#cheaper — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #cheaper, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.evshift.com/506557/2027-toyota-rav4-xse-plug-in-hybrid-2wd-is-this-better-than-a-cheaper-chinese-phev/ 2027 Toyota RAV4 XSE Plug-In Hybrid 2WD: Is this better than a Cheaper Chinese PHEV? #2WD #Cheaper #chinese #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicles #EV #GearTV63 #Hybrid #Hybrids #NBAutomotive #phev #PlugInHybrids #PlugIn #rav4 #Toyota #XSE
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An example of the dominating strategy by a consulting firm run by a newly minted MD with a marketing background.
“An upstart #consulting firm is using #ArtificialIntelligence to disrupt Australia’s IT advisory market by delivering #LegacySoftware #upgrades faster and at a lower cost.
Publicis Sapient country managing director Angela Robinson said the approach meant # projects could come in at a third of traditional costs and in a fraction of standard delivery times.
Angela Robinson, the country managing director of #PublicisSapient says the firm can deliver projects faster using AI.
“I have nothing to lose by unashamedly shrinking the pie and taking a larger share,” Robinson said. “If people want to move their #work to us, which they are starting to do, they see that we can do it #faster and #cheaper at a better #quality.”
Legacy software delivered fast, below cost and accurate? If it sounds too good to be true it’s probably marketing.
#ZeroHourWork / econimics / #work / #software <https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/consulting-upstart-bets-on-code-automation-to-shrink-market-20260805-p60lrc> (paywall) / <https://archive.md/PJXX4>
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An example of the dominating strategy by a consulting firm run by a newly minted MD with a marketing background.
“An upstart #consulting firm is using #ArtificialIntelligence to disrupt Australia’s IT advisory market by delivering #LegacySoftware #upgrades faster and at a lower cost.
Publicis Sapient country managing director Angela Robinson said the approach meant # projects could come in at a third of traditional costs and in a fraction of standard delivery times.
Angela Robinson, the country managing director of #PublicisSapient says the firm can deliver projects faster using AI.
“I have nothing to lose by unashamedly shrinking the pie and taking a larger share,” Robinson said. “If people want to move their #work to us, which they are starting to do, they see that we can do it #faster and #cheaper at a better #quality.”
Legacy software delivered fast, below cost and accurate? If it sounds too good to be true it’s probably marketing.
#ZeroHourWork / econimics / #work / #software <https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/consulting-upstart-bets-on-code-automation-to-shrink-market-20260805-p60lrc> (paywall) / <https://archive.md/PJXX4>
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Non-profit corporation NYCEDC ( #NYC Economic Development Corp) announces details from #MayorMamdani's city-subsidized #groceries, 1 per #borough, the first opening in 2027. RFP (Request for Proposal) released, #vendors must #pay family-sustaining #wages, allow #workers to #unionize if they wish.
~city has earmarked $70M
~ #prices won't jump, week-to-week
~will be about 30% #cheaper than regular stores
~anyone can #shop there, no proof-of-eligibility requirements
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Non-profit corporation NYCEDC ( #NYC Economic Development Corp) announces details from #MayorMamdani's city-subsidized #groceries, 1 per #borough, the first opening in 2027. RFP (Request for Proposal) released, #vendors must #pay family-sustaining #wages, allow #workers to #unionize if they wish.
~city has earmarked $70M
~ #prices won't jump, week-to-week
~will be about 30% #cheaper than regular stores
~anyone can #shop there, no proof-of-eligibility requirements
https://edc.nyc/press-release/mayor-mamdani-announces-nyc-groceries-vision-rfp-private-operator -
Pentagon calls for cheaper long-range strike weapons, with testing in just 3 months
With the U.S. running low on expensive guided munitions, the Pe…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #cheap-munitions #cheaper-missiles #circulated-air-force-times #circulated-army-times #circulated-defense-news #circulated-marine-corps-times #circulated-military-times #circulated-navy-times #interceptors #Iran #military-times #pac-3 #Patriot #thaad #tomahawk #tomahawk-missile #War #World
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Pentagon calls for cheaper long-range strike weapons, with testing in just 3 months
With the U.S. running low on expensive guided munitions, the Pent…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #cheap-munitions #cheaper-missiles #circulated-air-force-times #circulated-army-times #circulated-defense-news #circulated-marine-corps-times #circulated-military-times #circulated-navy-times #defense-news #interceptors #Iran #pac-3 #Patriot #thaad #tomahawk #tomahawk-missile #War #World
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#Agentic #Lowcode development is here 🤯🤩
Start creating reliable software with agents combining #lowcode and #deterministic #codegenerators with #flexible #AI coding.
And much #cheaper!
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ai-besser-modeldrivenengineering-share-7476233715304599552-c62C/
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Italian high-speed rail operator Italo anticipates that its entry into the German market will result in significantly lower train travel prices. Gianbattista La... https://news.osna.fm/?p=52029 | #news #cheaper #fares #german #investment
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#Golfstaaten setzen verstärkt auf #chinesische #Drohnen How #Iranwar is giving #China an #opening in #Gulf #drone #market The ongoing war has helped China carve out a growing role in Gulf #defense by #offering #cheaper, #faster & #less #restricted #drone #capabilities.
How Iran war is giving China a... -
#Golfstaaten setzen verstärkt auf #chinesische #Drohnen How #Iranwar is giving #China an #opening in #Gulf #drone #market The ongoing war has helped China carve out a growing role in Gulf #defense by #offering #cheaper, #faster & #less #restricted #drone #capabilities.
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Two weeks before the start of the World Cup, Aydan Özoğuz (SPD), the chairwoman of the Sports Committee in the Bundestag, is calling for lower prices for the DF... https://news.osna.fm/?p=48375 | #news #ahead #bundestag #cheaper #cup
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Cultural Minister Wolfram Weimer (non-partisan) criticized the high prices of DFB jerseys for the Football World Cup. Weimer told the "Rheinische Post" that fan... https://news.osna.fm/?p=48318 | #news #affordability #call #cheaper #cup
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@renardboy Gaming can help for 10-mins but has to be #chess (the army games are another useless addiction).
Non-focus or pubs (without educational people / chats) means I start smoking to get away a bit
Rolling keeps me be busy and not buying straights which are too easy to smoke!.
P.S #Straights = Box of Cigarettes - actually might not be unhealthy because silently I think makers took even the #toxic / #nicotine stuff out to make it #cheaper for them (while #increase prices of straights) !
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@renardboy Gaming can help for 10-mins but has to be #chess (the army games are another useless addiction).
Non-focus or pubs (without educational people / chats) means I start smoking to get away a bit
Rolling keeps me be busy and not buying straights which are too easy to smoke!.
P.S #Straights = Box of Cigarettes - actually might not be unhealthy because silently I think makers took even the #toxic / #nicotine stuff out to make it #cheaper for them (while #increase prices of straights) !
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https://www.evshift.com/462083/e-bikes-are-cheaper-than-a-fuel-up/ E-bikes are cheaper than a fuel up! #Cheaper #Ebikes #ElectricBikes #ElectricMotorcycles #ElectricVehicles #EV #Fuel #motorcycles
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Having just moved 13 boxes of books, I can't imagine - but each to his own!
I gave up physical #books and my #reading life has never been better https://www.digitaltrends.com/tablets/i-gave-up-physical-books-and-my-reading-life-has-never-been-better/
#amreading #Ebooks #portable #interactive #cheaper #personalpreference
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Having just moved 13 boxes of books, I can't imagine - but each to his own!
I gave up physical #books and my #reading life has never been better https://www.digitaltrends.com/tablets/i-gave-up-physical-books-and-my-reading-life-has-never-been-better/
#amreading #Ebooks #portable #interactive #cheaper #personalpreference
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https://www.evshift.com/459243/gas-vs-ev-is-it-cheaper-to-buy-a-hybrid-phev-or-ev-with-gas-prices-skyrocketing/ Gas vs EV: Is It CHEAPER to Buy a Hybrid, PHEV or EV With Gas Prices Skyrocketing? #Buy #Cheaper #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicles #EV #Gas #Hybrid #Hybrids #phev #PlugInHybrids #PlugInHybridsCars #Prices #Skyrocketing #tfl #tflnow #TheFastLane
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Of interest to #Canadians. With the Fedi skew to tech-knowledgeable people, this probably isn't news to many.
But if you're looking to buy #electrical stuff - power bars, extension cords, multi-outlet wall taps that convert 1 #socket into 3 or 2 into 6, all this sort of stuff - be careful where you buy it.
The big hardware stores / home centres sell this stuff, but at stupidly-high #prices. There's no reason a 10-foot extension cord should cost $25, or a power bar $40. So many people reasonably look for #cheaper alternatives.
A lot of #stores and sellers operating in the ... less-well-regulated portions of the market bring this stuff in cheap directly from sellers/manufacturers in China or other countries. Independent stores, mall kiosks, people selling out of their home - their products may not be approved for sale in Canada, because they don't have the necessary #safety #certification. And many of *those* products are actually downright dangerous. I've taken a lot of them apart and seen the many, many ways they can kill you or burn your house down.
Instead, get this stuff at #Dollarama. Their stuff is actually safety-certified by one of the required labs - #CSA, #UL, or most likely #ETL. It's approved for sale in #Canada. And it's still cheap. It might be a little more than guy-with-a-sales-counter-in-a-dilapidated-strip-mall, but not by enough to matter.
Other big chains might be okay - but I haven't personally verified those.
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Of interest to #Canadians. With the Fedi skew to tech-knowledgeable people, this probably isn't news to many.
But if you're looking to buy #electrical stuff - power bars, extension cords, multi-outlet wall taps that convert 1 #socket into 3 or 2 into 6, all this sort of stuff - be careful where you buy it.
The big hardware stores / home centres sell this stuff, but at stupidly-high #prices. There's no reason a 10-foot extension cord should cost $25, or a power bar $40. So many people reasonably look for #cheaper alternatives.
A lot of #stores and sellers operating in the ... less-well-regulated portions of the market bring this stuff in cheap directly from sellers/manufacturers in China or other countries. Independent stores, mall kiosks, people selling out of their home - their products may not be approved for sale in Canada, because they don't have the necessary #safety #certification. And many of *those* products are actually downright dangerous. I've taken a lot of them apart and seen the many, many ways they can kill you or burn your house down.
Instead, get this stuff at #Dollarama. Their stuff is actually safety-certified by one of the required labs - #CSA, #UL, or most likely #ETL. It's approved for sale in #Canada. And it's still cheap. It might be a little more than guy-with-a-sales-counter-in-a-dilapidated-strip-mall, but not by enough to matter.
Other big chains might be okay - but I haven't personally verified those.
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https://www.evshift.com/440010/i-bought-3-electric-dirt-bikes-cheaper-than-an-iphone-17/ I Bought 3 Electric Dirt Bikes Cheaper Than an iPhone 17 #bikes #bought #Cheaper #Dirt #ELECTRIC #ElectricBikes #ElectricMotorcycles #ElectricVehicles #EV #iphone #motorcycles
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Elif Eralp, the Berlin Left's leading candidate for the House of Representatives election, is calling for relief measures to offset rising petrol and diesel cos... https://news.osna.fm/?p=40906 | #news #berlin #businesses #cheaper #demands
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https://www.evshift.com/431476/fast-charging-an-electric-car-is-still-a-lot-cheaper-than-paying-high-fuel-prices/ Fast charging an electric car is still a lot cheaper than paying high fuel prices! #car #charging #Cheaper #ELECTRIC #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicle #ElectricVehicles #EV #fast #Fuel #high #lot #PAYING #Prices
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https://www.evshift.com/428264/leapmotors-a10-small-electric-suv-is-thousands-cheaper-than-byd-atto-2/ Leapmotors A10 Small Electric SUV is THOUSANDS Cheaper than BYD Atto 2 #A10 #AffordableEv #Atto #BudgetEv #BYD #BYDAtto2 #CheapElectricSUV #Cheaper #ChineseEvMarket #ELECTRIC #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicles #EV #LeapmotorA10 #leapmotors #Small #SUV #thousands
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https://www.evshift.com/413140/2026-toyota-rav4-phev-is-cheaper-than-2025/ 2026 Toyota RAV4 PHEV Is CHEAPER Than 2025!? #2026ToyotaRav4Changes #2026ToyotaRAV4HybridInventory #2026ToyotaRav4HybridReview #2026ToyotaRAV4PhevInventory #2026ToyotaRAV4PhevPrice #2026ToyotaRAV4PhevReview #2026ToyotaRAV4PlugInHybridPrice #2026ToyotaRAV4PlugInHybridReview #Cheaper #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicles #EV #Hybrids #phev #PlugInHybrids #PlugInHybridsVehicles #rav4 #Toyota
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Green tech made my home more comfortable and cheaper to live in
https://misryoum.com/us/economy/green-tech-made-my-home-more-comfortable-and/
Three years ago, I used a hefty chunk of my savings to make my home as green as possible and fully net zero-compatible. Solar panels, a battery, a heat pump, and a chunk of additional insulation all went in,...
#Green #tech #made #home #more #comfortable #and #cheaper #live #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com
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I made MCP cheaper in one command
https://kanyilmaz.me/2026/02/23/cli-vs-mcp.html
#HackerNews #MCP #cheaper #CLI #command #innovation #tech #productivity
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Alphabet Is Preparing Its Death Blow to Cable TV as We Know It – The Motley Fool
Alphabet Is Preparing Its Death Blow to Cable TV as We Know It
December 15, 2025 — 12:05 pm EST,
Written by James Brumley for The Motley Fool->Key Points
- Alphabet’s YouTube TV will soon be rolling out several different genres of skinny cable-television bundles.
- This is a strategic shift that studios and cable channels have been especially hoping to avoid.
- Alphabet can afford to offer these bundles because it doesn’t necessarily need them to turn a direct profit.
- 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet ›
The U.S. cable television industry was already hanging by a thread. Technology giant Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) may be about to completely snip it.
This is the likely outcome of a move that Alphabet’s cable-television alternative — YouTube TV — recently announced it would soon be making. Although details are still scant, the company plainly said, “Early next year, we’ll launch YouTube TV Plans, bringing more choice and flexibility to our subscribers with over 10 genre-specific packages.”
And yes, all-important sports is one of those genres. This sports option will include programming from at least Fox, Comcast‘s NBC, and Walt Disney‘s ESPN — brands that are also trying to build stand-alone sports entertainment services outside of cable television with much of the same programming content that YouTube TV’s sports-centric bundle will offer. They’ll now be competing with their own distribution partner.
It’s the cable companies, however, that have the most to worry about here. The launch of YouTube TV’s new offerings may well mark the beginning of the end of the cable business as we know it today.
Already vulnerable
It’s certainly no secret that the country’s cable television business has been on the ropes for over a decade now. Just since early 2018, industry stalwarts Xfinity, Spectrum, and Altice have shed 16.6 million paying customers. That’s a loss of nearly 40% of its total customer base during that seven-year stretch, matching the pace of attrition other names in the business have also experienced.
Data sources: Comcast, Optimum Communications, Charter Communications. Chart by author.
Blame the rise of streaming, of course — it’s just cheaper. Then again, so is cable-alternative YouTube TV. Although still relatively more expensive than a wide lineup of multiple streaming services, its starting price point of $82.99 per month is also considerably less than the nation’s average cable bill after local taxes and fees are added to the mix. That’s how YouTube TV has amassed on the order of 10 million customers just since its limited launch in 2017, followed by its nationwide availability as of 2019.
Continue/Read Original Article Here: Alphabet Is Preparing Its Death Blow to Cable TV as We Know It | Nasdaq
Tags: Alphabet, Cable Television, Cable TV, Cheaper, GOOG, Lost 40 per cent customers, NASDAQ, Sports, Streaming, Television, The Motley Fool, YouTube TV#Alphabet #CableTelevision #CableTV #Cheaper #GOOG #Lost40PerCentCustomers #NASDAQ #Sports #Streaming #Television #TheMotleyFool #YouTubeTV
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I #volunteered at my local Repair Cafe again today. I had fun again, though still not much actual #electronics work - more small appliances and such, and a laptop.
But a lot of small #appliances are like any other consumer-electronics item these days. They're not designed for #serviceability [1] and the electronics in them are generally a weak point - everything's consolidated onto one circuit board, with most of the functionality on one microcontroller or custom chip (depending on the device type and its price). It makes the overall #production cost of the unit #cheaper, but failures tend to be an all-or-nothing affair. Some critical component leaks its #magic #smoke and the side-effect of that is to blow up something else on the board, and the board is not easily available as a spare part. I certainly won't have a spare one in my box of components, unlike whatever the failed #component was if it had been a separate, standardized part.
So there were a couple of "See, here's what blew up, I can't fix it, and a new one will be cheaper than trying to find a parted-out replacement for the failed board".
The lady with the laptop was thrilled with a fairly simple #reassembly of a display bezel that popped its clips when she wiped out on some ice. That felt good.
[1] Getting into them is usually the hardest part, the #newer it is, the #worse it gets. One-way clips that take ages to finangle into releasing. "YOLO engineering" - "no one will ever open this!"
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3pm updates from NYC Board of Elections say 1.45 to 1.5M votes have come in, easily breaking recent records (1.2M).
Total estimates project 1.9 to 2.2M, approaching the 1969 record of 2.46M (biggest was '65, 2.6M).
Big numbers reinforce the strong possibility of a #MamdaniMandate
#Democratic #Socialist #model for #Democrats to #win #progressive #policies #sewer #Socialism #NYC #bus #daycare #tax the #rich #cheaper #groceries #NewYorkCity #grocery #store #Mayor #ZohranMamdani -
#Coal use has been declining sharply in the #US since 2005, displaced in many cases by #cheaper & cleaner #NaturalGas, #wind & #solar power.
But in a series of steps aimed at improving the economics of coal, the #Interior Dept said it would open 13.1M acres of #federal #land for coal #mining & reduce royalty rates companies need to pay to extract coal. The #Energy Dept said it would offer $625M to upgrade existing coal plants, which have been closing at a fast clip, to extend their life spans.
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https://zurl.co/dCcRI
The #AAWireless TWO is one of the best dongles you can get to #retrofit your #car with #wireless #Android #Auto. Setup is incredibly #easy, and it has #rock-solid #connectivity. It's also not that expensive ? in fact, it's #cheaper than the #original. -
Smooth – Faster, cheaper browser agent API
#HackerNews #Smooth #Faster #Cheaper #BrowserAgent #API #TechInnovation #WebDevelopment
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Making LLMs Cheaper and Better via Performance-Efficiency Optimized Routing
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12631
#HackerNews #Making #LLMs #Cheaper #and #Better #via #Performance-Efficiency #Optimized #Routing
LLMs #PerformanceEfficiency #AIResearch #MLOptimization #CostReduction
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NIH Is Far Cheaper Than the Wrong Dependency
https://lewiscampbell.tech/blog/250718.html
#HackerNews #NIH #Dependency #Cost #Analysis #Cheaper #Solutions #TechInsights
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AI Weather Model Is More Accurate, Less Expensive Than Traditional Forecasting
#HackerNews #AI #Weather #Model #Accurate #Cheaper #Forecasting #ExtremeTech
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#Living's #Expensive, #Dying's No #Cheaper!!!!!
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New entry of AI-generated #comics and #jokes added to our #website:
comics.lucentinian.com/4585
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Force Capitalism to Stop Climate Change
Central banks should stop pretending to be neutral about saving the planet
It is clear to everyone that decarbonization is happening far too slowly.
💥Even the best-performing high-income countries are not reducing their emissions fast enough to achieve the Paris Agreement objectives
—not even close.And one big reason is that even though 🔸renewables are now routinely #cheaper than fossil fuels,
they are still not nearly as #profitable.🔥Returns on fossil fuel investments are around three times higher than returns on renewables,
largely because
👉 fossil fuels are more conducive to #monopoly power while
👉the renewable sector is highly #competitive.❗️Commercial banks allocate capital on the basis of #profitability, not social and #ecological #objectives.
🔥The result is that we get massive investment in sectors such as SUVs, fast fashion, industrial animal farming, private jets, and advertising
—even though we know they are ecologically destructive and must be reduced
—but we suffer critical underinvestment in areas that are clearly necessary for the ecological transition,
such as public transit, agroecology, or building retrofits, because they tend to be less profitable.Remarkably, there is currently 💥no plan for phasing down fossil fuel investments.
This is a structural problem, and we need to face up to it.
❌Waiting for capital to speed up decarbonization in line with the Paris Agreement is a strategy that’s doomed to fail.https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/16/climate-change-central-banks-credit-guidance/
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The Youth should know there are WAY CHEAPER, and better, alternatives to expensive Gillette razor blades
In hindsight now, I wish my father would have told me about safety razor shaving with universal standard double edge razor blades, when I started to shave!
I was probably taken in by all the Gillette advertising, and of course, I’d never experien ...continues
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The Youth should know there are WAY CHEAPER, and better, alternatives to expensive Gillette razor blades
In hindsight now, I wish my father would have told me about safety razor shaving with universal standard double edge razor blades, when I started to shave!
I was probably taken in by all the Gillette advertising, and of course, I'd never experienced any other option, so I ended up just using those twin-blade cartridges many years ago. I often had to endure the odd ingrown hair or two for months on end (more about this further on).
To start with, cost, which you'd really have thought would have put Gillette's multi-blade razors out of business long ago (but not, largely because many people do NOT KNOW about suitable alternatives. Just do a search online for Astra Superior Platinum DE blades. They are not half the cost, nor a quarter of the cost cheaper... they're on average about 400% cheaper. This is why after buying a good safety razor that lasts longer than a single lifetime, it ends up paying for itself after a year just through using DE razor blades. There is no vendor lock-in so you are free to try any DE blades as each has different characteristics.
So how do they shave? Well pretty similar to cartridge razors, as safety razors are not cut-throat / straight razors where any slip could be a disaster (hence the name safety razors). What they do not do, because of the single blade, is to lift the hair out from below the skin and cut it. They instead cut the hair level with the skin. This actually helps prevent ingrown hairs for many. I discovered this merely week or so after migrating to safety razors. Many say this level of cutting is easier on the skin, as there is also only one blade being used.
Another difference, although not needed, is using proper shaving soap that is lathered up using a brush. Apart from the glide it provides, most soaps are made from natural products that may include coconut oil, lamb fat, etc and actually help condition the skin (many also being vegan products including the brushes). The brushing also helps stimulate the hairs before shaving. Soaps and creams come with some amazing fragrances, but many are also fragrance-free.
Traditional shaving is also more environment friendly: Apart from natural soaps, these do not use aerosol cans at all either. Unlike cartridge razor blades made from mixed plastics and metals that can't easily be separated, DE blades are pure metal. I store my used blades in a money tin and these can be sent for recycling once the tin is full (after about 5 years my tin is not even a quarter full).
So where does one start then? I'd recommend starting with a reasonably good razor, something like a Merkur 34C or an Edwin Jagger DE89. For blades, I've settled on the Astra's, but I'd highly recommend getting a DE sample pack to try out different blades to find something that matches your razor, skin, and beard type. Starting out with a very cheap razor and blades is often not going to be a good experience.
I have tons more tips and advice on my webpage at the link below. I just wish more people knew about the benefits and alternatives of traditional wet shaving, but unfortunately the Big Pharma and similar companies prefer the exceptional profits of selling Gillette type blades.
See Traditional Wet ShavingWhy YOU should start wet shavingVideo TutorialsPlaces to source the best products in South Africa (without importing)Which razor to buy?Which blades to use?What am I currently using?Preparation that works for meTips for Shaving With a Straight Razor “At the Art of Shaving, we have definitely seen the safety razor trend grow over the last year,...
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The Youth should know there are WAY CHEAPER, and better, alternatives to expensive Gillette razor blades
https://squeet.me/display/962c3e10-e2cf0bd7-eff1287f09918dd7
