Review (3/5): Worked well until it didn’t
Update: It no longer starts at all. Lasting less than five months is ridiculous. Lowered to two stars.
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Got this about six months ago and for the first five it worked fairly well. I had to clean it very regularly, pretty much after every shave, and sometimes before I finished if I had skipped a couple of days. I don’t have experience with this style of razor, so I chalked it up to the design and not a flaw in the unit.
But one day last month I tried turning it on and nothing happened, other than the LCD battery readout displaying garbage. I thought maybe it was lower in charge than I thought so I charged it and it worked find for a couple more weeks. But now, nearly every time I try to start it, I have to tap hard on the side to get the motor to start up, and the LCD never gives a real readout. When I charge it I have no idea whether it’s working or not. I wonder if it’s a water issue, even though the unit says it’s a wet shaver.
I’ve probably charged it less than twenty times total, so I’m disappointed it’s not working correctly already. I will likely keep trying to make it work until it completely breaks then get one from a different manufacturer. I like the form factor, but this one has not been reliable enough.