Reddit reviews ~Shave Ready~ Carbon Steel Straight Razor 6/8" with Box GD 208
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Gold Dollar is the only budget straight razor that actually works. Cheaper razors are made from unhardened 440 SS and are only good for decoration. The GD 208 is the best carbon steel option. The GD 66 & 100 will work (to an extent), but the steel quality and fit & finish are significantly worse, and you're only saving a few bucks.A Dovo Best will set you back $150, and most people don't even consider the factory edge shave ready!GUARANTEED Shave Ready! This razor is sharpened by hand, in house, at our Chandler facility. Do you really trust your face to anybody? Lee has been sharpening straight razors for over a decade and has been sharpening customer's razors since 2008. Check out the reviews for A Sharper Razor! And if it somehow got past QC, we'll fix it, refund you the honing charge, and pay the return shipping.The blade measures 3" x 6/8", which makes the razor easier to judge angles, strop, & hone. The razor also comes inside a high quality coffin made from sturdy 100 point paper and wrapped in faux leather paper with a beautiful gold foil print.Shave against the grain and discover a better way to shave!
The razor has the potential to be okay. They're mass-produced in China, and lots of reputable honemeisters will buy them by the dozen, fix those that can be fixed, and pitch the rest.
But Luke Webster (the owner of the site you linked) is not a reputable honemeister. In fact, he's probably the biggest rip-off artist in the wet shaving world. What you'll almost certainly get is an unmodified razor that may or may not be fixable.
As far as the rest of the kit, the brush is supposedly pretty good, the strop is unusable, and the soap has declined dramatically in quality. Oh, and the kit is badly overpriced.
If you want a shave-ready Gold Dollar, you can get one for $45 from Wet Shaving Products in your choice of carbon steel or stainless steel. But your better bet may be to get a vintage razor and strop from /u/RocTraitor.
They do sell a shave ready Gold Dollar. I know a lot of people poo-poo these razors, but Lee at WSP knows his stuff and you'll only get good ones.
I also love and use Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Shaving Cream Bowl, Merkur Long Handled Safety Razor,and the Carbon Steel Straight Razor 6/8" w/ Box