I waited a year before I tried harry's. I continued to use the the same old junk that the name brands offered. It got so bad a few years ago I tried a Chinese brand of blades. That was the last straw. No more ragged blades or blades that did not have an edge ground on them. I can use Harry's blades for 15 to 16 days easy. I buy on line and it works fine. Keith Greene Alma, Arkansas