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Tarfumes.com - Remington MS-5500 PowerClean Titanium Foil Cleaning System Rechargeable/Corded
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List Price: $109.99
Our Price: $49.88
Your Save: $ 60.11 ( 55% )
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Remington
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Binding: Health and Beauty
Brand: Remington
Color: Chrome
EAN: 0074590809015
Feature: Rechargeable and corded - 60 minute run time without cord
Label: Remington
Manufacturer: Remington
Model: MS-5500
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Remington
Release Date: 2005-05-11
Studio: Remington
Variation Description: Chrome
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Features
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Rechargeable and corded - 60 minute run time without cord
Easy grip surface
Charging indicator light
Includes travel pouch and cleaning brush
Safe for worldwide voltage
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Very fast delivery
Comment: After a few weeks of using and enjoying the Remington MS-5200 Titanium 700,I do recommend it.
I ordered one Wednesday and next Tuesday I received the parcel at home in Barcelona Spain.
Thanks Amazon.
Customer Rating:
Summary: First shaver inefective, replacement exceptional
Comment: Shaver arrives in good timing. Discovered the battery would not keep a charge. Contacted manufacter, they exchanged for brand new one, works great! I love it!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great shaver that leaked after 8 months of usage
Comment: This is my very first electric shaver, it does the job very well. I opt for an electric shaver due to bumps when regular razors are used.
However, today, the base system started to leak. I wasted two refills trying to find out what was causing the leak. I thought I failed to properly seal/close the base. Until I read this review. It seems like this is a known problem. I sent an email to Remington to request for a replacement. I hope I get the replacement within a week :D
EDIT:
I thought Remington was only going to send a cleaning base. To my surprise, new complete system arrived 5-days after I send them an email.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sorry, not impressed!
Comment: Ok, this was only me second razor, so you might want to say "You know nothing yet boy!"
Ya, I would understand that, but it's only my second because I have been using my first for almost a !DECADE! (27 now) and my first razor IS a Remington R 845. And the battery still lasts for over a week. So I said, DAMN I am gonna get another one of those.
I had seen a lot of adds for the self cleaning foil shavers and said, what the hell, $100 for half that time, nooo problem.
Well, first, this thing vibrates like a mother! My hand is numb after using it. And to top it off, sure, it does cut a bit closer, well, if you can call it cutting. I call it YANKING it out.
After three months of trying to get used to it, I gave up and have gone back to my R 845 (now super glued in multiple places) and am looking for another razor.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not good for the long term
Comment: I chose this razor due to its self cleaning feature and guarantee to cut very close. Reviews prior to the purchase were excellent and it received high marks. Styling was attractive (compact and light - albeit flimsy compared to other brands in my opinion). It had plastic chrome with a rubber feel wrap/trim. To disassemble the foil from the unit to expose the blades was easy but putting it back took a bit more time to do correctly.
The unit could be charged in a docking station or through a plug.
It comes with a case, foil cover and brush. The power indicator was good although I really never depended upon it on a frequent basis (it was always being charged except for one 7 day trip). I have to say that the battery life was good (lasting 7 days without a charge). When the energy runs low, it doesn't have enough juice like the Panasonic Linear that it replaced. Operation is simple and the buttons are responsive.
The trimmer is quite effective and one of the only features to stand the test of time.
This was not a wet/dry shaver to my dismay (despite the 'wet cleaning solution'). You also had to be careful not to tip the base over or you would spill the solution on the vanity (not safe). I was shocked at how loud the 'cleaning process' was and how long it took (it must take 5-10 minutes which is excessive - and ineffective). It also tended to drop beard clippings all over the place (sink, vanity and floor) - messy...messy thing!
The case is big - a bit too big and the compartments are too confusing to see what goes where (the plug on one side and the shaver in the other?). It is a bit bulky for a 'travel' shaver, too.
THE HONEYMOON:
When I first used this shaver, I was impressed with how well and how close of a shave I received. It was truly as close as a real blade. It was one of the noisiest shavers I have ever used.
THE BATTLES:
After a month, I noticed it was not cutting as close but I put up with it.
However, despite the refilling of cleaning solutions and daily 'cleaning', I found that it was not cutting very close, at all, towards the 8-9 months of use. I never bothered to replace the blades since I had used Norelco's (2), 1 Braun and Panasonics (2 Linear) with no problems like this. Was this a function of rapidly deteriorating blades or an ineffective cleaning system?
Given the price, I would have expected this to be a wet/dry shaver which limited its versatility (it was replacing a 2nd generation Panasonic Linear). This was my 5th electric razor since I started shaving - and sadly one of the worst.
The 'cleaning system' consists of a small filter and volatile/oily cleaning solution that needs to be replaced monthly. Cleaning this unit is quite messy and I found that the blades still had lots of stubble despite cycling through a cleaning cycle. I find this to be the least effective methods of cleaning (nice concept and in theory). I hope this 'fad of self contained cleaning solutions' fades away.
IN THE END:
I even resorted to 2 months of using a disposable razor because of it. However, after two months of using a disposable, I bought a Panasonic Arc Shaver, exclusively from Sharper Image (look in the near future for a review on this model).
SUMMARY:
As for now, this shaver gets 2 thumbs up (out of 5 thumbs). I do not recommend this unit, at all. It is a poor value (for cost and maintenance) and a product of poor engineering. The thing that really sold me at the beginning (in addition to such poorly earned stellar reviews) was the name (to which it did not live up to - Titanium). It should have been named iron (to parallel rust) or silver (to parallel the tarnishing).
I do not recommend a 'self cleaning unit' that uses solution like this (especially, if you have pets or small children or careless cleaning ladies) from ANY manufacturer. The effectiveness of a close shave was short-lived.
NOT RECOMMENDED.
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