yeah it sounds like you should buy a little better quality, but you are on the right track safty razors give amazingly close shaves and are awesome you will save in the long run for sure. Heck you can even buy blade sharpeners. So Don't give up and also try different types of blades they are really not all made equally. I had some real crap ones and then i go buy the generic grocery store brand and they cut 100x better.