I cast a wide net looking for places where I might buy my beloved Merkur blades without having to drive all the way to the other end of King County. One of the popular suggestions was a place called "Under U 4 Men," which sold all of two things: underwear, and "manscaping supplies." According to at least one rave review, they had a fabulous selection of shaving supplies.
And indeed they did. They nice young man with the practiced accent pointed me to a lovely shelf with $35 badger brushes, an incredible array of traditional shaving soaps, and $100 cartridge handles. But not a single safety razor blade in the entire place. I asked about that. He said, "Well, if we had the kind of clientele who used that sort of thing, we would carry it, hmm?"
I can see I'm not the only one who's paranoid about the worldwide production of safety blades ceasing; only Merkur sells their blades in packs of 200. Not even Feather, another leading brand, does that.
Compared to any other shaving experience, the simple safety razor is still my favorite: fewest nicks, least amount of burn, closest shave. It's truly a manly art that liberals can enjoy; after all, the only waste is a fully recyclable piece of steel.
Maybe I will drive out to Bellevue tomorrow.
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