A chara, – Your recent correspondent Frank Byrne highlights the high price of replacement razor blade cartridges (Letters, October 31st). He may be interested to know that if he were to change to the humble safety razor, he could purchase 10 double-edged replacement blades for about €6 depending on the brand.
As added benefits, these blades are a standard shape and size meaning you are not tied to any particular brand and, being made only of metal, they can also be recycled. – Is mise,
CATHAL O’HARA,
Ballsbridge,
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