It's exam time for us Canadian university students, and that means everything except our studies, including personal hygiene, is neglected. I myself hadn’t saved in five days or showered in two. My girlfriend was starting to make excuses to not be near me, dogs have been avoiding me; I even was getting offended by my own odour. So I decided to take a break from studying and have a shower.
I gathered my shampoo, my towel, my soap, and went to pick up my electric razor. Suddenly I remembered something. My dad, the bargain hunter that he is, was in a dollar store a few weeks ago. (for those of you who don’t know, a dollar store is a store where surplus items from chain stores is sold of cheaply, usually for one dollar) While there, he saw some disposable Gillette razors, a package of 6 for one dollar. As Gillette is a very good brand, he bought a few packages. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that these were no ordinary razors. They had funny writing on them. So dad brought me down a package last time he visited. I immediately identified the writing as Cyrillic, the alphabet use in Russia. Sure enough, these razors were manufactured in St. Petersburg for Gillette’s Russian subsidiary.
So, after a few of the obligatory “In Soviet Union, razors shave with you!” jokes, I shoved them in the back of my drawer. Well, I decided to forgo using my electric Philishave and try one of these disposable Russian razors….and let me tell you I’m never going back to the crap we shave with here. This twin-bladed wonder gave me the best, smoothest, most satisfying shave of my entire life. It cleans easily and is nearly impossible to cut yourself with. Wow….just wow.
I’m considering mounting an expedition to Russia to bring these wonderful shavers to the North American market. I’d make millions once people try them…
I gathered my shampoo, my towel, my soap, and went to pick up my electric razor. Suddenly I remembered something. My dad, the bargain hunter that he is, was in a dollar store a few weeks ago. (for those of you who don’t know, a dollar store is a store where surplus items from chain stores is sold of cheaply, usually for one dollar) While there, he saw some disposable Gillette razors, a package of 6 for one dollar. As Gillette is a very good brand, he bought a few packages. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that these were no ordinary razors. They had funny writing on them. So dad brought me down a package last time he visited. I immediately identified the writing as Cyrillic, the alphabet use in Russia. Sure enough, these razors were manufactured in St. Petersburg for Gillette’s Russian subsidiary.
So, after a few of the obligatory “In Soviet Union, razors shave with you!” jokes, I shoved them in the back of my drawer. Well, I decided to forgo using my electric Philishave and try one of these disposable Russian razors….and let me tell you I’m never going back to the crap we shave with here. This twin-bladed wonder gave me the best, smoothest, most satisfying shave of my entire life. It cleans easily and is nearly impossible to cut yourself with. Wow….just wow.
I’m considering mounting an expedition to Russia to bring these wonderful shavers to the North American market. I’d make millions once people try them…
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