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	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	With a long history in safety razors, Gillette started developing their first cartridge razor in 1964, featuring a plastic cartridge containing two razor blades. This was the start of what might be the earliest example of what is referred to as "two-part pricing"<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-04-10 \|title=How a razor revolutionised the way we pay for stuff \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39132802 \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|work=BBC}}</ref>, or more commonly referred to as the subscription model. Since then they have aggressively marketed cartridge razors, including their "welcome to manhood" campaign where they sent free razors to millions of men on their 18th birthday<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2018-08-31 \|title=Retail’s new niche: Aging baby boomers \|url=https://www.thegazette.com/nation-world/retails-new-niche-aging-baby-boomers/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250402181258/https://www.thegazette.com/nation-world/retails-new-niche-aging-baby-boomers/ \|archive-date=2 Apr 2025}}</ref>. As of writing, Gillette still provide razors for the price of shipping alone<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Free GilletteLabs Starter Kit: Razor Handle and Exfoliating Bar \|url=https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades/subscription-starter-kits/gillette-labs-starter-kit-free \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Gillette \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251230041431/https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades \|archive-date=30 Dec 2025}}</ref> with the preselected option to enter a subscription of refill cartridges at $25 per 4 cartridges.		With a long history in safety razors, Gillette started developing their first cartridge razor in 1964, featuring a plastic cartridge containing two razor blades. This was the start of what might be the earliest example of what is referred to as "two-part pricing"<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-04-10 \|title=How a razor revolutionised the way we pay for stuff \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39132802 \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|work=BBC \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250816151704/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39132802 \|archive-date=16 Aug 2025}}</ref>, or more commonly referred to as the subscription model. Since then they have aggressively marketed cartridge razors, including their "welcome to manhood" campaign where they sent free razors to millions of men on their 18th birthday<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2018-08-31 \|title=Retail’s new niche: Aging baby boomers \|url=https://www.thegazette.com/nation-world/retails-new-niche-aging-baby-boomers/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250402181258/https://www.thegazette.com/nation-world/retails-new-niche-aging-baby-boomers/ \|archive-date=2 Apr 2025}}</ref>. As of writing, Gillette still provide razors for the price of shipping alone<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Free GilletteLabs Starter Kit: Razor Handle and Exfoliating Bar \|url=https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades/subscription-starter-kits/gillette-labs-starter-kit-free \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Gillette \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251230041431/https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades \|archive-date=30 Dec 2025}}</ref> with the preselected option to enter a subscription of refill cartridges at $25 per 4 cartridges.

	Today in the US alone there were 163 million US consumers of disposable razors in 2024<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-10 \|title=Usage of disposable razor blades / shavers in the U.S. 2011-2024 \|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/285890/usage-of-disposable-razor-blades-shavers-in-the-us-trend/ \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Statista \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251012125205/https://www.statista.com/statistics/285890/usage-of-disposable-razor-blades-shavers-in-the-us-trend/ \|archive-date=12 Oct 2025}}</ref>, this creates a huge amount of waste that is very hard to recycle<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Brucculieri \|first=Julia \|date=2019-05-24 \|title=How Bad Are Disposable Razors For The Environment? \|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/disposable-razors-environment_l_5cdb237de4b0790953deb7de \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231210141642/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/disposable-razors-environment_l_5cdb237de4b0790953deb7de \|archive-date=10 Dec 2023}}</ref>. While Gillette's anti consumer practices are more by manipulation than by force, it has had a very large impact on pushing the subscription model with complete disregard of the environmental impact.		Today in the US alone there were 163 million US consumers of disposable razors in 2024<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-10 \|title=Usage of disposable razor blades / shavers in the U.S. 2011-2024 \|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/285890/usage-of-disposable-razor-blades-shavers-in-the-us-trend/ \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Statista \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251012125205/https://www.statista.com/statistics/285890/usage-of-disposable-razor-blades-shavers-in-the-us-trend/ \|archive-date=12 Oct 2025}}</ref>, this creates a huge amount of waste that is very hard to recycle<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Brucculieri \|first=Julia \|date=2019-05-24 \|title=How Bad Are Disposable Razors For The Environment? \|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/disposable-razors-environment_l_5cdb237de4b0790953deb7de \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231210141642/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/disposable-razors-environment_l_5cdb237de4b0790953deb7de \|archive-date=10 Dec 2023}}</ref>. While Gillette's anti consumer practices are more by manipulation than by force, it has had a very large impact on pushing the subscription model with complete disregard of the environmental impact.

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	Gillette is a company with a long history making shaving supplies. Their initial mission was creating safety razors, many of which are still sold preowned to this day. Today their focus has shifted to products enabling subscription, with only a single safety razor still being listed on their product page<ref>https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades</ref>.		Gillette is a company with a long history making shaving supplies. Their initial mission was creating safety razors, many of which are still sold preowned to this day. Today their focus has shifted to products enabling subscription, with only a single safety razor still being listed on their product page<ref>https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251230041431/https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades Archived])</ref>.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	With a long history in safety razors, Gillette started developing their first cartridge razor in 1964, featuring a plastic cartridge containing two razor blades. This was the start of what might be the earliest example of what is referred to as "two-part pricing"<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-04-10 \|title=How a razor revolutionised the way we pay for stuff \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39132802 \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|work=BBC}}</ref>, or more commonly referred to as the subscription model. Since then they have aggressively marketed cartridge razors, including their "welcome to manhood" campaign where they sent free razors to millions of men on their 18th birthday<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2018-08-31 \|title=Retail’s new niche: Aging baby boomers \|url=https://www.thegazette.com/nation-world/retails-new-niche-aging-baby-boomers/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03}}</ref>. As of writing, Gillette still provide razors for the price of shipping alone<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Free GilletteLabs Starter Kit: Razor Handle and Exfoliating Bar \|url=https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades/subscription-starter-kits/gillette-labs-starter-kit-free \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Gillette}}</ref> with the preselected option to enter a subscription of refill cartridges at $25 per 4 cartridges.		With a long history in safety razors, Gillette started developing their first cartridge razor in 1964, featuring a plastic cartridge containing two razor blades. This was the start of what might be the earliest example of what is referred to as "two-part pricing"<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-04-10 \|title=How a razor revolutionised the way we pay for stuff \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39132802 \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|work=BBC}}</ref>, or more commonly referred to as the subscription model. Since then they have aggressively marketed cartridge razors, including their "welcome to manhood" campaign where they sent free razors to millions of men on their 18th birthday<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2018-08-31 \|title=Retail’s new niche: Aging baby boomers \|url=https://www.thegazette.com/nation-world/retails-new-niche-aging-baby-boomers/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250402181258/https://www.thegazette.com/nation-world/retails-new-niche-aging-baby-boomers/ \|archive-date=2 Apr 2025}}</ref>. As of writing, Gillette still provide razors for the price of shipping alone<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Free GilletteLabs Starter Kit: Razor Handle and Exfoliating Bar \|url=https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades/subscription-starter-kits/gillette-labs-starter-kit-free \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Gillette \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251230041431/https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades \|archive-date=30 Dec 2025}}</ref> with the preselected option to enter a subscription of refill cartridges at $25 per 4 cartridges.

	Today in the US alone there were 163 million US consumers of disposable razors in 2024<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-10 \|title=Usage of disposable razor blades / shavers in the U.S. 2011-2024 \|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/285890/usage-of-disposable-razor-blades-shavers-in-the-us-trend/ \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Statista}}</ref>, this creates a huge amount of waste that is very hard to recycle<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Brucculieri \|first=Julia \|date=2019-05-24 \|title=How Bad Are Disposable Razors For The Environment? \|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/disposable-razors-environment_l_5cdb237de4b0790953deb7de \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03}}</ref>. While Gillette's anti consumer practices are more by manipulation than by force, it has had a very large impact on pushing the subscription model with complete disregard of the environmental impact.		Today in the US alone there were 163 million US consumers of disposable razors in 2024<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-10 \|title=Usage of disposable razor blades / shavers in the U.S. 2011-2024 \|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/285890/usage-of-disposable-razor-blades-shavers-in-the-us-trend/ \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Statista \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251012125205/https://www.statista.com/statistics/285890/usage-of-disposable-razor-blades-shavers-in-the-us-trend/ \|archive-date=12 Oct 2025}}</ref>, this creates a huge amount of waste that is very hard to recycle<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Brucculieri \|first=Julia \|date=2019-05-24 \|title=How Bad Are Disposable Razors For The Environment? \|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/disposable-razors-environment_l_5cdb237de4b0790953deb7de \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231210141642/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/disposable-razors-environment_l_5cdb237de4b0790953deb7de \|archive-date=10 Dec 2023}}</ref>. While Gillette's anti consumer practices are more by manipulation than by force, it has had a very large impact on pushing the subscription model with complete disregard of the environmental impact.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	Well built safety razors are great from a consumer viewpoint. They are likely to outlive their users, they are easy to maintain, and razor blades can be bought from a big market with healthy competition. With a long history in safety razors, Gillette started developing their first cartridge razor in 1964, featuring a plastic cartridge containing two razor blades. This was the start of what might be the earliest example of what is referred to as "two-part pricing"<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-04-10 \|title=How a razor revolutionised the way we pay for stuff \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39132802 \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|work=BBC}}</ref>, or more commonly referred to as the subscription model. Since then they have aggressively marketed cartridge razors, including their "welcome to manhood" campaign where they sent free razors to millions of men on their 18th birthday<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2018-08-31 \|title=Retail’s new niche: Aging baby boomers \|url=https://www.thegazette.com/nation-world/retails-new-niche-aging-baby-boomers/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03}}</ref>. As of writing, Gillette still provide razors for the price of shipping alone<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Free GilletteLabs Starter Kit: Razor Handle and Exfoliating Bar \|url=https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades/subscription-starter-kits/gillette-labs-starter-kit-free \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Gillette}}</ref> with the preselected option to enter a subscription of refill cartridges at $25 per 4 cartridges.		With a long history in safety razors, Gillette started developing their first cartridge razor in 1964, featuring a plastic cartridge containing two razor blades. This was the start of what might be the earliest example of what is referred to as "two-part pricing"<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-04-10 \|title=How a razor revolutionised the way we pay for stuff \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39132802 \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|work=BBC}}</ref>, or more commonly referred to as the subscription model. Since then they have aggressively marketed cartridge razors, including their "welcome to manhood" campaign where they sent free razors to millions of men on their 18th birthday<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2018-08-31 \|title=Retail’s new niche: Aging baby boomers \|url=https://www.thegazette.com/nation-world/retails-new-niche-aging-baby-boomers/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03}}</ref>. As of writing, Gillette still provide razors for the price of shipping alone<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Free GilletteLabs Starter Kit: Razor Handle and Exfoliating Bar \|url=https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades/subscription-starter-kits/gillette-labs-starter-kit-free \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Gillette}}</ref> with the preselected option to enter a subscription of refill cartridges at $25 per 4 cartridges.

	Today in the US alone there were 163 million US consumers of disposable razors in 2024<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-10 \|title=Usage of disposable razor blades / shavers in the U.S. 2011-2024 \|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/285890/usage-of-disposable-razor-blades-shavers-in-the-us-trend/ \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Statista}}</ref>, this creates a huge amount of waste that is very hard to recycle<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Brucculieri \|first=Julia \|date=2019-05-24 \|title=How Bad Are Disposable Razors For The Environment? \|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/disposable-razors-environment_l_5cdb237de4b0790953deb7de \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03}}</ref>. While Gillette's anti consumer practices are more by manipulation than by force, it has had a very large impact on pushing the subscription model with complete disregard of the environmental impact.		Today in the US alone there were 163 million US consumers of disposable razors in 2024<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-10 \|title=Usage of disposable razor blades / shavers in the U.S. 2011-2024 \|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/285890/usage-of-disposable-razor-blades-shavers-in-the-us-trend/ \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Statista}}</ref>, this creates a huge amount of waste that is very hard to recycle<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Brucculieri \|first=Julia \|date=2019-05-24 \|title=How Bad Are Disposable Razors For The Environment? \|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/disposable-razors-environment_l_5cdb237de4b0790953deb7de \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03}}</ref>. While Gillette's anti consumer practices are more by manipulation than by force, it has had a very large impact on pushing the subscription model with complete disregard of the environmental impact.

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	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	Well built safety razors are great from a consumer viewpoint. They are likely to outlive their users, they are easy to maintain, and razor blades can be bought from a big market with healthy competition. With a long history in safety razors, Gillette started developing their first cartridge razor in 1964, featuring a plastic cartridge containing two razor blades. This was the start of what might be the earliest example of what is referred to as "two-part pricing"<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-04-10 \|title=How a razor revolutionised the way we pay for stuff \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39132802 \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|work=BBC}}</ref>, or more commonly referred to as the subscription model. Since then they have aggressively marketed cartridge razors, including their "welcome to manhood" campaign where they sent free razors to millions of men on their 18th birthday<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2018-08-31 \|title=Retail’s new niche: Aging baby boomers \|url=https://www.thegazette.com/nation-world/retails-new-niche-aging-baby-boomers/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03}}</ref>. As of writing, Gillette still provide razors for the price of shipping alone<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Free GilletteLabs Starter Kit: Razor Handle and Exfoliating Bar \|url=https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades/subscription-starter-kits/gillette-labs-starter-kit-free \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Gillette}}</ref> with the preselected option to enter a subscription refill cartridges at $25 per 4 cartridges.		Well built safety razors are great from a consumer viewpoint. They are likely to outlive their users, they are easy to maintain, and razor blades can be bought from a big market with healthy competition. With a long history in safety razors, Gillette started developing their first cartridge razor in 1964, featuring a plastic cartridge containing two razor blades. This was the start of what might be the earliest example of what is referred to as "two-part pricing"<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-04-10 \|title=How a razor revolutionised the way we pay for stuff \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39132802 \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|work=BBC}}</ref>, or more commonly referred to as the subscription model. Since then they have aggressively marketed cartridge razors, including their "welcome to manhood" campaign where they sent free razors to millions of men on their 18th birthday<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2018-08-31 \|title=Retail’s new niche: Aging baby boomers \|url=https://www.thegazette.com/nation-world/retails-new-niche-aging-baby-boomers/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03}}</ref>. As of writing, Gillette still provide razors for the price of shipping alone<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Free GilletteLabs Starter Kit: Razor Handle and Exfoliating Bar \|url=https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades/subscription-starter-kits/gillette-labs-starter-kit-free \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Gillette}}</ref> with the preselected option to enter a subscription of refill cartridges at $25 per 4 cartridges.

	Today in the US alone there were 163 million US consumers of disposable razors in 2024<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-10 \|title=Usage of disposable razor blades / shavers in the U.S. 2011-2024 \|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/285890/usage-of-disposable-razor-blades-shavers-in-the-us-trend/ \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Statista}}</ref>, this creates a huge amount of waste that is very hard to recycle<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Brucculieri \|first=Julia \|date=2019-05-24 \|title=How Bad Are Disposable Razors For The Environment? \|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/disposable-razors-environment_l_5cdb237de4b0790953deb7de \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03}}</ref>. While Gillette's anti consumer practices are more by manipulation than by force, it has had a very large impact on pushing the subscription model with complete disregard of the environmental impact.		Today in the US alone there were 163 million US consumers of disposable razors in 2024<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-10 \|title=Usage of disposable razor blades / shavers in the U.S. 2011-2024 \|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/285890/usage-of-disposable-razor-blades-shavers-in-the-us-trend/ \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Statista}}</ref>, this creates a huge amount of waste that is very hard to recycle<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Brucculieri \|first=Julia \|date=2019-05-24 \|title=How Bad Are Disposable Razors For The Environment? \|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/disposable-razors-environment_l_5cdb237de4b0790953deb7de \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03}}</ref>. While Gillette's anti consumer practices are more by manipulation than by force, it has had a very large impact on pushing the subscription model with complete disregard of the environmental impact.

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	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	Well built safety razors are great from a consumer viewpoint. They are likely to outlive their users, they are easy to maintain, and razor blades can be bought from a big market with healthy competition. ~~In 1964~~, Gillette started developing their first cartridge razor, featuring a plastic cartridge containing two razor blades. This was the start of what might be the earliest example of what is referred to as "two-part pricing"<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-04-10 \|title=How a razor revolutionised the way we pay for stuff \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39132802 \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|work=BBC}}</ref>, or more commonly referred to as the subscription model. Since then they have aggressively marketed cartridge razors, including their "welcome to manhood" campaign where they sent free razors to millions of men on their 18th birthday<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2018-08-31 \|title=Retail’s new niche: Aging baby boomers \|url=https://www.thegazette.com/nation-world/retails-new-niche-aging-baby-boomers/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03}}</ref>. As of writing, Gillette still provide razors for the price of shipping alone<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Free GilletteLabs Starter Kit: Razor Handle and Exfoliating Bar \|url=https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades/subscription-starter-kits/gillette-labs-starter-kit-free \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Gillette}}</ref> with the preselected option to enter a subscription refill cartridges at $25 per 4 cartridges.		Well built safety razors are great from a consumer viewpoint. They are likely to outlive their users, they are easy to maintain, and razor blades can be bought from a big market with healthy competition. With a long history in safety razors, Gillette started developing their first cartridge razor in 1964, featuring a plastic cartridge containing two razor blades. This was the start of what might be the earliest example of what is referred to as "two-part pricing"<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-04-10 \|title=How a razor revolutionised the way we pay for stuff \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39132802 \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|work=BBC}}</ref>, or more commonly referred to as the subscription model. Since then they have aggressively marketed cartridge razors, including their "welcome to manhood" campaign where they sent free razors to millions of men on their 18th birthday<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2018-08-31 \|title=Retail’s new niche: Aging baby boomers \|url=https://www.thegazette.com/nation-world/retails-new-niche-aging-baby-boomers/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03}}</ref>. As of writing, Gillette still provide razors for the price of shipping alone<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Free GilletteLabs Starter Kit: Razor Handle and Exfoliating Bar \|url=https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades/subscription-starter-kits/gillette-labs-starter-kit-free \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Gillette}}</ref> with the preselected option to enter a subscription refill cartridges at $25 per 4 cartridges.

	Today in the US alone there were 163 million US consumers of disposable razors in 2024<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-10 \|title=Usage of disposable razor blades / shavers in the U.S. 2011-2024 \|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/285890/usage-of-disposable-razor-blades-shavers-in-the-us-trend/ \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Statista}}</ref>, this creates a huge amount of waste that is very hard to recycle<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Brucculieri \|first=Julia \|date=2019-05-24 \|title=How Bad Are Disposable Razors For The Environment? \|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/disposable-razors-environment_l_5cdb237de4b0790953deb7de \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03}}</ref>. While Gillette's anti consumer practices are more by manipulation than by force, it has had a very large impact on pushing the subscription model with complete disregard of the environmental impact.		Today in the US alone there were 163 million US consumers of disposable razors in 2024<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-10 \|title=Usage of disposable razor blades / shavers in the U.S. 2011-2024 \|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/285890/usage-of-disposable-razor-blades-shavers-in-the-us-trend/ \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Statista}}</ref>, this creates a huge amount of waste that is very hard to recycle<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Brucculieri \|first=Julia \|date=2019-05-24 \|title=How Bad Are Disposable Razors For The Environment? \|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/disposable-razors-environment_l_5cdb237de4b0790953deb7de \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03}}</ref>. While Gillette's anti consumer practices are more by manipulation than by force, it has had a very large impact on pushing the subscription model with complete disregard of the environmental impact.

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	Gillette is a company with a long history making shaving supplies. Their initial mission was creating safety razors, ~~and they created great product that people~~ still ~~buy used and restore~~ to this day. Today, a single safety razor is listed on their product page<ref>https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades</ref>.		Gillette is a company with a long history making shaving supplies. Their initial mission was creating safety razors, many of which are still sold preowned to this day. Today their focus has shifted to products enabling subscription, with only a single safety razor still being listed on their product page<ref>https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades</ref>.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

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			Gillette is a company with a long history making shaving supplies. Their initial mission was creating safety razors, and they created great product that people still buy used and restore to this day. Today, a single safety razor is listed on their product page<ref>https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades</ref>.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

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	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	~~{{Ph-C-CIS}}~~Well built safety razors are great from a consumer viewpoint. They are likely to outlive their users, they are easy to maintain, and razor blades can be bought from a big market with healthy competition. In 1964, Gillette started developing their first cartridge razor, featuring a plastic cartridge containing two razor blades~~<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillette#Trac_II:_The_move_to_cartridge_razors</ref>~~. This was the start of what might be the earliest example of what is referred to as "two-part pricing"<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39132802</ref>.		Well built safety razors are great from a consumer viewpoint. They are likely to outlive their users, they are easy to maintain, and razor blades can be bought from a big market with healthy competition. In 1964, Gillette started developing their first cartridge razor, featuring a plastic cartridge containing two razor blades. This was the start of what might be the earliest example of what is referred to as "two-part pricing"<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-04-10 \|title=How a razor revolutionised the way we pay for stuff \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39132802 \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|work=BBC}}</ref>, or more commonly referred to as the subscription model. Since then they have aggressively marketed cartridge razors, including their "welcome to manhood" campaign where they sent free razors to millions of men on their 18th birthday<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2018-08-31 \|title=Retail’s new niche: Aging baby boomers \|url=https://www.thegazette.com/nation-world/retails-new-niche-aging-baby-boomers/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03}}</ref>. As of writing, Gillette still provide razors for the price of shipping alone<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Free GilletteLabs Starter Kit: Razor Handle and Exfoliating Bar \|url=https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades/subscription-starter-kits/gillette-labs-starter-kit-free \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Gillette}}</ref> with the preselected option to enter a subscription refill cartridges at $25 per 4 cartridges.

	~~==Incidents==~~		Today in the US alone there were 163 million US consumers of disposable razors in 2024<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-10 \|title=Usage of disposable razor blades / shavers in the U.S. 2011-2024 \|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/285890/usage-of-disposable-razor-blades-shavers-in-the-us-trend/ \|access-date=2025-09-03 \|website=Statista}}</ref>, this creates a huge amount of waste that is very hard to recycle<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Brucculieri \|first=Julia \|date=2019-05-24 \|title=How Bad Are Disposable Razors For The Environment? \|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/disposable-razors-environment_l_5cdb237de4b0790953deb7de \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-09-03}}</ref>. While Gillette's anti consumer practices are more by manipulation than by force, it has had a very large impact on pushing the subscription model with complete disregard of the environmental impact.
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	~~This is a list~~ of ~~all consumer~~-~~protection incidents this company is involved in~~. ~~Any incidents not mentioned here can be found~~ in the ~~[[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}~~\|~~{{PAGENAME}} category]].~~
	~~===Example incident one (''~~date~~'')~~===
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	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{Ph~~-C-~~SA}}~~		[https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/05/19/safety-razor-sustainability/ "Why you should rethink how you shave"]. ''Washington Post. 2024-05-19.''

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	}}		}}Gillette is a company with a long history making shaving supplies. Their initial mission was creating safety razors, and they created great product that people still buy used and restore to this day. Today, a single safety razor is listed on their product page<ref>https://gillette.com/en-us/products/razors-trimmers-and-blades</ref>.
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	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	{{Ph-C-CIS}}		{{Ph-C-CIS}}Well built safety razors are great from a consumer viewpoint. They are likely to outlive their users, they are easy to maintain, and razor blades can be bought from a big market with healthy competition. In 1964, Gillette started developing their first cartridge razor, featuring a plastic cartridge containing two razor blades<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillette#Trac_II:_The_move_to_cartridge_razors</ref>. This was the start of what might be the earliest example of what is referred to as "two-part pricing"<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39132802</ref>.

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==

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