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February 8, 2006
Gillette Fusion - Product Review
So, I get all caught up on the whole Gillette Fusion thing and run down to the store and buy one. I'm a sucker for these kind of things for this reaaon - when I can get the latest technology in a category for ten or fifteen bucks - who can resist???
And I'm talking on the phone the whole time while I'm walking around WalMart shopping so I'm not really paying attention to what I'm doing but I figure since I'm going to give this thing a shake I might as well buy an extra set of blades with it and the Fusion-branded shaving gel and face balm stuff too.
So I get up to the till and here it's 48 bucks for all of it!!! What!!! By this point, I'm thinking this thing had better give me a glorious shave or I'm going to freak!!!
So, I let the growth go another day so I can give this thing a run for it's money.
Long and short:
- it looks really cool
- very close shave
- I find there's a little more resistance when shaving that the Mach 3 Power set up I was using - (overall the Mach 3 set seems to glide smoother and with less of that "tearing" sensation
- the little trimmer thing doesn't live up to the promise at all and it's only really necessary because the thing is so damn big now - you were okay trimming the top part of your lip with a smaller blade and didn't really even need an extra specialty blade for it - now you do just because of its sheer size
- the power button is better - it's not as liklely to get turn accidently on and off like the Mach 3
- I'm suspicious of the low-battery indicator - I suspect they're in bed with Duracell on it to make sure that the battery never goes anywhere near being low
Bottom line: marginal improvement in some respects and a step back in others. Net zero at best.
I'll go through the first blade and the replacement blades but don't be surprised if I go back to the Mach 3 Power when this is all done.
Posted by Derek Leverington at February 8, 2006 11:22 AM
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You allege that the people at Gillette are in bed with the nice people at Duracell. In fact both products are produced by the same corporation. They should have called it the Gillette Synergy.
Posted by: Paul at February 22, 2006 2:20 AM
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