Wilkinson Sword Razors: 1/10

Like most of the world's male population, I've always been a Gilette man. Their razors have always been sufficient, so why change?

Scouring my local Boots for some Mach3 blades for the third time, I spotted a special offer: Wilkinson Sword razors, including three blades, half price. The total cost was about the same as five blades of Mach3 (which were - as usual - out of stock), so I figured, why not?

Now I know why. Wilkinson Sword's motto of latter years has been that their blades are so sharp, they need to put bars on them. Sadly, those bars get in the way of shaving: where the Gilette would mow down everything in its path, the Wilkinson misses hairs; the blades are hard to clip on and off; the strip at the front of the razor peels off; and the whole package is clunky.

I won't be buying them again.