Philips Norelco HQ9 SpeedXL Replacement Heads
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Product Reviews of Philips Norelco HQ9 SpeedXL Replacement Heads
Product Review: A Good Shave
Summary: 4 Stars
I have been using this line of shavers for a lot of years. but recently bought a Panasonic brand for a change. Wow what a difference with the Panasonic I would have to scrape away for a long time and still end up with a stubble. So New heads where in order for my old Phillips. I have a happy face again and can once again snuggle my wife without getting the door slammed in my face.Product Review: A New Face!
Summary: 4 Stars
The difference of having new blades and the previous set is like getting a new face; go for it!Product Review: A close shave again.
Summary: 5 Stars
Amazon made it easy to find replacement heads for my 3 hear old shaver, which are no longer carried at the store where I bought the shaver!Product Review: A good recharge
Summary: 4 Stars
These replacement heads provide a good recharge for the cutting power of the shaving system. Old blade cause a lot of pulling of hair, and these replacements take care of that problem.Product Review: A good shave regained...however, one concern
Summary: 5 Stars
This product contains three replacement heads for the Norelco 9160XL electric razor. After 1 1/2 years of continuous daily usage the original cutting heads were no longer giving a good shave. I decided to replace the original blades with this set.
The good:
1.)Easy to following instruction for replacement on the package, and the actual replacement process was incredibly simple and easy to do.
2.)The new blades functioned perfectly; because the decline in performance of the original blades was so gradual, it was difficult to believe how much of an improvement these replacement blades provided.
The not so good:
Only one complaint; the packaging. The replacement blade were embodied in a package that made it extremely difficult to actually get at the blades. There were a series of 6 grommet eyelets surrounding the entire package making it very secure. I literally had to force scissors between the layers of cardboard to get around the grommets to eventually get to the blades inside. In a word...frustrating. Plus, a slight slip and a bad cut may have occurred (I think everyone has experienced trying to open one of these newer hard-plastic wrapped items and knows just how difficult it can really be to get at the product inside).
Conclusion:
An excellent set of replacement blades. (I just hope they'll last longer than the 3 months it took for the original blades to start to lose their sharpness). Time will tell; but up to now, so far so good.
However, getting the blades out of this package could be considered a potential hazard.
5 Stars for the product itself, with 1 or 2 Stars off for the needless obstructive packaging.
Addendum Feb 24/08:
Interesting to note that they've changed the packaging on this product (since my original review) making it appear that it's less hazardous to access. However, as I haven't purchase this specific product package, I can't comment on the ease of access (or safety) of the new packaging.
R.Nicholson