For the Men - Bargain Philips Williams Mains Rechargeable Shaver £29 down from £90

[Mondo]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000G2Y58U

Bargain I think :)

[Desmo]

Anybody else got this? Must say I'm quite tempted.

[Zirax]

I have one of the other models which is nearly identical and it works well. Not much more you can say really. At £29 it really is a bargain though, replacement blades for it will be about that.

[Joe 90]

never been to sure on these... i've got a philishave turbovac t863 -
http://www.marksweb.co.uk/images/uploads/philishavet863.jpg
which does a decent job of beard trimming but i've never had much faith in that style of razor, if i want something that close i've always just gone with the mach 3... any longer and my turbovac does a decentish job.

[Desmo]

Always been a wet shaver myself but getting a bit bored with the whole routine. Is a shaver like this going to save me much time and hassle?

[Mondo]

I've ordered one, for the price i think it's worth a pun.

[Desmo]

That's what I was thinking. If I'm ever going to try one, I'd rather risk £30 than £100 odd.

[SidewinderINC]

If you shave every day an electric wins hands down, if like me you're lazy and shave maybe twice a week - don't bother with an electric as it'll pull the hell out of your face and give you a nasty rash.


I have an electric, some philishave £150 thing that my mum got me a couple of christmases ago and if I use it every day it's so much quicker.

[Mondo]

The fact is that replacement blades cost that much makes thie unit itself practically free ! :D

[Belmit]

I'm tempted, even though I've always wet shaved. Hmm.

[Desmo]

You sound the same as me Belmit. I'm tempted to see if I'll get on with it and if it's any easier or quicker....but I don't want to spend £30 if it isn't. But then again, £30 is a much better risk than £100 to find out you don't like it.

[Belmit]

Exactly. I'm in two minds. I like the idea of the convenience, and even the fact that it won't be as close as a wet shave. I only shave a couple of times a week but I don't like that fresh-faced look on the first day - much prefer the short stubble 24 hours later. I'm wondering if this will give that same look.

[SidewinderINC]

You sound the same as me Belmit. I'm tempted to see if I'll get on with it and if it's any easier or quicker....but I don't want to spend £30 if it isn't. But then again, £30 is a much better risk than £100 to find out you don't like it.

I was in the middle of typing out a big response with a few analogies in it, then realised that this is meant to be a lot more than it is ;D

Give it a go :)

[Pickers]

I'm exactly the same as you mr cheese.... Shave every couple of days but generally end up making a mess - I am a little concerned that an electric one would cause irritation though...

[SidewinderINC]

if you shave every couple of days, yes it will definately cause irritation.

[Desmo]

**** it, that's a no go from me then ;D

[SidewinderINC]

**** it, that's a no go from me then ;D

Around the neck is where I get irritation, none whatsoever on my face.

[Mondo]

My is being shipped soon ! :)

[jmc41]

I have a very similar one I got about 4-5 years ago for £60 I think, needs new blades but does the job for me as I'm far too lazy to wet shave every day! (Albeit haven't shaved in 2 months now :P)

[Mondo]

Got it today, well built and can even open the top bit and rinse clean. Very nice product for £29, not sure it's worth £90, prob in the £60 bracket if i were to pay full wack for it.