I've a deep-rooted objection to paying a lot for something that is basically the same across the range. A shaver or hair trimmer should just work and not cause any problems. Added to this is my attitude that such routines are a waste of time and effort (apart from just feeling/looking better) because within a v. short time it's back to square one.
My skin reacts to so much that I have to dry shave. Never had any problems with my Philishave though. Interested about the hair lifting. Perhaps that is why with the latest one I can get away with being too lazy to shave occasionally without it taking forever to finally shave and suffering from loads of ingrowing hairs. Horses for courses etc.
One swallow doesn't a summer make. And how did you compare its performance to others? I'd expect anything like this to work. But that doesn't mean it was the 'best buy'.
I've found with electric razors it depends on the individual which type works best. Not all hair and skin is the same.
The sample of one showed their claims about terrible cooking performance were simply unfounded.
I've used numerous microwaves. Which really slated the carousel for its cooking performance, but IME they were simply wrong. There have been models with the problem which claimed, but not any of the carousels.
NT
PeterC :
I recommend a beard.
My parents have subscribed pretty much since it started. I would say 30+ years ago, it was good. I also enjoyed reading the pair of legal cases on the back cover (which I don't recall seeing more recently).
However, nowadays, on the rare occations I pick it up and have a read relating to some topic I actually know about, I find it very poor - often missing out the issues that really matter. I can't tell if this is because over the years I have become more expert on various issues or if the quality of it has dropped - probably a bit of both. However, I wouldn't pay for it, and I rarely find it worth reading even though I have free access to my parents' copies.
Agreeing with most of the opinions expressed elsewhere on this thread.
I use it to gte an idea of what's available on the market, what to look for, then go and do my own research and decisions.
I'm getting a little bit peeved with the way they churn articles. You don't need articles on washing machines twice a year...
OTOH, which-local.co.uk _is_ useful: I have had good experiences with using the information (and in fact only yesterday was paying a telephone engineer that I found via Which Local to do some rewiring who could not have been more helpful).
Allan
My hair and skin certainly aren't.
Problem with Which Local is that there is no facility to do anything but recommend someone. Which will not allow negative reviews. So someone can get their mate to highly recommend them and nobody can say they were completely useless. This has been aired in Which forums but they are scared of being sued and don't see a problem.
I think Which have now completely lost the plot. Glossy magazine with heaps of pictures and wasted paper. Very short on real detail. If your priorities are different from theirs it is very difficult to usefully use the reviews.
Tried that - a bit irregular with noticeable gaps. Nice in the Winter on a motorbike though.
I dismantle and clean once a week; lubracate every month (as per the manual). I recently bought a set of cutter sharpeners (forget where I saw them mentioned, might have been here). Tried them out a couple of says ago and there is a very noticeable difference. About 13 quid I think, including postage.
Thanks for all the replies folks - much appreciated.
Well it looks like Which is perhaps not quite as good as I thought :-( Will go on thinking about it and *perhaps* go for the 1 month trial for £1 and see what I think.
Thanks again.
I look the occasional things up I need in the local library. Cheating, I know, but...
Andy Happy Philishave user. (Wife doesn't like beards!)
Or grow a beard. Mind you I do have a Philishave beard trimmer.
FWIW my last shaver was a Braun but that was last used so long ago I can't remember how good it was.
That would be the best way and make up your own mind. For some reason Which produces irrational reactions from some. Far more so than other mags which review stuff. Of course it's not perfect, but I've yet to buy anything they've recommended and been disappointed with it.
I no longer subscribe due to the cost. And not needing to buy new consumer goods that often these days.
In message , "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote
The overall view in this thread seems to suggest that Which? lost its way many years ago.
They used to have major problems identifying "identical" goods from the same factory but with different badges/branding. These days I suspect that that may have even more of a problem where some items may have a dozen or more badges depending on which outlet is selling the equipment.
At one time the reviews by Which? may have been one of the few sources of independent information but these days you can probably find a better spread of real customer reviews from well known web sites.
I'd agree with that. However, the explanation is they need additional income to that from subscription.
There's certainly one instance of this quoted frequently in the newsgroups whenever Which comes up. ;-)
I'm rather suspicious of seller's websites with reviews, since these reviews are always anonymous. Just check out any site selling snake oil to see what I mean.
I stopped reading Which? when they reported that the Mini Metro (shows how long ago this was) had a "weak gearbox" because they engaged first at maximum revs without using the clutch. Unsurpisingly, it broke. My thought at the time and until this day was that they were utter phags.
Are you sure it was without using the clutch? Why would anyone try this? Even the strongest box ever made would refuse to engage the gear if attempting the same thing. Changing up is different.
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