No electric shaver for Just Carol's kid

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter, "Steve" wrote:
> > > > Carol wrote:
> > > >   I need advice from veryyoung men or parents of 
> > > > teenage boys.  What's the best (inexpensive) 
> > > > electric razor for a teenage boy who's never shaved
> > > >  before? ...
> 
> bboyminn:
[snip]
> I've tried Electrics, mostly Norelco, which are fine if
> you like that kind of thing, but I always found that
> they irritated my skin far more than a blade razor. If
> fact after using an electric, it's like my skin is rubbed
> raw. 
[snip]
> Admittedly, it's not a very fancy gift to give a kid a 
> pack of disposable razors and some shaving gel. I have
> used a older version of the vibrating blade razor and I
> thought it worked very well, but the old version I had
> was very bulky. You might consider one of those.
> 
> I have a friend who has a Wet_and_Dry Electic Shaver and
> he really likes it because it allows him to shave in the
> shower and to use shaving cream. I don't know the brand
> name though, sorry. But it might be a nice choice.
[snip]
> Still...personally I have always been and will always be
> a 'blade' man.
> 
> 
> Just passing it along.
> 
> Steve/bboyminn

Christian:

I believe Braun has a wet-and-dry model, though I've never used on 
myself.  I used only electric razors until I was about 28 or so (both 
rotary head models like Philips and foil-based razors like Braun or 
Panasonic), when the electric razor I used at the time simply failed 
- it just stopped.  I needed a shave, but couldn't afford a new 
electric at the time, so got some Gilette start-kit out of the 
grocery store and gave it a try.  The difference was very marked - 
after trying blades for the first time (having *never* before tried 
that way of shaving, or been taught about it/shown it) I was fully 
converted.  I found that my skin was *much* less sore and irritated, 
and the shave was a lot smoother, than when using an electric razor.  
In fact, after shaving with a balde, it takes typically about 24-36 
hours before I reach the state of stubble that I'd be in when freshly 
shaven with an electric razor.  I generally find cuts are very 
infrequent.

Based on the promotion I've seen of it, Gilette's new vibrating 
bladecartridges appears to be little or no more bulky than a regular 
Mach 3 cartridge.  It seems some of the models in the vibrating 
series also have a single blade on one edge of the cartridge to use 
for shaving just under the nose and in other tricky spots, also.  
These are not sold in shops where I currently live, so I have no 
experience with them.

Best regards
Christian Stubø