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Shaving for the Holidays 2011

Dare I say it again after so many years?

Yes, I dare.

A new electric shaver would be a great gift for him or her for the holidays.

...yeah, yeah.

Well, what do you expect? I am the webmaster of a site the deals almost exclusively with electric shavers and shaving. So how about this? Instead of the sales pitch for the hottest-latest-and-greatest beard-whacker on the market today, I will instead mention a few things that you may not have thought of, yet still make a fantabulous gift nonetheless.

So if you have finished your wholesome lunch and milk, I submit to you, this:

 

What the heck is that, you ask? Why that, my friends is a Norelco QT4070 Vacuum Beard Trimmer with Stubble Feature.

Why would you want it? Because, if you have a beard (or goatee, soul patch, handlebar moustache, etc...) then you will need to trim it before you trip over it. When you trim it, your nasty little hairs shoot all over the bathroom sink area--and we all know just how much your wife/girlfriend/mother/"roommate" loves cleaning that up after you. Well with this little number, that's not an issue as the vacuum suction gathers your little trimmings and tucks them away for later disposal. The fact that it also offers the "stubble feature" offers the added bonus of telling your significant other--"No, hun. I didn't forget to shave. This is the look now. See, my shaver has a "stubble feature". And you laugh as she walks away thinking you have gone from "slob" to "stylish". What fun!

Does the stubble feature actually work? Hell if I know. Where are we, 1985?

Moving right along...

"Hey, I have one of those! You throw them underwater in your pool and it goes like hell to the other side."

No. This is in fact a Remington "Just for Men" All-in-1 Groomer. While I do not necessarily agree with the "just for men" part, I must admit I like this stupid thing. One side is a tiny little shaver and a tiny little trimmer for shaving tiny little areas (or for taking enormous amounts of time to shave big areas) and the other end is a snot reamer and earwax spinner.

In essence, its a machine to take hair out of nooks, crannies, and other related tiny orifices. I'll just let you insert the obvious, tasteless possibilities here. And YES, this IS a great gift for Hanukkah/Christmas/Kwanzaa because there is no better hint to your recipient that things have gotten out of control. They will get the message when they turn away, insulted, and their ear hair knocks your hat off. Trust me, they will thank you in the end.

And finally, if you look out the left side of the aircraft, you will see...

 A Travel Holiday Gift Set.

Okay, with a hemorrhoid inducing, straining attempt to be serious, this Menscience stuff is really good stuff. I was extremely skeptical because I am not a "manscaper" to any extreme, nor do I fit in the same subway car as "metro-sexual", but if I had to use a daily-face-this, or a advanced-formula-that, these are the ones I would use. Even if you have NEVER used any type of man-ish cleansing, repairing or improving product on your face/body, these are definitely worth a try just once. You may be really surprised.

The fact that the kit also comes with a trimmer ( for anywhere on the body) and a Braun pocket shaver, makes it extra-neato.

So as you depart our little ride through alternative gift possibilities at Shavers.com, please remember to gather all your personal belongings and grasp your children firmly by the hair. Remember too that the bigger-ticket items are also available, in-stock and with free shipping, as usual.

Happy and Healthy Holidays from all of us at Shavers.com. Well, actually, just from me. 

Movin on up...

Sorry for the mysterious disappearance of the Shavers.com blog for a few days there, folks. We have revamped our website and the technology available to us and in the process the blog sort of got "lost".

BUT... we're back on track now and all is well. i'll be transferring all the past articles from the old site to the new one asap so keep looking, keep reading, and keep shaving (sorry, that was stupid--even for me).

More to come.

Bogie,

Your Shavers.com Webmaster.

 

Menscience!!!

Announcing the Grand Opening of Men Science products being offered at Shavers.com MEN SCIENCE - the Best Mens Skincare Products we have found on the market today. Men!!!! In an effort to bring the best skin care products to our valued customers, we had put together a team of volunteers of different skin types to try out various skincare products on the market today. After a 4 week, extensive trial, we have found Men Science skin care products to take the Gold in achieving the performance results we were hoping for. Although the cost of these products may be a little on the high side, the results found in our study show that MenScience is definitely worth the extra bucks. Whether you have normal to dry skin, sensitive skin or problem skin, Men Science seems to have found a way to help us all with their careful selection of natural ingredients. If you’d like, give us a call and we can help you choose the products that may work best for you or you can choose them on your own. Whichever your choice, choose them!! You won’t be sorry.

New: Braun Silk- épil 7 epilator - Braun

New Braun Silk-épil 7 epilators 02/2010 Experience the latest new-generation epilator from Braun that removes even the shortest hair the size of a grain of sand* for ultimate, long-lasting smoothness. The new Silk-épil 7 has been designed to make the removal of unwanted hair as efficient, ultra gentle and easy as possible. Its innovative close-grip technology ensures extra close skin contact for ultimate short hair removal and up to 4 weeks of stubble-free legs. The cordless models can be used safely and comfortably in the shower or bath. That brings major benefits compared to dry epilation: a marked reduction in discomfort, improved skin sensation and an especially gentle epilation.** *0.5mm **Study by Dr. med. Petra Staubach, University Skin Clinic, Mainz See videos and more information from Braun about the series 7 Silk Epil:  New: Braun Silk-épil 7 epilator - Braun. Or to purchase these epilators, visit Shavers.com

Father ' s Day and A Shavers.com Account

Poppa-Day is on the way and as usual, Shavers.com is ready to supply Dads with smooth faces, trim beards, forest-free ears and noses, and not to mention satisfy the "what-the-hell-do-I-get-him-this-year?" problem. But before I start making some recommendations for you to ignore, let me first offer a reminder that when placing your order on Shavers.com, there are MASSIVE benefits to setting up an account during checkout. Yes, yes, we do also allow you to check out without an account, but if I may expound upon the reasons I highly recommend utilizing our very simple account system, ESPECIALLY when it comes to Father's Day.

1. Accounts at Shavers.com are completely safe. We never retain financial information like credit card numbers or debit cards.
2. Just because you have a Shavers.com account, it does not mean you will be placed on any mailing lists or that your information is ever shared for marketing purposes.
3. Accounts give you easy access to order information and tracking.
4. And the most beneficial (especially for year to year Father's Day presents) is the fact that you can reorder products previously ordered with the click of a button. If you get Dad a shaver, you can easily find all related products to that shaver, giving him a guaranteed gift that he can use, year after year!

That being said, we have a whole page of great gift ideas for Dad at Shavers.com, and here are a few recommendations: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="132" caption="Braun Series 7 790CC-4 Pulsonic Shaver System"][/caption] The Top-Of-The-Line Braun shaver is still reigning supreme on the market these days, with the Series 7 760 and Series 7 720s running a close second and third. So far none of the other manufacturers have been able to really keep strides with the Braun Series 7 system, but the Brauns are definitely on the pricier side of the scale. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="84" caption="Philips norelco sensotouch combines 2d gyroflex and skinglide."][/caption] Norelco has had a couple of misses in the last 2-3 years, but many of our Norelco users have found success in the 2D Sensotouch. The "gyroflexing" head follows the contours of even the most hardened and chiseled faces. Many of our head-shaving Dad's also find the wide surface area of the headframe and blade configuration to be beneficial in getting the head smooth, quickly. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="59" caption="Norelco QT4070 Vacuum Beard Trimmer with Stubble Feature"][/caption] So does Dad think he's hot stuff? Maybe he's going for that "stubble look", you know--lazy and unshaven. Well this little beauty from Norelco will give him the best Don Johnson he can hope to have. Otherwise, it happens to be a very decent beard trimmer and the handy vacuum feature keeps most of the hairs out of the sink. And we all know that Dad never cleans up the sink! Hahahahaha! (Any Dad's who do clean up the sink should take no offense). [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="71" caption="Remington Just for Men All-in-1 Groomer"][/caption] Well, so maybe Dad is all set with a shaver? Getting along just fine with a blade, perhaps? Given up shaving altogether and going for the mountain-man look? That's just fine and dandy because we'll just bet that the crop of ear and nose hair he's got going there is as thick as the jungles of 'Nam. The solution? The Remington Just-For-Me (not true) all in one groomer. With a tiny little shaver head on one side to catch the stubble around the ears, nose, lips, neck and nether-regions (always easy to miss with a blade or full-size shaver) and a little wood-router on the other end to eat up all that classy nose and ear hair, what man (or woman) could do without this little number? God, I love my job. So there ya have it, folks, another Father's day ready to be added to the history books. It will be here before you know it so don't say we didn't warn you. Oh yeah, and don't forget to get him some skin accessories too like the example shown below. We love Dads at Shavers.com.

Pre-Shave Powder Stick Derma Bloc - Unscented

The Great Shaver Conspiracy

We all like reading product reviews, right? Think that sites with lots and lots of reviews are the bee's knees? And, of course, they're all truthful, helpful and truly objective in consideration for everyone who reads them, right? Well, below is a phone transcript of an actual call to Shavers.com customer service: Shavers.com: "Good afternoon, Shavers.com sales and service." Caller: "You're a bunch of liars and you sold me second-hand foils and cutters." Shavers.com: "Excuse me, sir?" Caller: "You told me that the 51S Foil and Cutter set for my Braun series five, five-fifty was an original from Braun, but it's not. It doesn't have the little blue bar on it." Shavers.com: "Sir, I think you are mistaken. The 51S sets have not been changed by Braun at all. There was a rumor going around on some websites that the series SEVEN foils were being sold from an aftermarket seller, but that was only a rumor. Braun changed their style of the series 7 foils a little, but there is no difference at all with your series 5 shaver parts." Caller: "Well, I think you are just trying to save your sale." Shavers.com: "If you like, I can give your the customer service number for Braun and you can hear it directly from them." Caller: "I already called them and they told me the same thing." Shavers.com: "So, I am not sure where the problem is?" Caller: "Because I read on the internet that this was all a scam of some kind." Shavers.com: "Sir, we have been in the shaver business since 1957 and have been dealing with Braun since they first started selling in the United States. You are choosing to believe something you read on the internet, from a stranger, perpetuating a rumor about a shaver that has not been changed, over the manufacturer and a reseller of fifty-three years?" Caller: "Well...I think you should send me a coupon for my trouble." Apparently the customer was then summarily executed by local townsfolk at that point, as the phone was slowly hung up to screams in the background. My point here, ladies and gentlemen is to offer a gentle reminder that the point of product-specific, social commentary is NOT to rally the troops or fuel a fire. Take every review you read and put it into your own perspective and realize that you are reading the highly subjective perspective of another. Even the product reviews on Shavers.com are slanted one way or another and that's just fine, but the recommendations you receive should be from qualified professionals who know the products they sell. Yes, I am referring to us at Shavers.com. Moving right along... we absolutely welcome and encourage product reviews so long as they are personal, non-inflammatory, non-accusational, and legitimately represent their experiences with the product. It seems that in some cases these rules have been "overlooked" and it is ultimately the responsibility of the management and webmasters of a site to police the reviews that they get to make sure they are helpful and appropriate. Hopefully this non-shaver-specific blog post did not in any way waste your time learning about shavers and shaving. I suppose you want a coupon for your trouble.

Shavers.com Now Ships To Canada

Shavers.com is now shipping on a limited basis to Canada. We can ship all foils and cutters as well as most accessories to all Canadian provinces via USPS as long as the package weight remains within one pound. (VERY rarely do orders for such items exceed one pound) We cannot ship liquids (cleaning solutions, spray cleaners or lubricants) or electric shavers due to weight restrictions for USPS First Class Mail. Shipping these heavy items would require shipments via UPS and exceedingly expensive customs and brokerage fees. We are working on providing an inexpensive solution to this, but in the meantime at least we can ship parts to our Canadian customers. All Canadian orders otherwise have the same FREE SHIPPING benefits as do our American customers, only there are no expedited shipping options available at this time.

FREE SHIPPING On Shavers.com

Shavers.com has undergone a little policy change when it comes to shipping and handling. FREE. No coupons or minimum orders necessary. Free shipping across the board. Premium services like UPS 3-day, 2nd day and Next day are still also available, but 3-day is offered at a discounted rate ($15.00) and 2nd and Next day are offered at regular shipping rates. So there.

Braun " Series 7 " , " Pulsonic " , " -4 " , " CC " , " Optiflex " , etc, etc, etc...

Confusion reigns supreme and rains down upon the users and sellers of the "latest" and "greatest" of the Braun shavers, but as usual the muddy waters of uncertainty and, strangely enough, rumor seem to be taking hold of this product on the internet. The confusion, my fine readers is now with the brand new Braun "OptiFoil" they have put out for both existing shavers and the new shavers. Here's the deal--and this comes straight from BRAUN and not some 3rd party website. The new OptiFoil does NOT have the blue center strip any longer. The center cutter is now silver like the rest of the foil. (see picture below) There are no after-markets, copies, pseudo-foils, or any other kind of deceptive parts being sold for this shaver. If your foil has the blue color on the center clipper then it is the older-style, non-OptiFoil part (not that we are sure what optifoil means in any way). And YES, we know that the packaging does not say OptiFoil. The answer to that comment was...no answer at all, which to this webmaster's mind means "oops". Trust us. We have been dealing with Braun since the days when they were called "Eltron". We know what we are talking about.

Not Your Dad ' s Shaver...

A little bit on the "heavy" side of my usual blog posts, I'll refrain from poking fun or making snarky comments on a subject that, unfortunately, will affect most of us at one time or another. We have been getting a lot of calls at Shavers.com lately regarding a loved one being relocated to a hospital, nursing home, or other type of elder-care facility and how something as basic as shaving has become a problem. Whereas todays shavers virtually explode with gimmicks, bells and whistles--our elderly (and occasionally non-elderly) relatives are used to the good ol' machines of yesteryear and don't want to hear about cleaning cartridges, charging stands, 7200rpm oscillations or movies with sound (sorry-had to do it). They still want to use their old plug-in face grinder that hasn't had a foil change in about twenty years and sounds like a lawnmower on a gravel driveway. But there's a problem in that many times they no longer posses the dexterity to manipulate the old shavers and change the heads on them. Nor will some facilities allow them to use their plug-in devices bedside. So, in the interest of helping our well-seasoned loved-ones, here is a short list of what we have generally been recommending and the reasons why. Most likely one of these options will fit the bill: Braun Series 3-330: Inexpensive, rechargeable, easy to use, washable with warm water and the color scheme has a nice contrast on the controls to help discern what-is-what on the body of the machine in case there are sight issues to contend with. Norelco 6940LC: Also inexpensive, rechargeable, easy to use (maybe the easiest to use considering the 1-button operation and no display). Norelco shavers also have less of a chance of getting a hole in the foil and scratching the face. Remington MS280: Inexpensive, rechargeable, very highly rated by Consumers Reports, and with the largest surface area for getting the job done. This is also the model we recommend to those who will actually be shaving someone for them. These three units, while not necessarily what they might be used to, fits most needs very well and will usually do a fine job. Don't forget that the same break-in period applies and they should really be encouraged to not pass judgement on the shaver for at least two weeks of shaving. Any questions, feel free to post them here or contact Shavers.com.