Review (3/5): Overpriced and of diminished manufacturing quality than before.
A bit overpriced for the fact that I'm actually using 2 razors to shave ALL of the hair off my face and head. That's not really the point of buying a razor, and unfortunately the varying quality of electric shavers ensures that you'll be experimenting forever. That really sucks, I say. Here, I'm cutting hair with the new razor, it is not cutting short enough, so I'm cleaning it all up with the previous razor I had. It does cut hair, but the additional pieces are useless in this case as I'm referring to cutting hair without any pieces attached. So, what do we have here? A 10 piece haircut set by Wahl, a company that is generally reputed for its haircutting kits. The set is only partially effective, and requires additional shaves to complete. So, A) you wouldn't see it used in a barber shop, B) effectiveness is cut in half by quality. I hate doing this, because I have bought Wahl in the past, but this particular razor is of diminished quality than what had been manufactured before. I bought this razor because the original razor I had was not cutting short enough anymore, but now that razor is effectively being used to do the job of the new razor, which does not cut hair short enough. Pretty par for the course regarding products I've bought in this decade. Not sure what the hell is going on out there, but this decade has seen a stark downturn in the amount of flawed products on the general market. I pine for the 90s and 00s, when I had no problem buying something that worked well (the 80s were defined by places like Radio Shack and therefore on par with what is occurring today.) Back in the early 90s, I had a razor that lasted several years; All cuts were low enough, and all use was consistent. Can't say it's like that today, anywhere you turn, regarding ANY products (the last CD I bought was a manufacturing horror story that I never could have ever foreseen in, say, 1991, and the CD I bought before that exploded in my player and broke into over 500 pieces.) However, I still have CDs that I bought from the grunge/Pearl Jam/Nirvana era that are still in perfect condition and still going strong. What gives?