It is really fine grade sandpaper, finer than an emery board, so it didn’t cut me up and it did remove a bit of hair on my arm. There was a warning on the pack that said diabetics shouldn’t use it, I’m sure that was because of the slow healing factor.
My main complaint was it cost $10 for what is essentially less than a regular size sheet of sandpaper, which you can by at the home repair store 3 for $4. So, not only are they telling you to sandpaper your legs, they ripping you off for the privilege.

I only shave my legs for special occasions or when the hair gets so outrageous I can’t stand the feel of it getting tugged around in my pants legs. I run — a lot, but will pretty much shave only for races; it helps me to be more aerodynamic. Can’t stand cold climates, so I live in the South; but my hair growth never has acclimated to Florida. You’d think it would slow down or something.

I do tend to shave, mostly because I almost never wear pants. Not every day though. Or even close to it. I lack self-discipline. But like SarahMC says, I’ve been doing it so long it’d be weird not to do it in my patriarchy-addled brain now. Also it’s useful because it reminds me to moisturize my winter-dry skin before it literally starts flaking off round this time of year.

My female friends really vary on this though, even outside the internet-feminism circles. I know a lot of women who just can’t be bothered. It doesn’t bother me at all.

Just a note for you pale-skinned, dark-haired sisters out there: if you’re trying to kick the razor habit but don’t like the peppered-legs effect, you might consider any either of the following things:

1. Painfully press the leg-hair re-set button and get those suckers waxed. Once. What grows back will likely be lighter and finer. And the pain factor might make you more likely to accept your fur as-is. (It’s worked for me!)

2. You subject your legs to faarrrrr more scrutiny than anyone else on the planet. You may feel self-conscious about “little dots,” but you’re probably the only one that’s looking.