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Posted on 3/18/2010 15:30 EST

Guys, it's time to stand up and "no" to the high cost of replacement razor blades and the relentless upscaling of the razor itself. Join the ranks of The Wall Street Journal reporter who discovered the cheap pleasures of the store brand variety.

"For years, I've felt like a sap whenever I bought razors.

It killed me to spend $2.50 to $3 a blade for my Gillette Mach 3. Yet the few times when I used cheap disposable razors, it was like shaving with a file.

Finally, a couple of weeks ago, I bought a serviceable store-brand razor that costs about half the price of the premier brands..."

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