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Double-O-Dave
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I grew up without a Dad, or anyone else to teach me to shave. I received my introduction to the razor at age 19 courtesy of the U.S. Army. They made us shave daily, and at age 55 I am just now getting 5 o'clock shadow. I have very little facial hair. I shave with the razor upside down to get a close shave and a razor lasts me almost forever. One of the guys I work with also grew up without a Dad, but started with and uses an electric razor because no one taught him how to use a "real" razor. This made me pull out my Norelco from under the sink and I've been using it for about a month to see if I like it. Well, the upside is, you won't nick yourself with an electric, but that doesn't mean you can't get "razor burn" - i.e. abrasions, which can look really bad, but not quite as bad as having a face full of small Japanese flags. You can't, or at least I can't, get as close a shave with an electric, but it is a timesaver in that you can shave really fast and not worry about getting nicked, or have to deal with the mess of the shaving cream. I still use a razor about 80-90% of the time and use the Norelco when I'm on the run, or the few times I have to travel for work. I don't know the model number for my electric razor, but I believe it was about $50.00 at the local Targets.
Best of luck,
Dave
Best of luck,
Dave
I've been using a Wahl electric razor for the past 10 years or so. Well, not the same one, there have been a couple replacements, but all were/are Wahls. I like the in-line versus the rotating, but that's just me. Shaves close enough for me, but I don't have much facial hair, other than the chin and upper lip. Does miss some hairs now and then.
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Dennis The B
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I've been...
...using a Braun for over twenty years. Shaves great. I change the foil and cutters about every 18 months. I have a 7500 series, with the cleaner/charger combo now. I have a spare that I take when I travel.
...using a Braun for over twenty years. Shaves great. I change the foil and cutters about every 18 months. I have a 7500 series, with the cleaner/charger combo now. I have a spare that I take when I travel.
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Blade and shaving cream in the USMC.
Norelco rotary as a civilian. They seem to last about 20 years. Rinse the head under the tap once a month. Long life and low maintenance time.
Wife does not complain. She's happy. I'm happy!!
Bill@Yuma
Norelco rotary as a civilian. They seem to last about 20 years. Rinse the head under the tap once a month. Long life and low maintenance time.
Wife does not complain. She's happy. I'm happy!!
Bill@Yuma
gunblade
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I also use a Braun...great shaver, very close. I also have a battery powered Braun travel shaver I keep in my desk at work for those days when I'm too lazy to shave before leaving the house...works just as good as the big rechargeable one. But when I get really get lazy, like after about three days, I gotta break out the Barbasol and a Bic disposable.
mg357
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i use a remington 845 rotary razor and it gives a very good shave
Texas Star
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Good, informative topic!
Been thinking of an electric, prob. a Braun. But I feel sure that a blade shaves better.
T-Star
Been thinking of an electric, prob. a Braun. But I feel sure that a blade shaves better.
T-Star
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Like Dennis, I have been using a Braun 7600 model since 2004 and it hasn't missed a beat. Change the cutter and the foil at about 18 months and you good to go.
Don
Like Dennis, I have been using a Braun 7600 model since 2004 and it hasn't missed a beat. Change the cutter and the foil at about 18 months and you good to go.
Don
I go back and forth between Gillette tossable twin-blades and a Braun electric -- currently a 7526 that I got about three years ago. The blades are better, but the Braun is OK and more convenient.
Years ago I had a Remington ("...I bought the company!") that was pretty good until the battery pack died and I couldn't replace it for much less than the cost of a new razor.
Sometimes I just grow a beard until I can't stand it any more, and the cycle begins again.
Years ago I had a Remington ("...I bought the company!") that was pretty good until the battery pack died and I couldn't replace it for much less than the cost of a new razor.
Sometimes I just grow a beard until I can't stand it any more, and the cycle begins again.
Texas Star
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What do the cutter and foil cost? I'm getting tired of the absurd prices for razor blades.
For years I tried ever blade on the market and often found the replacement blades to be expensive and did not last long. I also cut myself often.
Then I got a Norelco electric and it was pretty good. Used it for two years and no complaints. I bought a Remminton cordless five years back. Been using it ever since. No stubble later in the day and that is saying something for me. Replacement blades are reasonable and last me for about 5 months.
I will not go back to a regular razor again.
Then I got a Norelco electric and it was pretty good. Used it for two years and no complaints. I bought a Remminton cordless five years back. Been using it ever since. No stubble later in the day and that is saying something for me. Replacement blades are reasonable and last me for about 5 months.
I will not go back to a regular razor again.
Armyphotog
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I don't think Double-O-Dave meant to infer that the U.S. Army taught him to shave with an electric razor, unless something very drastic has happened since I was in the Army. As a naive kid, the first day of basic training the Sergeant was calling off the items we were to purchase at the PX. One noticable item was a razor and blades. I had been given an electric razor for graduation with which I was very proud. I didn't see any need for two, so when he ask for questions, dumb me ask if I could just use my electric razor rather than purchase the old blade type. The old Sergeant came over to me and nose to nose, replied, "If you can find a tree to plug it in on bivouac, be my quest, Private." Those were the days before battery powered razors. I guess his question then, would have been where are you going to buy batteries in a war zone?
Dennis The B
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The kit runs between $25-$30. I get them at Walgreen's or Bed, Bath, and Beyond. I could probably save a bit if I web shopped.
HOUSTON RICK
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I never got a decent shave with an electric razor, the disposables work best for me.
I think your beard changes once you hit your 40's, it seems to grow faster then. When I was in my twenties it seemed just over the lip and chin, now in my forties it is all over. I prefer blades, you miss a lot with an electric. Then of course now there is the ear and nose hair.
Double-O-Dave
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You are correct - I didn't even have peach fuzz, but that didn't matter, you had to show them your razor and shaving cream on the way into the "latrine" every morning, and it didn't take long for my face to look like hamburger. I finally got smart and learned to show them a razor with a real blade, and palm the cover. Once inside the latrine, I put the cover back over the blade and shaved away. Actually, I got a pretty decent shave with just the blade cover. "Baby face" was one of my nicknames in Basic - eh, I've been called worse, and you can't fight the world.
Regards,
Dave
Dave, I'll pass along the best shaving tip I ever got, shave in the shower! You get a much closer, and comfortable shave in the shower, than at the sink. Every time I shave at the sink, I get razor burn and/or blood on my neck, this never happens with a shower shave. Shave last, it gives time for your beard to soften up.
I usually get razor burn from electric shavers, so have never gravitated to them. I use the best quality blades available, Gillette. I use the four bladed Gillette Fusion blades (none of that foolish vibrating handle stuff, just the regular one). They are expensive, but I get a good 3 months, sometimes more, out of one blade, no kidding... They stay sharp, and comfortable for a long time, very good value when you consider how long they last. They say if you keep the blade dry after use, they should last much longer. With the old double blades, I used to use a new blade about every week, or two; the new ones are much, much better.
A lot of people go with those disposable razors, but they always rip my neck up, don't like!
snowman
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I don't think there is any question that a blade razor and cream provide a closer shave than an electric. But I had to switch to the electric some years ago when I became partially disabled and could no longer stand over the sink long enough to shave with the blade.
I've tried, I think, three different kinds of electrics; but I've always returned to a corded Norelco rotary. These seem to give the closest shave at the most reasonable cost. One caveat: they have engaged in false advertising for many years, claiming that their "Lift n Cut" system actually shaves the hairs below the surface of the skin. Baloney, more baloney, and super baloney. I've always kind of wondered why a class-action suit was never brought against them for this nonsense.
Andy
I've tried, I think, three different kinds of electrics; but I've always returned to a corded Norelco rotary. These seem to give the closest shave at the most reasonable cost. One caveat: they have engaged in false advertising for many years, claiming that their "Lift n Cut" system actually shaves the hairs below the surface of the skin. Baloney, more baloney, and super baloney. I've always kind of wondered why a class-action suit was never brought against them for this nonsense.
Andy
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