Braun Series 5 590CC (8995) Men's Shaver
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Customer Reviews of Braun Series 5 590CC (8995) Men's Shaver
Customer Review: Braun 8995 Shaver
Summary: 3 Stars
This shaver does not shave anywhere as close as an old Braun I had. All the fancy cleaning bells and whistles do not make up for a good close shave. It is not worth the money.Customer Review: Braun's the Best I've Had !
Summary: 5 Stars
My wife bought me Braun 8995 shaver for father's day (although I hinted I wanted one). Some consumer ratings said it was the best and I totally agree. This electric razor has given me the best shave I've ever had, and I've been shaving for over 50 years, always with an electric razor. Now, as age has taken my hair, I shave my complete head every day. This razor shaves much closer than any of the other rotary and non-rotary razors I have purchased over the years. Another impressive feature is the cleaning cycle you can choose. I usually am prompted to do a normal cleaning every day but only do a cleaning cycle every other day. For an easy, close shave with no messy cleanup, I highly recommend the Braun 8995 360 Complete!Customer Review: Best electric shave I've had
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had many electric shavers, and this is by far the overall best. I sometimes go without shaving over the weekend, and other shavers had great trouble with several days growth of my beard. This Braun combines a different cutter in the middle that is able to take care of the longer growth, so no need to extend a the trimmer for missed beard growth on Mondays. Cleaning process appears to be more effective than other self-cleaning shaver kits, plus the cleaner doesn't give me a rash like the supposedly hypoallergenic solution of one of my previous electric shavers. Running time is great, but the trade-off is a slightly larger shaver than I'm used to. For me, it's a good trade-off though, as the shaver is easy to hold. I will say it's not the closest electric shave I've had, but it's close too it. It's expensive for an electric shaver, but for me, it was a great buy. Customer Review: very weak foil on Braun 8000-series shavers
Summary: 1 Stars
This is a followup to a review I previously posted about this product. It has become obvious that the foil on Braun 8000-series shavers is defective by design and/or manufacture because the foil goes bad WAY too often. I have used Braun 6000 and 7000 series shavers, and never had the bad experience I've had with the 8000-series shaver. I treat all my shavers carefully; nothing but my face, or tissue, touches the head. Here is my experience:
Oct 14 purchase a new Braun 8975
Dec 15 hole appears in foil
Dec 21 replace foil+cutter (from Braun customer service)
Jun 02 hole appears in foil
Jun 03 replace foil+cutter
Jun 17 hole appears in foil after only 2 weeks!
Really, at $28-$40 for the 8000FC foil & cutter assembly (you can't buy the foil separately), this product has become way too expensive to maintain. I'm going to take a clue from CR, which rated the Remington Microscreen a best-buy in Jun 08, and try the Remington. Hopefully it won't nickel-and-dime me to death.
Customer Review: Not Worth It
Summary: 1 Stars
The Braun 8995 sure looks fancy and a few reviews led me to believe that I would recieve a super close shave. Although that is not the case at all. I would say it worked a little better when it was new. I have had it for 10 months and I can honestly say it does not give me any closer shave than my $40.00 Norelco. The blade is recommended for replacement at 18 months. So that should not be the problem. Looks can definetly be decieving. I would definetly not recommend this unit. Oh, and the cleaning unit does not improve the closeness of the shave. I am not impressed.