Why do razors/toothbrushes/etc need 'special easy-grip' handles??

This is pretty pointless I'm just wondering... why?? It's nearly always one of the major selling points in adverts & on packages. Who cares?!

If you can't hold onto your razor without super-soft-but-hard grated rubber grips, then you probably shouldn't be shaving anyway.

Reply 1

Sam_B

14

yeh exactly.

they do look nice tho i suppose :confused:

Reply 2

queenselphie

Its just marketing really isnt it? I see your point, but against competitors, people need to think of any little attractive feature, and it *is* more useful to have an object that dosent get slippery when you get it wet, escpecially a sharp one like a razor.

Reply 3

Herleif

i think it used to be a gimmick selling point for one brand and then everyone caught on

as for it being written on the packet, well, theres only so much you can write a bout a toothbrush :biggrin:

Reply 4

username18215

10

Well let's be frank, toothbrushes etc. are all going to be pretty similar, they need something to seperate them from the competition! So why not incorporate a nifty little rubber grip!?

And i dont think it really effects anybody more than usual!

Reply 5

RetiredAccount89

18

Onearmedbandit

This is pretty pointless I'm just wondering... why?? It's nearly always one of the major selling points in adverts & on packages. Who cares?!

If you can't hold onto your razor without super-soft-but-hard grated rubber grips, then you probably shouldn't be shaving anyway.

2 reasons
1) gimmicky, and nice texture
2) not all people can grip as well as us young lads/lasses can. A 70 year old man still needs to shave, but might not have the grip he used to...

Reply 6

Onearmedbandit

OP

17

md_red_uk

Well let's be frank, toothbrushes etc. are all going to be pretty similar, they need something to seperate them from the competition! So why not incorporate a nifty little rubber grip!?

And i dont think it really effects anybody more than usual!