I started the original thread. What I ended up doing was buying 52 twin-blade razors at Costco for $26. Now I can use one a week for a year. We just moved, and now there is a mirror next to my shower, so I can get a nice hot face, lathered up with shaving creme, and just lean out of the shower and shave. Shaving is 100 times smoother and faster now. I can actually shave every other day and not even mind now. Currently, I'm on a quest to find some cheap mirror with a clamp that I can put IN my shower, and it will make things all that much faster.

Like Ah Pook has said, face prep is key.