# A poll: Electric VS. Disposable razors **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 29, 2000, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182 "2000-11-29T14:34:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![broccoli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@broccoli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/broccoli)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/1 "2000-11-29T14:34:14Z")
Male or Female, young or old, whaddya use? Electric or Disposeable? Waxers need not apply… punk snot dead, broccoli! ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/2 "2000-11-29T14:37:23Z")
Male, 27, Gillette Sensor (the basic version, not the Excel one!). ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/3 "2000-11-29T14:42:04Z")
Male 37, Gillette Sensor, I’m trying the Excel, but I haven’t decided yet if it’s worth the extra money, which should tell me all I need to know. Keith ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/4 "2000-11-29T14:42:30Z")
Blades only, Gillette Excel in my case. I’ve tried electrics, but they’re not as close, they cost more, and that loud buzzing noise is about the last thing I want to deal with on a groggy morning (and they’re all pretty groggy). ---
**Author:** ![broccoli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@broccoli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/broccoli)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/5 "2000-11-29T14:52:10Z")
Male, 23, Gilette Sensor (non Excel) thinking of trying that self-cleaning new Norelco electric (why I started this post) ---
**Author:** ![Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bottle_of_Smoke)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/6 "2000-11-29T15:06:49Z")
Male, 33. Blades only, baby. Gillette Excel (I think…it’s the one with the three blades). Electrics chew up my face and spit it out, so I’ll never go back. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/7 "2000-11-29T15:22:11Z")
Male, 25, Braun (mains electric) plus Wilkinson Sword Protector (blade) as a backup. I dislike blades intensely, though. ---
**Author:** ![broccoli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@broccoli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/broccoli)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/8 "2000-11-29T15:41:17Z")
[hijak] might as well put this here… 69 POSTS! WOO! …now I can die a happy man. [/hijak] ---
**Author:** ![Spiny\_Norman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Spiny\_Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiny_Norman)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/9 "2000-11-29T15:47:57Z")
Male, 34, Gillette somethingorother. Can’t use electrics for anything but “touching up” - if I need to be clean-shaven in the afternnon as well, for instance. ---
**Author:** ![c\_goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@c\_goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c_goat)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/10 "2000-11-29T16:30:53Z")
Male, 23, Norelco Advantage (electric) or Mach 3 (blade) depending on the necessity of closeness. Though the norelco is pretty damn close. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/11 "2000-11-29T16:49:40Z")
male, 27, straight back razor inherited from grandfather (hell when you’ve got a hangover, but failing that the closest shave you’ll ever have) ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/12 "2000-11-29T16:54:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coldfire \* > \*\*Male, 27, Gillette Sensor (the basic version, not the Excel one!). \*\* \ Spooky, man, I was just about to say the same thing! ---
**Author:** ![broccoli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@broccoli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/broccoli)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/13 "2000-11-29T17:00:29Z")
… you do not talk about Gilette club, Rule number two: you do _not_ talk about Gilette club ---
**Author:** ![Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilgore_Trout_1)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/14 "2000-11-29T17:27:08Z")
male 20 gillette sensor and andis outliner II electric. ---
**Author:** ![zero\_hr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/6de8d8/32.png) [@zero\_hr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zero_hr)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/15 "2000-11-29T17:30:04Z")
I use the old-style Gilette 2-sided removable blade. They are becoming hard to find. ---
**Author:** ![hypergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/49beb7/32.png) [@hypergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hypergirl)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/16 "2000-11-29T17:32:37Z")
Female, 16. I use a blade razor to shave my legs. And those things have other uses. ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/17 "2000-11-29T17:36:33Z")
Male, 35. Mach 3 most of the time. Braun rechargable in a pinch. Invent an electric that does a blade-quality job on the neck and you’ll be rich… ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/18 "2000-11-29T17:49:42Z")
Male, 26, Gilette Mach 3. My face just doesn’t feel as _clean_ if I use an electric razor. ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/19 "2000-11-29T18:28:17Z")
Female, 25, Mach 3. Women’s razors SUCK. ---
**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182/20 "2000-11-29T18:45:11Z")
Four in a row. Male, 33, Mach 3. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-electric-vs-disposable-razors/43182.md?page=2)