Garland Pollard writes an article over at the investor site ‘Seeking Alpha’ dissecting Procter and Gamble’s loss of focus and particularly, the sad slide of Gillette into marketing mediocrity. Here at Wet Shavers Blog mocking the modern Gillette is daily bread. The ‘True Blood Shave’ campaign, virtual Woods and Jeter running around chasing razors… I [...]

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Mental Floss brings us a brief history of shaving, including the item that ancient men shaved with shark’s teeth. I wonder if the barbers back then kept a selection. “Would you like the Great White today, sir, or I have a new arrival of Hammerhead I think you’d like.” Mental Floss mentions the fact that [...]

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Here we have a Gillette Super Speed Red Tip from 1957. This poor guy was part of a pair that were not getting any love on the ‘Bay. I took a chance on it, because I love Red Tips and I didn’t see any, oh, ‘structural damage’ as they’d say in Real Estate. This one [...]

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