OK, what idiot thought this was a funny idea for a commercial?

[Brigid]

[Man from Pickens]

1. it is kind of funny

Dunno if you've bought razors recently, but a lot of shops have ridiculously paranoid setups for securing them. Over time they've gone from simply sitting on a shelf like any other product, to special racks, to secured behind plexiglass, and now in many places you have to specifically ask for them because they're behind the counter next to the shotgun. It's an absurdist level of precaution, and it makes sense for a competitor to capitalize on it.

[Brigid]

5. I was thinking of the stupid rent-a-cop and his taser.

These days, not funny.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

9. My old atra cartridges are still out in plain sight.

I'm more worried about the day they simply stop making them, since they've vanished from many stores entirely. Two blades, or even one, seem to work just fine, so I can't understand what the point is in having '5 blade' razors nowadays.

[Brigid]

10. You might be interested in this:

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

13. I might. I'd actually considered just going to a straight razor.

I know Lehman's sells them, along with the leather sharpening strap and the bristle hair shaving brush. That bit about buildup of gunk between the two blades on the atra cartridge is what I dislike most about them as it is already. I have to either whack them on the sink, which dulls and dents the blade to loosen that stuff up, or spend time getting in with a needle or pin to pry it out without bending the blades if I want them to last longer.

[Savannahmann]

14. I use a safety razor.

Yes, with the old soap in a bowl and the bristle brush to whip it up.

Blades are incredibly cheap, and the razor handle is reasonable. It's comfortable and easy once you learn the technique.

I've tried electric, twin blade, triple blade, and those horrid disposable razors. It's Wet for me from now on.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

15. At one point, I let the dermatologist whose office was below ours test her new laser setup on me.

Supposedly with a series of treatments, you could eliminate hair permanently. I let her try it out on my throat once, and never again. It felt like I was repeatedly having needles jammed into my throat, with just enough time between them to dread the next one. I can't imagine wanting to go through that a half dozen times just to get rid of hair permanently. Maybe if you got a topical anaesthetic, but sheesh.

[snooper2]

2. pretty funny actually

totally didn't expect that coming

[Smarmie Doofus]

3. Hard to know what to make of it exactly.

Are people so desensitized to police abuse.... or the almost constant THREAT of it ..... that they find it amusing?

I have the opposite reaction.

[Brigid]

7. Yep.

These days, not funny.

[giftedgirl77]

4. It actually makes a very valid point about the pain in the ass

it is to buy razors now a days.

[NaturalHigh]

6. I dunno - I kind of like it.

[strawberries]

8. Not sure how I feel about it

At least he didn't shoot him.

When we lose our sense our humor, to me, it means we've lost the will to be happy.

[FSogol]

11. The advertiser got you talking about it. Win-win in their opinion.

[lumberjack_jeff]

12. It's funny.

It only has to appeal to their customers.

[Smarmie Doofus]

16. This was posted on DU yesterday:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11681151

I still don't get it.

[aikoaiko]

17. Its funny because it is ridiculous.

[tammywammy]

18. I thought it was amusing

The last time I bought razors, you had a pull a tab thing and then over the speaker was an announcement that "customer needs service in razors" or whatever. And then eventually an employee showed up to unlock the case. Was ridiculous.

[TwilightGardener]

19. I think it's hilarious. But then, I think everything's funny, it's pretty hard

to offend me.

[MisterP]

20. it's also utterly obscure: has anyone, man or woman, ever in history had this much difficulty

buying shaving paraphernalia? do you even have to show ID in some states?