Exceptional Products SAB001 Save A Blade Automatic Razor Sharpener
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Product reviews of Exceptional Products SAB001 Save A Blade Automatic Razor Sharpener
Review: SAVE TONS OF MONEY!!!!!!!
Beauty product: 5 Stars
I first bought Save a Blade from a pharmacy to try it. Two and a half years later I still use the same blades I purchased with the Save a Blade. IT IS THAT GOOD! You lose the lubricating strips over time but I been shaving since before those strips. An excellent product, if you want to save money, get yourself one. Not to sure how it works for ladies, seen some BIG OLE' razors for that and they definitely won't fit. But if you use a regular size razor it should work for the gals just fine. Sharpen the razor when it's new, then before every shave and it will feel like a new razor every time! Review: Save A Blade = Save Money
Beauty product: 4 Stars
I'm on my third Save A Blade now, which is why I give it 4 stars instead of 5 stars.
Does it work? Yes. I've saved a lot of money on my blades, both Fusion and Mach 3. I have sort of a weird shaving routine; I use the Power Fusion to shave down, and the Mach 3 to shave up, against the grain. Don't ask how I came up with this routine, all I know is it works for me. I shave in the shower every day, then I reach out, grab the Save A Blade, and sharpen both blades for 5 seconds each.
Using the Save A Blade, I don't have to replace blades for months. I used to replace blades about every 9-10 days. At the cost of those blades, I'm saving a bundle of $$.
Does it sharpen the blades to a like-new standard? No. But it does keep the blades sharp enough to shave without pulling, which used to be when I'd change blades to new ones.
Why not 5 stars? It's a cheaply Made-in-China unit, apparently by different factories who then slap the "Save-A-Blade" name on it. The little stropping strip that rotates inside to hone the blades ripped apart on my first unit after about 7 months. I ordered another unit, but that arrived with the strip already fallen off the part that rotates it. Amazon returned my purchase price.
The third unit uses slightly different plastic bearings inside, which is how I know it's made by different factories.
Every few weeks I take the unit apart and clean the tiny metal shaft with a rough paper towel because the rotation slows down a bit from rust on the shaft. When I clean that off the shaft, the drum inside spins like new.
I do recommend this unit, like I said, I've saved plenty of $$ using it.
Review: Save a Blade made my blade even duller
Beauty product: 1 Stars
I used Save A Blade on a Gillette Mach 3 disposable blade. Rather than sharpening the blade, it actually made the blade duller. I was better off using a regular dull blade than using a blade that had been "sharpened" with Save A Blade. Review: Save a Blade works good!
Beauty product: 4 Stars
When I first received Save A Blade, it did not seem to sharpen the blade at all. I tried a few times and nothing seemed to work. Then recently I decided to put some water (enough to make it wet or running water) over the Save A Blade with the shaver in place, and then running it for 5 seconds. The result a sharper, smoother blade.
I added water because I remember growing up in a restaurant where we used a block to sharpen knives and cleavers. We always added water when sharpening just enough so that it is wet - never understood why; but that's the conclusion that I came up with and it works.
Good luck, hope it works for you.
Review: Save a Blade? Save your Money!
Beauty product: 1 Stars
I've followed the instructions very carefully and it does not work. It didn't sharpen week old blades. It didn't sharpen three day old blades. It didn't sharpen at all. I've actually done what another reviewer recommended. I've bought an old fashioned double edge razor. I bought 100 blades for about $16. This should last me one to one and a half years. A fresh, sharp blade every few days. No patents to pay for on the old fashioned blades which helps make the double triple, etc. blades cost what they do. They have to pay the patent holders and spend a lot on advertising.