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Been looking as my pretty old Phillips has died a death . Genuinely astonished that you can pay £300 or more . I know that you get what you pay for but how much do you need to spend to get something that will do the job well for a good few years . Was looking at a Remington that's knocked down to £120 which seems like enough to be decent without being stupid money .
My Remington was about £60 (reduced from 3K or something) Has done a good job for about 3 years up to now.
Eh? It's just a stubble muncher. £40 is enough. [url= http://www.argos.co.uk/product/4618838 [/url]
I bought the cheapest one in Tesco that was rechargable.
Seems to cope with my hatred of shaving often .... Once every 6 months or so.
Was 23 quid
I'm on my third Philips. The first two - £140 then £80 - both died fairly quickly from water ingress (?!?!?). The third was the cheapest one I could find in Asda, works exactly the same but was £40 and has been going for ages...
Baybliss, cheapest one in the range for stubble creations, £30 to you.
Pay all you like, at some point they go pop or don't recharge ...
My (expensive at the time) philishave is almost 20 years old.
Braun 7 series. Not cheap but seems good after a year.
This could almost be a thread about cheap vs expensive bike lights .
When I got my Braun about three years ago I checked out the Which test thingy and they pointed out that a lot of the ranges share the same blade cartridge dodah. The extra spendy go on such luxuries as blinkin LED charge indicators and water cleaning bath tat.
Perhaps worth perusing the blade replacement websites to see which ones share blades.
It's my experience that the cheap ones do the same job no worse too. I moisturise about 20 minutes beforehand and never get a rash or irratation.
Philips one blade, I've had electric shaves in the past (£20-150) and they always cause irritation. I've been using the one blade for 6 months and it's been brilliant not one ingrowing hair or rash etc.
If you go for one there's two basic models, one with a Nimh battery the other with a Li-on - go for latter (QP2530/25)
Although the nimh one is cheap! https://www.johnlewis.com/philips-qp2520-25-oneblade-styler-and-shaver-lime/p3148152
My Remington was about £60 (reduced from 3K or something)
3k ????
Why has no one come along to question why the OP isn't using a traditional cut throat with badger hair brush and some shave balm that costs £50 a tub? 😛
You lot are being too helpful this morning/ last night!
Batteries just need replacing, my Philips is needing a new one soldered on and it'll be good to go.
Shame it died about 7 years ago... 😳
I used a cheap one when I was younger coz I was poor, then when people paid me money for things I decided to try one of those expensive Braun ones that has a washing thing - end of line so not so expensive to me. Huge difference in resulting facial smoothness. That lasted 12 years then got a more recent Braun one, ignoring the option of a washing thing as seems pointless, paid £63 for a Braun 5030 which has done me well for a couple of years now.
I doesn't matter how much I pay, they don't bloody work on me.
Why has no one come along to question why the OP isn't using a traditional cut throat with badger hair brush and some shave balm that costs £50 a tub?
Because most of us are stunned he doesn't just get a proper shave at the barber shop on his way into the City. 🙂
Priced like electric toothbrushes .... stupid process then discounted 80%
My old Phillips died a death but got a new one on amazon for £25 (from memory).... same model just newer with Li-Ion instead of old NiCd
Electric shavers, always remind me of watching the Sweeny, kept in the top draw of the cabinet with the bottle of jonny walker, Guv
Wondering on the economics of the various shaving methods. I suspect a decent electronic shaver is cheaper over time than some of the disposable razors. Old style razor blades might be the cheapest option though?
I have used most methods of shaving. Gillette, old fashioned wet razor with the old school blades, cut throat and electric.
Did enjoy the cut throat but it is a lot of work and you will cut yourself at some point - several times.
Gillette etc, if you change the blades as regularly as you should, is very expensive.
Old school wet razor is a nice balance between cut throat and Gillette but unfortunately I get horrible shaving rashes whatever wet method I use.
I now use a Panasonic electric razor. Cost me about £80 and it's lasted me 5 years and I've changed the head and cutting blades once at the cost of £40.
No it's not as close as a good wet shave but it doesn't give me the rash and it's perfectly good enough.
In order of cost I'd say it's:
Cut throat (although a really good cut throat isn't cheap)
Old school wet (although the handles can be very expensive but also very lovely)
Electric
Gillette
I use the cheapest Phillips 3-head rechargeable,which cost me around £50 in a Boots sale about 3 years ago. It still workds well. It's not so close as a wet shave, but when the stubble comes through it's not nearly as scratchy either, so I reckon overall it's moe comfortable.
Gillette etc, if you change the blades as regularly as you should, is very expensive.
Try Cornerstone. It might change your perception. A fraction of the cost and quite a lot better than Gillette. I don't work for them btw.
Decent electric shavers are not cheap, but neither is wet shaving. My last electric shaver lasted about 10 years and cost maybe £100. If I add up what I would have spent on the usual wet shave paraphernalia over that time I would have spent that many times over, so actually £300 isn't that bad when you amortise it over 10 years or so.
Also if you travel a lot with work a decent electric is a brilliant thing.
I've got a nice wet.dry Panasonic one, works ok - but at £30+ for a foil & cutter each ~9months i'd prefer one that works well but is also cheaper to keep running. I hate having thick hedgerow for stubble!
I only shave once a week now but used to scrape the iron filings off my face every day and used Brauns but never paid more than £80 which would last a few years before the battery failed to hold a charge.
Anything more than that and you're paying for gimmicks that don't improve the shave.
No experience of this (surprise!)
But may be a good way to prepare for your dry/ electric shave...
Philips OneBlade QP2520/30 Hybrid Trimmer and Shaver (3x Lengths and 1 Extra Blade) - exclusive to Amazon (UK 2-Pin Bathroom Plug) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01FFSI7XI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_Q4lAzbZVGH64D
I've got quite a fancy Philips shaver that my wife bought me to try and encourage me to shave a bit more often. Needless to say I used it once, half heartedly, and then put it in a cupboard.
Think it was about £150 a few months ago. Yours for £40 if any good to you. I can look up the model number later if of interest.
Thanks for the offer but I went for the £120 Remington . Seems to do the job pretty well .
My last electric shaver lasted about 10 years and cost maybe £100.
Yeah I'm about there with my current one. Philips 3 head if anyone cares. Over time its the cheapest way I think.