The Mozmonkey Blog

Maybe it’s just me, but is anybody else annoyed that whenever a razor company wants to sell more razors they either add an extra blade or make it vibrate and call it a new idea? Now the leading company (I refuse to name it) has come out with a brand spanking new razor and has even given it a catchy name and a lot of hype. Their commercials tout it’s a “revolutionary technology” and a “unique idea”. Are you ready for this…. they’ve added a 5th blade! What?!? How is that unique or a revolutionary technology?

Myself, I’m holding out for the 10-blade model. I envision it’ll be a wheel of spinning blades that’ll give me the “closest shave a man can get”. Until, of course, the 11-blade razor makes that one obsolete.

I guess for me this is a more global issue. It seems some companies have gotten lazy and aren’t even trying anymore. They just make the handle flexible or add some batteries and make a 3D animation proving it works better and finally give it a really catchy name like “New patented Flexi-Grip Technology”. I know it’s a marketing thing, but come on let’s be a little more creative and give the public some credit (even if we don’t always deserve it).

At the end of the day I suppose it’s our own damn fault for shelling out the extra money to buy these devices because they’re shiny, new and mo-better.