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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Sunny@slrpnk.net to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

Edit: see comments for clarifications.

I am probably late on this one, but god damn this is one nasty trick by Philips.

Context; I recently decided to upgrade my shaver, from a Philips One Blade to Philips an all-in-one-trimmer-7000. As you can see on the pictures below, they changed the charger for the adapter by maybe 1–2 millimetres, just so the old charger could not be used by the old charger. Now, this normally isn't a big deal, but with the new trimmer, the charger is USB-A only. Where's the previous one had the plug on it instead. To me this is mildly infuriating as I know need to get an extra adapter just to charge my shaver in the bathroom. They had the exact same design for the chargers, yet changed it just slightly so they wouldn't be able to be reused? Why... Philips... why?

Edit: many good points in the comments! I don't know how to manually check the voltage, but seems like folks figured it out in the comments too. Should have just been USB-C!

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[-] CallMeM@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

That is so annoying.

Philipps is a shady company and I support anyone who decides not to buy from them ever again.

With the Hue bulbs the force you to share data, so I had to manually install an old version of the app just to not share data - no other way to opt out. So I can't say I'm surprised they pulled something like this.

tl;dr: Keep away from Philipps!

[-] 4am@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Hue bulbs, Zigbee dongle, raspberry pi, HomeAssistant

Boom no data sharing

[-] MrNesser@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Last shaver I bought I made sure I could charge it off usb

[-] Shape4985@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

My Wahl shaver has a charger like that

that's the last electronic item they make without licencing out their brand

[-] michael_palmer@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I use Soocas ET2. Maybe it's not the best trimmer, but at least it's super convinient and nice looking. I bought it for 30 €.

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[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Even thought I own a OneBlade (gift), I'm happy that my old-school, safety razor doesn't have any of the problems these modern shavers do.

They are more reliable, and they give a better shave, and they aren't plagued by planned-obsolescence, and....

[-] Swarfega@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

I didn't get a DE razor until I was in my late 30's. Gutted that it took me so long. I never really liked electric shavers so used your average Gillette razor and suffered from irritation up until I switched. DE razors are cheaper (in the long run) and easily a better shave. Not to mention no irritation.

I'd say DE Razors are one of my life pro tips. It's a shame the large majority of nations use the traditional safety razor but then marketing and advertising has worked it's magic.

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