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Merkur 34C
C3 · Level 0 · No electricity Dumb as a rock

Merkur 34C

Merkur 34C heavy-duty double-edge safety razor.

$50Buy on Amazon
Amazon US, October 2026. Prices change.

A chrome-plated brass razor made in Solingen, with blades that cost pennies. The handle lasts a lifetime. The learning curve lasts a week.

Repairable
Opens with common tools, spare parts are available, and replacement parts work without the maker unlocking them.
Calm
Does not compete for your attention: no notifications, feeds or endless content. Does its job and gets out of the way.

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Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the smart one it replaces.
1
=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisMerkur 34C
What it replacesSmart onePhilips Norelco i9000 Prestige
2
Power cut
TRUE
FALSE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
TRUE
TRUE
4
The company switches off its servers
TRUE
#DEPENDS
5
Someone tries to hack it
TRUE
#DEPENDS
6
A firmware update goes wrong
TRUE
FALSE
7
Twenty years from now
TRUE
#DEPENDS
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
6 of 66/6
1 of 61/6and three maybes

The smart one is the Philips Norelco i9000 Prestige.

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One blade, a lifetime handle, the closest shave there is.

Merkur 34C

$50
Repairable · Calm
Merkur 34C$50
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