The Background: This is the second burst of knowledge that we got from Wanda on our way home.
Wanda: "I had a razor that had the replaceable tips. And I had 4 boxes of extra tips."
Celeste: "Cartridges? Refills? Blades?"
Wanda: "Yeah those. It's so funny because I never knew how they worked. I figured out how to get them off and put another one on but I thought that when you put it back in the holder that it sharpened them.
I had 4 boxes of refills so I would use a blade till it got dull and then put it back in the holder and get another one. When that case was empty I would start on the next one. Then when I finished that case I'd go to the next one and when then were all gone I'd go back to the first. It wasn't working very well because they were still dull. But I used them anyways."
Celeste: "You thought that the case sharpened your old razor blades for you?"
Wanda: "Yeah!"
Celeste: "So how long have you been waiting for them to get sharp?"
Wanda: "I've had the same 4 boxes since I was 12." (She's about to turn 16) "But I just threw 2 of them away."
Celeste: "Wow! (very impressed by the perseverance) So you still have the other 2 boxes?"
Wanda: "Yes."
Celeste: "That you've had since you were 12?"
Wanda: "Yes."
Celeste: "They're not getting any sharper. Why do you still have them?"
Wanda: "I don't have the money to get more. It's better than nothing."
(I don't think I agree! Ouch!)
Wanda's response to my "Ouch!" - "It doesn't hurt, it just doesn't cut 'em all the way. At least it's not hairy like a dog." Pauses as I start to type... "I should have waited to say that hu?" Groans "I get myself into such trouble!"
wow!
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