised to hear this. To confirm, you mean the shave cuts closer with a multi blade? I can understand it being faster or easier to do, but I don’t usually hear that the shave is better compared to a DE

          • @ramble81@lemm.ee
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            31 year ago

            Yup. I’m trying to figure out what I’ve been doing wrong. It may be a time thing. I don’t have a lot of time to shave, but I can go over an area multiple times in the same direction and a disposible will work better. I usually don’t go against the grain as it irritates the hell out of my skin so it’s with the grain and the disposable cuts closer.

            It’s most likely a time thing since I only have time to do a single pass and quite often with no extra oils, creams, etc.

            • @AntY@lemmy.world
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              21 year ago

              It could have to do with the make and model of the razor. Some have a more aggressive angle than others. There’s also the blades. Have you tried feather blades?

            • @Habahnow@sh.itjust.works
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              11 year ago

              Yeah I usually do 2 passes as well using only a staging soap(no pre shave oil). If you prefer to do things faster, I will say a fixed blade is usually faster. I personally don’t mind the extra time, considering it’s cheaper and better for the environment to use a DE (so long as you don’t give in to the urge to keep buying a bunch of razors, soaps lol)