How is an Electric Razor Like a Printer?
Jan 12, 2017 08:23:42 #
A while back, I got a very nice Panasonic razor. One problem I discovered early on is that the blades can become disconnected very easily when cleaning it. They have fallen out several times, and I found them all but once. Now I am shaving at half capacity. The razor cost a little over $100, and the replacement blades cost over $50. So, I ordered a new razor. Now I just run the razor under water to clean it - no more lost blades. This reminds me of the cost of printer ink - sometimes higher than a new printer.
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Jan 12, 2017 12:41:30 #
Myself I shave with a straight razor the only thing I have to buy is shaving cream. That's comes around every few months
Jan 13, 2017 06:53:07 #
paulrph1
Loc: Washington, Utah
jerryc41 wrote:
A while back, I got a very nice Panasonic razor. ... (show quote)
Not the only place this seems to be an issue. We live in a throw away world and it is often cheaper to replace than to fix. Take popcorn are the movies, almost more expensive than the price of admission. All parts prices seem excessively high but once you are locked in you have little option. A washer the size of a quarter costs more than a quarter which is made of precious metals.
Jan 13, 2017 11:46:17 #
Jan 13, 2017 11:53:23 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
I quit shaving 45 years ago
Which is especially good in the winter!
Jan 13, 2017 12:34:11 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Which is especially good in the winter!
Actually, it doesn't help much in the winter. It tends to freeze up from humid breath.
Jan 13, 2017 13:20:58 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
Actually, it doesn't help much in the winter. It tends to freeze up from humid breath.
Most people do not realize this. I quit shaving about 14 years ago. Shampoo it and brush it.... I do not even trim it.
Jan 13, 2017 13:21:27 #
Two years ago, after many years in the rotary Norelco camp, I wanted to try vibrating blades style but was worried that Remington was just hanging on through history alone. Then I saw the Panosonic Arc4, the price was not absurb, so I took the leap. Great shaves right out of the starting gate and its blades never fell out. There is a way to get them out, so maybe OP didn't seat them in good. My style is every fourth or five day do blade (them 5 bladed Gillettes) shave just to keep in practice.
Jan 13, 2017 14:06:59 #
jerryc41 wrote:
A while back, I got a very nice Panasonic razor. ... (show quote)
Because of the high cost of printing photos using color ink, I don't do it. The problem, too, was that when I just wanted to print text pages my color ink would get used up as well, so I switched to a printer that used black ink only. Much cheaper.
Also, since retirement I've started skipping the irritation of shaving and grown a beard, which I keep trimmed to 3 1/2. Much cheaper, as well.
Jan 13, 2017 14:07:38 #
jerryc41 wrote:
A while back, I got a very nice Panasonic razor. ... (show quote)
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Hey... Just buy a Norelco and enjoy.....
Jan 13, 2017 17:02:22 #
JustMePB wrote:
Most people do not realize this. I quit shaving about 14 years ago. Shampoo it and brush it.... I do not even trim it.
I thought about not shaving, but I don't want people to think that I'm old. I want to keep my boyish good looks.
Jan 13, 2017 17:05:04 #
Jan 13, 2017 18:07:59 #
Even with the Norelco, you need to replace the three blades every few years and they're not cheap either.
Jan 13, 2017 23:09:35 #
quagmire
Loc: Greenwood,South Carolina
I bought a Norelco for less than a set of new blades for a Braun. Been using for 2 yrs.
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