You've heard the saying "Give away the razor to sell the blades."

Well iVillage and Schick are mailing free Schick® Intuition Plus® razors to the first 70,000 people to fill out this form. According to the manufacturer:

The Schick® Intuition Plus® razor has three blades surrounded by a Skin Conditioning Solid. It lathers, shaves and provides extra moisture in one easy step for a close, smooth shave.

• Pivoting head provides greater flexibility to follow contours
  while shaving
• Slim, no-slip rubber handle helps maintain grip in the shower

I know: infomericals/fast-talking "AS SEEN ON TV" commercials are often a lousy place to buy stuff -- especially if it's a seminar about how to buy $300 million worth of real estate starting with nothing but a piece of celery.

But sometimes the products are quite impressive: most companies won't invest in TV advertising -- the most expensive form of marketing -- unless they think the product has a lot of potential. Last night I saw an ad for the Save-A-Blade, which purports to save you tons of money by allowing you to sharpen your razors instead of throwing them out -- "it's like getting 40 shaves out of 1 razor!" It works on all razors, including disposables.

For $19.99 (plus an inflated $7.95 for shipping) this little device seems worth a try. I've just ordered one and will report back to you in short order.