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Thread ID: 88922	2008-04-15 00:13:00	Electric shavers	Thomas01 (317)	PC World Chat

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658855	2008-04-15 05:20:00	Well thanks for the comments chaps. Here is an update. I had decided that Cotters would be my choice. Cheapness is OK as long as you do not need service - but Cotters do service not only what they sell but other stuff as well. Looking at the new stuff I was rather surprised to find out that the completely floating heads design is no longer available - all Philips models now come with the interconnected heads - most people MUST find it better or by now they would have dropped it. My decision was to buy new - I feel that if I bought just new heads then my battery would probably die next - and so on. I would end up paying more than the cost of a new one. Looking back into my own shaving history I remember several different models - my first was an Arvin (made in Britain). Just a single head driven by what looked like the old electric bell principle. A cheap Remington was a disaster. One of the best was a Ronson - I suppose it was made by the same people who made the lighters. I only got rid of it as moving to the USA I needed a different voltage device. Does Ronson still exist. They had a thin foil and a blade reciprocated from side to side. Looked a simple and effective design and the Consumers rated them as best one year. Tom	Thomas01 (317)
658856	2008-04-15 05:23:00	I use a DE Razor. But I guess I have more time on my hands in the morning :D I will second the DE razor. takes time but gives a good finish.	robsonde (120)
658857	2008-04-15 06:22:00	Looking back into my own shaving history I remember several different models - my first was an Arvin (made in Britain). Just a single head driven by what looked like the old electric bell principle. A cheap Remington was a disaster. One of the best was a Ronson - I suppose it was made by the same people who made the lighters. I only got rid of it as moving to the USA I needed a different voltage device. Does Ronson still exist. They had a thin foil and a blade reciprocated from side to side. Looked a simple and effective design and the Consumers rated them as best one year. Tom I'm using a Braun ,same action as the description you've given of the Ronson.Not as good as the Philips re cutting longer hairs but leaves a smoother skin than the P.	Neil McC (178)
658858	2008-04-15 06:28:00	Once a month I run the clippers with a #3 comb over my beard. The rest of the time I just look down at the hairless.	Metla (12)
658859	2008-04-15 07:36:00	I bought 2 Remingtons. One the Philips style 3 header which I use first for long hairs,then finish off with foils and the the result is I look gorgeous.	Cicero (40)
658860	2008-04-15 22:31:00	We hope therefore Cicero, that your avatar is not truly indicative of your appearance as the Gorgeous Cicero. Sounds more like the late lamented Liberace! :groan:	Richard (739)
658861	2008-04-15 22:36:00	We hope therefore Cicero, that your avatar is not truly indicative of your appearance as the Gorgeous Cicero. Sounds more like the late lamented Liberace! :groan: Of that you can be assured.;) Ah Libby,what an entertainer.!	Cicero (40)
658862	2008-04-18 08:13:00	My decision was to buy new - I feel that if I bought just new heads then my battery would probably die next - and so on. I would end up paying more than the cost of a new one. Good decision - how many times have we repaired or renewed something only to buy a new one a fairly short time after ! Misty :nerd:	Misty (368)
658863	2008-04-18 18:07:00	Well, the second hand one I just paid $5.00 for (It had been dropped) is the replacement for the Phillishave I gave $20.00 for as a trade-in about 30 years ago. This "New" one is my third Phillips, having a beard for most of my life surely helped with prolonging razor life.	R2x1 (4628)
658864	2008-04-19 00:11:00	Well, the second hand one I just paid $5.00 for (It had been dropped) is the replacement for the Phillishave I gave $20.00 for as a trade-in about 30 years ago. This "New" one is my third Phillips, having a beard for most of my life surely helped with prolonging razor life. For about 20 odd years I also sported a beard. No doubt about the fact that it saves on razors. I wonder about the cost of $5 for a dropped secondhand razor. I thought about putting ours in the garage sale for either $1 or free. But decided that even as a free item it still was not worth it to anybody as the heads badly needed replacing and do cost near enough to $100 especially when adding in the cost of petrol etc to get the things. I dumped it even though it still ran perfectly. Perhaps the one you bought still had good heads. Now I wonder about my own razor. The heads should be replaced every two years. But will I? Dunno - I made the last ones go for four years. And no matter what I do the same question will arise - "Is it worth it or is a new one best?" Tom	Thomas01 (317)
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