Everyone knows shaving's a racket. Manufacturer's make blades for pennies, mark them up over 4,000%, and try their damndest to convince us to pay the markup—and most of us do. You could learn to shave with a straight razor, but you haven't done that yet, either, have you? Enter Dollar Shave Club.

Update: Want something even cheaper? You can buy the same razors separately for a third of the price.

For a relatively very low price, Dollar Shave Club sends a new batch of high-quality blades your way every month. $1/month for five cartridges of their twin-blade razor, $6/month for four cartridges of their four-blade razor, or $9/month for three cartridges of their six-blade razor. (When you sign up, the handle is included for free.)

Dollar Shave Club: $1/Month for High-Quality Razors Without the Unnecessary TechS

For the sake of comparison, a 12-count of Mach3 blades on Amazon cost $26, or about $2.17/cartridge. Dollar Shave Club's 4-blade razor is $1.50/cartridge (and it's one more blade, if that sort of thing matters to you). The $1/month twin blades seem like the best deal, but either way, it does seem like you'd be saving money. The big catch: Presumably you'd need to use your blades each month for it to be cost effective. That's for you to decide. You could potentially share blades with a friend or your significant other, but it would be nice if they had the option to postpone refills for one or two months at a time, as needed.

I signed up to try it out; for the $6/month blades, tax in California put me at $6.50; shipping was free. You may or may not have to pay tax or shipping in your state.

Dollar Shave Club's site is marketed toward men, but it's probably safe to assume these razors are capable of cutting hair across gender lines.

Dollar Shave Club