Remington R-7130 Flex 360

I own an expensive (~$200) PHILIPS shaver that I bought 15 years ago and that stopped holding a charge just a few months later after I purchased it, but I kept using it anyway by charging it every time I… needed to shave. It takes about 30 minutes to shave with it though. The PHILIPS have refused to send me replacement parts, so 15 years years later, hoping the technology and quality has improved I purchased REMINGTON R7130 360 degree Pivot & Flex shaver for ~$70 which was the most expensive with all the necessary features that I needed. Within the first minute of shaving with Remington R7130 one of the the rolling heads fell off and I managed to step on it and injure my foot. Since I only used it for about 2 minutes I'm only going to post my experience with this brand new shaver. PROS: 1. While it's new it shaves fast. 2. The design is fine (the quality of the head is not). CONS: 1. The individual shaving heads removable from the outside are an engineering blunder. If you shave with a circular motion the heads are going to come right off. When you open the head to clean it, it is quite flimsy and I had a tough time getting it screwed back into its track. 2. Poor build quality, flimsy, cheap plastic and metal parts. It looks and feels cheap. The headpiece seems to be made of thin low quality plastic, so I'm not sure how durable it is. I'm afraid it won't last long and it's very easy to break the head cover that opens, - one wrong move and you need a new shaver. If this is their top of the line model, I would not like to experience the less expensive ones. 3. Not a close shave; flexible head makes it hard to shave - the razor doesn't glide very well over the skin. One head on my face at a time - it is not easy to get a straight line due to its three rotating shavers. 4. The plastic cover for the shaver head does not hold on the head. 5. There is no charger stand. 6. There is no case. 7. The only accessory is a brush. 8. Having had experience with shavers that were "Made in USSR", it reminds me of one and even has some parts market with cyrillic letters. How could it perform so poorly for me with all the positive reviews it's gotten? Conclusion: It would make a good, recyclable $10 shaver. If it was a $20 I would still keep it, but at ~$70 I'm returning it to the store. The only problem is, they don't have anything else here apart from PHILIPS-NORELCO and REMINGTON and I don't like linear shavers. I'd gladly give a try to a Japanese brand that has all parts made in Japan.

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I purchased this shaver because it had a time remaining display, but as soon as I took it out of the box, it fell apart in my hands. I read several reviews before buying this shaver that the "heads pop… off" and sure enough, they do. There isn't a whole lot holding them in, and this appears to be a case of just poor design. After spending 10 minutes attempting to put my brand new razor back together, I asked myself why am I doing this, and I bought a Norelco. This is their top-of-the0line model, I hate to see their cheaper ones.

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I bought this unit as a possible replacement for my Norelco, and it was going great until I tried to charge it for the third time. It will no longer take a charge, and since my return window closed after… 30 days, I'm stuck with this piece of crap, which will no doubt be in the recycle bin before the end of the day. I suppose I could have gotten a "lemon", but not likely to take a chance on Remington again. I'm also aware of the inherent risk that goes with buying online, so if you feel lucky....go for it! You could be as lucky as the other reviewers, or you could get burnt as I did. Update. After a short 'cooling off period', I recalled the manufacturer's warranty (d'oh!) and gave them a call. They told me to send it in for inspection, which I did, and 3 days later received a replacement in the mail. (That was easy!!) The new one works fine, so far, and the customer service was commendable, encouraging me to sing a slightly different tune.... This shaver works fine and is very easy to clean. Try it, you may like it. Update No.2 After using this shaver for a few months now, I'm back to my original opinion of the product itself, irregardless of customer service. Making the individual shaving heads removable from the outside, with a simple 1/8th turn has proven to be an engineering blunder! If you shave with a circular motion of the shaver, with any amount of drag the heads are going to come right off!!! They would probably send me another one, but I've had all I can take from this product. Recycled!

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