Bad Gem Blue Star blades

[CDinVT]

I have had my fill of Gem blue star blades. I have had 2 dispensers from 2016 unopened every blade in the dispensers was bad .Rough as cob not even able to get trough the first pass , and rusting very quick took one out and left it on the bathroom counter for 10 mins to get a Schick injector to finish the shave and it was already staining were the water droplets were. I don't know if they mixed up 2 facet blades with 3, and can they be bad after only 7 years ? I have 4 more unopened dispensers .I am ordering 100 pack of stainless PFE coated tomorrow when I get home .   
   
   
   

[Jayaruh]

Box cutter/scraper blades now.

[CDinVT]

My Gem SS coated blades arrived in the mail, the economy is 33 cents a blade. It was 60 - 70 cents a blade to get the blue stars local. I see the value now of ordering gem blades in bulk.
   

[Whiterook]

I bought some of those uncoated carbon steel blades and they rusted in the dispenser. If you want carbon steel blades, I like Pal best. They are also pricey.

[Wchnu]

I have had my fill of Gem blue star blades. I have had 2 dispensers from 2016 unopened every blade in the dispensers was bad .Rough as cob not even able to get trough the first pass , and rusting very quick took one out and left it on the bathroom counter for 10 mins to get a Schick injector to finish the shave and it was already staining were the water droplets were. I don't know if they mixed up 2 facet blades with 3, and can they be bad after only 7 years ? I have 4 more unopened dispensers .I am ordering 100 pack of stainless PFE coated tomorrow when I get home .   

I bet somewhere along the way there was a moisture issue. If you want I will send you a pack of TREET blades. You will fall in love with Carbon Steel again.

[CDinVT]

I bought some of those uncoated carbon steel blades and they rusted in the dispenser.  If you want carbon steel blades, I like Pal best.  They are also pricey.

Thanks Whiterook .I was looking at a 100 pack of them the price at .21 a blade 

I have had my fill of Gem blue star blades. I have had 2 dispensers from 2016 unopened every blade in the dispensers was bad .Rough as cob not even able to get trough the first pass , and rusting very quick took one out and left it on the bathroom counter for 10 mins to get a Schick injector to finish the shave and it was already staining were the water droplets were. I don't know if they mixed up 2 facet blades with 3, and can they be bad after only 7 years ? I have 4 more unopened dispensers .I am ordering 100 pack of stainless PFE coated tomorrow when I get home .   

I bet somewhere along the way there was a moisture issue. If you want I will send you a pack of TREET blades. You will fall in love with Carbon Steel again.

Thanks Wchnu, your right at my Hannaford's they have there shaving section at the end next to the frozen food and they recently stop selling the gem blades . I've still got 4 dispensers of good CVS carbon blades. I thought I had 1 left, Nope I stashed the the others a while ago and forgot about them. What your experience with Pal blades I was thinking about getting a 100 pack?

[Wchnu]

I bought some of those uncoated carbon steel blades and they rusted in the dispenser.  If you want carbon steel blades, I like Pal best.  They are also pricey.

Thanks Whiterook .I was looking at a 100 pack of them the price at .21 a blade 

I have had my fill of Gem blue star blades. I have had 2 dispensers from 2016 unopened every blade in the dispensers was bad .Rough as cob not even able to get trough the first pass , and rusting very quick took one out and left it on the bathroom counter for 10 mins to get a Schick injector to finish the shave and it was already staining were the water droplets were. I don't know if they mixed up 2 facet blades with 3, and can they be bad after only 7 years ? I have 4 more unopened dispensers .I am ordering 100 pack of stainless PFE coated tomorrow when I get home .   

I bet somewhere along the way there was a moisture issue. If you want I will send you a pack of TREET blades. You will fall in love with Carbon Steel again.

Thanks Wchnu, your right at my Hannaford's they have there shaving section at the end next to the frozen food and they recently stop selling the gem blades . I've still got 4 dispensers of good CVS carbon blades. I thought I had 1 left, Nope I stashed the the others a while ago and forgot about them. What your experience with Pal blades I was thinking about getting a 100 pack?

PAL blades in the 5 pack were a favorite. I could buy the local like I do the TREET now. I know nothing about the bulk blades.

[RayR]

I was at our local store down the street that sells overstock merchandise. They had 2 10 pack dispenser packages of Top Care brand Gem style SE stainless steel razor blades. They say on the back of the package one of the uses is shaving. They were only $1.10 a package so I said what the heck, I'll buy them and see what they are like.
Opened up a package and removed a blade, no markings on the spine, so no clue who made these. Popped it into a razor and took a couple swipes on a 2 day beard...No way man! It would shave but it was the most harsh and uncomfortable blade I've used in a long time. Definitely not a 3-facet cutting edge.
Off to the tool box for scraper/boxcutter use.

[Wchnu]

I was at our local store down the street that sells overstock merchandise. They had 2 10 pack dispenser packages of Top Care brand Gem style SE stainless steel razor blades. They say on the back of the package one of the uses is shaving. They were only $1.10 a package so I said what the heck, I'll buy them and see what they are like.
Opened up a package and removed a blade, no markings on the spine, so no clue who made these. Popped it into a razor and took a couple swipes on a 2 day beard...No way man! It would shave but it was the most harsh and uncomfortable blade I've used in a long time. Definitely not a 3-facet cutting edge.
Off to the tool box for scraper/boxcutter use.

Somewhere there is a shave of mine with top care blades. They are almost to dull to scrape paint.

[Wchnu]

So. come to find out I do have some of the PAL bulk blades. Great shave with one today!