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Once upon a time, men had only one way to shave, the Straight Razor! The safety razor was great, but required going to the barber shop to shave. Around WW2, the "Safety Razor" was became very popular and was issued to troops that brought them home. The first generation of these razors, were extremely "aggressive," which means they had a "comb" in front of the blade that had very wide gaps in between them. If the razor wasn't held a perfect angle, you could easily cut/ nick yourself. Even though, safety razor combs continued to improve through the 50s and 60s and become less aggressive, many people still remembered the aggressive combs cutting them. Later, Bic released the cheap disposable razor. Since most people from the 60s and 70s had a stigma of the early aggressive razors from them or their fathers, it was a huge hit and the safety razor was soon forgot about. Of course, the disposable razor involved into a billion dollar industry, one that gives you the vibrating handle for cheap and makes their money from the subpar replacement blades at $4 a pop. A business model that is the same as Ink jet printers and the price of their replacement ink cartridges Give the initial product away for cheap and make them pay ridiculous prices to maintain it! Move to 2016- I bought the Chieftain several months ago based on the reviews and I was even a little nervous to use it at first due to the stigma that safety razors have. I pretended like it was my mach vibrator and just shaved. No nicks, no cuts nothing but a perfect shave. I've always shaved using shorter strokes and not like the beefcake model on the gillette commercials (that drags it all the way across his face during the close up). Maybe people on here that have nicked them selves learned from the commercials? Only they can answer. It is by far the closest, best shave I have ever had. What really sold me, was when my wife's Venus blade was dull and she took my chieftain to shave her legs, armpits, and "bikini area." She did not know about "wet shaving" or watch any youtube videos on it and she couldn't stop talking about it was the smoothest shave she had ever had. After she stole my Chieftain, I ordered the Viking "God Father." She tried the "God Father" and preferred the longer handle for her legs and I preferred the Chieftain do to the shorter handle that I can choke up on and get a great perfect trim around my beard. Both products are great but I personally prefer the butterfly design and short handle of the Chieftain for close beard/ mustache trimming around mouth and nose. My wife prefers the reach and handle of the God father. Personally, I can't tell much of a difference in the shave quality of either. If you are debating on replacing your disposable razor, either one is a great choice and you will never regret it! The razors both become beautifully packaged (I personally prefer the Chieftains with the included travel mirror) and have outstanding customer service. I had a question about the God Father and emailed the company and got a response with in 16 hours. This family business also has the best warranty and/or customer service you could ever ask for, and if you ever I have problem, I assure you it will be resolved immediately. Stop debating it and just order either model!