The Philips with its bothersome button and the Remington without.
Last year I bought a new electric shaver. My old shaver was showing its age, and replacement blades weren’t much cheaper than buying the whole shaver. So I traded in my trusty Remington shaver for a new Philips one.
And the Philips one works fine. Mostly. But it’s got this little button on the front of it to open it for cleaning (see shaver on the left).
The problem is that of the six thousand times that button has been pressed, I only wanted to open the shaver a handful of times. I toss it in my bag to head out on a trip, and when I open the bag again it’s opened up and spilled its contents. I frequently bump it while I’m shaving, too. It makes a sort of confused noise and I have to snap it back together and continue the job.
The Remington (right side) had no such button. The top piece just snapped on. I can’t think of a single inadvertent opening. A job well done.
Bottom line: it may look cool, but the button stinks. Next time I’ll shop around for a shaver sans button.
Shaving
The Philips with its bothersome button and the Remington without.
Last year I bought a new electric shaver. My old shaver was showing its age, and replacement blades weren’t much cheaper than buying the whole shaver. So I traded in my trusty Remington shaver for a new Philips one.
And the Philips one works fine. Mostly. But it’s got this little button on the front of it to open it for cleaning (see shaver on the left).
The problem is that of the six thousand times that button has been pressed, I only wanted to open the shaver a handful of times. I toss it in my bag to head out on a trip, and when I open the bag again it’s opened up and spilled its contents. I frequently bump it while I’m shaving, too. It makes a sort of confused noise and I have to snap it back together and continue the job.
The Remington (right side) had no such button. The top piece just snapped on. I can’t think of a single inadvertent opening. A job well done.
Bottom line: it may look cool, but the button stinks. Next time I’ll shop around for a shaver sans button.