Silver linings
Oct. 2nd, 2013 02:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
averygoodun42Dear safety razor company,
First, let me congratulate you on a very sharp set of blades. They are, indeed, "razor sharp."
However, I do have some issues with your blade protectors. At first I thought your design of completely covering the head of the razor with a clear, hard plastic case was clever... until I tried to take it off.
A broken head later, I determined that unlike most razors, where you unclip the cover from the head from underneath the head in a motion perpendicular to the blades, or by grabbing the cover by the sides of the head so your fingers and thumb are in no way exposed to the blades, this one requires the cover to be removed by sliding it off parallel to the blade's edge.
Do you see how this might be a bad idea? No? Well, let me elaborate on what happens.
See, not only are your covers almost completely encasing the head, but they are also molded on so tightly that it requires a fair amount of effort to remove them. Such effort leads to more force. More force yields less control. Less control of sharp objects tends to lead to injury.
Thanks to your un-genius design, I now have a lovely pair of slashes in the fleshy part of my thumb. Had it required stitches, I would have sent the bill to you, but as it's only required a dozen bandaids in the last day (because a new bandaid is required every time I wash my hands, and I am NOT going to not wash my hands. Ew!), I will let it pass this time.
No love,
Me
On the bright side (I suppose), the cut is preventing me from going out and overdoing it in the garden by planting bulbs, because I'm not going anywhere near compost until that cut (those cuts?) is well scabbed.
It's in such an awkward place, too. It's almost as obnoxious as knuckle scrapes, because bandages will not stay on!
Bah.
Anyway. Got a paper due on Friday and a set of photos to take this afternoon, so I better get going.
O another plus side (a genuine plus, not a practical plus), it's getting to be beautiful out here. The maple across the street is tipped with flaming red now. Absolutely gorgeous.
First, let me congratulate you on a very sharp set of blades. They are, indeed, "razor sharp."
However, I do have some issues with your blade protectors. At first I thought your design of completely covering the head of the razor with a clear, hard plastic case was clever... until I tried to take it off.
A broken head later, I determined that unlike most razors, where you unclip the cover from the head from underneath the head in a motion perpendicular to the blades, or by grabbing the cover by the sides of the head so your fingers and thumb are in no way exposed to the blades, this one requires the cover to be removed by sliding it off parallel to the blade's edge.
Do you see how this might be a bad idea? No? Well, let me elaborate on what happens.
See, not only are your covers almost completely encasing the head, but they are also molded on so tightly that it requires a fair amount of effort to remove them. Such effort leads to more force. More force yields less control. Less control of sharp objects tends to lead to injury.
Thanks to your un-genius design, I now have a lovely pair of slashes in the fleshy part of my thumb. Had it required stitches, I would have sent the bill to you, but as it's only required a dozen bandaids in the last day (because a new bandaid is required every time I wash my hands, and I am NOT going to not wash my hands. Ew!), I will let it pass this time.
No love,
Me
On the bright side (I suppose), the cut is preventing me from going out and overdoing it in the garden by planting bulbs, because I'm not going anywhere near compost until that cut (those cuts?) is well scabbed.
It's in such an awkward place, too. It's almost as obnoxious as knuckle scrapes, because bandages will not stay on!
Bah.
Anyway. Got a paper due on Friday and a set of photos to take this afternoon, so I better get going.
O another plus side (a genuine plus, not a practical plus), it's getting to be beautiful out here. The maple across the street is tipped with flaming red now. Absolutely gorgeous.
