How do I shave in 2008?

From time immemorial, adfamiliares and I have been using Gillette's Sensor Excel razor blades. Overpriced at ~$1.50/cartridge, yes, but the double blades and other gizmos really seemed to produce fewer nicks and a smoother shave. We grumbled when we bought new blades, but dealt with it.

Alas, the handles only last so many years, and while Gillette is still producing replacement blades, they are no longer producing the handles. The smallest number of blades it is possible to buy is apparently now four, which a) is at least two more than we need and b) brings the cost of eight razor cartridges up to something like $24.00. (The cartridges also, variously, squirt foam at us, vibrate, compute logarithms in their heads, repel Japanese beetles, and offer novel resolutions to the Arian Controversy. My favorite FAQ question on the website: "What is the Microchip and how does it work?")

[Correction: the Mach 3 is still available, now in Turbo form, with only three blades, but ten "microfins". They're still crazy expensive.]

So, those of you who shave, what do you do? Is there some third-party handle that accepts Sensor Excel blades? Do we just have to accept the multi-blade arms race? Is there something I can do with lasers? Should I just grow a full beard?

(ObSelfPromotion: this is the White Stripes parody I recorded about this phenomenon before I knew it would affect me directly.)