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Yep, I've had two electric razors in my adult life (now in my late 40's) and they do the job well enough for me. Need periodically washed out and regularly charged, but apart from that they're maintenance free.

Both Philips, only got rid of the first one as it got broken by being knocked off a high shelf.

The idea of shaving being expensive, just seems ... odd.

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Same for me; I've used Philips/Norelco rotary shavers for almost[1] all of my 45+ shaving years. As the battery technology has gotten better (NiCd: awful!; NiMh: decent; Li-Ion: wow!), the shavers last longer and longer; I bought a dup of my current shaver on sale for $20 as a backup maybe 5 years ago, but it's still unopened.

So the idea that "shaving is getting expensive" strikes me as silly; I'm sure you could spend thousands if you wanted to, but that's a choice.

[1] I tried a Braun "wet or dry" shaver, but one drop in the shower was the end of that "upscale purchase".

Got a Moser 1400 years ago for like 30€ or so, it just works. For a plain presentable 1mm trim in 2 minutes every few days, it's more than enough.

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