Gillette Fusion Power Battery Powered Shaving System, 1 System
| Gillette Fusion Power Battery Powered Shaving System, 1 System |
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 Rating:  - A LOW POINT FOR CAPITALISM...First of all,..."STEALTH"? Really? Well, I can certainly ...detect it sitting in my trash bin. The only thing I fail to see is the what all the fuss was about. Does it shave? Sure. Is it closer? Closer than what? Oh, you mean compared to those...ancient 2/3/4-blade ones? Well, not detectably. If it does shave any closer I for one could not tell. And no, the vibration adds to nothing detectable either besides a small humming noise. And, what is worse, the new head is too big with only a small portion of its surface corresponding to the blades: one has very little control under his nose and chin. It will nick you if not careful. Similar to digital camera manufacturers who are engaged in the "more-and-more megapixels" marketing war (only to end up with more and more...noise as no one seems to consider whether the lens can keep up or not), the "more-and-more blades" race has reached the point of ridiculous. So closer it may or may not be, but less comfortable it surely is. I use to shave against the grain my cheeks and under my jawline. And apparently, all these blades and vibration and "comfort strips" make the experience not something to long for. And, to add insult to injury, if you have any old Gillette blade cartridges knocking around in some drawer, forget about using them with this new holder. Contrary to the previous editions of Gillette blade holders that had retrograde compatibility, this baby will only take new (and more expensive) Gillette Fusion Power Blades. Just like printer companies, that are eager to sell us their printers below cost - only to charge an arm and an leg for their inks and toners, the shaving blades oligopoly (after all the buyouts, all of ...two major companies remain to "compete") has turned our morning ritual into their mil-cow. Bells and whistles and over-the-top adds do not hide the fact that only some years ago, blade cartridges came in fives (not fours!) and cost less than half of what the new brightly colored and over-marketed new ones! What is really ironic is that the single blade at the back is so much better than the overloaded front that I was reminded of why, years ago, I had taken the advice of my father and chosen the path of traditional blade holders. I bought this for a conference trip and kept is as a backup until its blades run out. After about a month I went back to my trusted Safety Razor. Paired with a traditional Badger Hair Shaving Brush and a good Shaving Soap there is simply no comparison in both sensation and result. Rating:  - The best razor I've ever owned by farI love this razor, and no, I don't own stock in or work for any shaver companies. It's a cross between the old stick razors and an electric -- and I can use it while I take a shower. I get the closest, most comfortable and nick-free shaves from this little guy. Even when I occasionally take a week off from shaving (vacations, etc.), I fire this puppy up, take my time, and soon have a great close shave just as if I'd been doing it all along -- without the whisker tugging, bloody cuts, and uneven finish like the old days. Yes, the blades are expensive, but they last me a long time. I also like that I hardly ever have to replace the battery, and I like the little backside trimmer for my ever-growing nose and ear hair. Great product! Rating:  - When Greed Meets Engineering Gone Mad!For the longest time and for as long as I can remember I have been using Gillette razors. Recently, I have been forced by them to move to Schick. Not happy with being a virtual monopoly when it comes to men's shavers Gilette decides to over-engineer and to greedily get more profits by going so overboard that they have successfully made me give up on them after decades of being a loyal consumer. As other reviewers have alluded to I actually got cut a couple of times which has never happened before! I've come to realise that the battery operated vibrator is a gimmick that does nothing at all to get a closer shave except to cause more batteries to be consumed and to fill up our landfills. Thankfully, I've been using rechargables for years and hence haven't had to buy batteries for years. For people like me with sharper facial features, this 5-bladed "wonder" has such a large amount of rubber that it makes the overall blade area too high/thick (the breadth or height i.e. the vertical edge of the blade) to cover my chin area below my cheeks close enough without cutting my face. Quite clearly the economic concept of diminishing marginal returns doesn't dawn on them when clearly there is a limit to the number of blades before you actually start spoiling the product! For me it seems any "improvement" from going to 5 from 4 blades is so negligible to be non-existent in addition to giving me multiple cuts as the blades now do not contact my face as closely as before when I go from my cheek to my neck area. Unlike Schick where all their blades fit on all their holders greedy Gillette makes us "upgrade" to various blades by having to buy ever new blade holders. Not content with profits from the blades alone, they have to insist on us buying the new holders to increase their revenues. Sick with the blatant exploitation of consumers, I have tried for the first time I can remember the Schick Quattro and I am happy now to get a close shave without cuts for a lower price knowing that any future blade enhancements will still fit my blade holder. Thanks Gillette for pushing me to your competitors; I didn't know what I was missing until now. Definitely NOT recommended! Rating: - Power CorruptsI received this product as a gift, and I must say that I'm glad I didn't spend money on it myself. The vibration doesn't do one bit of good to make your face smoother. They strapped a battery on a four blade razor as a marketing gimmick. Not a bad razor if it's free, but not worth any extra money paid for the "power." !!Attention Gillette!! You can call your next razor Fusion Power Ultra Magnum Viral BOOM Stick and put an mp3 player on it, but that won't necessarily amount to satisfied customers. Rating: - junkif you need a vibrator for cheap that doubles as a razor this is still a junk product. Just finished shaving with it, I had to go over my entire face with a another razor that was getting on the dull side. Basically it caught hair more then it actually cut anything. The blades are placed so tight together and at such a acute angle that it never reaches the base of the follicle. This left me with a five'o'clock shadow in patches. I ran my fingers over the blades to see if they were dull, and surprisingly they slide right over them. Over all substandard quality. I'll be sticking with my plain old three blade Schick. I'm just glad I had one left over to clean up after the Gillette. 
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