Amazon Prime - Counterfeits?

[Nitefly]

Alternative title: “will I die if I buy these hair clippers?”

I have crap genes and no hair. I want to buy my own clippers. These clippers look great (comes with 10 premium blades too, nice, not that I need them all):

https://www.wahl.co.uk/product/cordless-senior/

But you can’t seem to buy them anywhere legitimately from a legitimate looking shop unless you are a pro-barber (and I’m squeaky clean so don’t want to lie). This is very annoying. Amazon has them listed here and here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clippers-b...s=wahl+senior&qid=1562602942&s=gateway&sr=8-3

^ different box from the official one on the website, seems to come with less blades, comments suggests some dodginess.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wahl-Cordl...s=wahl+senior&qid=1562603027&s=gateway&sr=8-4

^ product descriptive is mega naff and comments also imply it’s a bit dodge.

Litrilly frightened for my life. Would you trust buying from Prime in the circumstances? Anyone had problems with dodgy Prime purchases before? Any tips on how to grow more hair? In b4 the implants.

Thanks.

 

[Nitefly]

Thank you all for your very helpful input!

After a lot of umming and ahhing, I’ve opted to give the quick cut clippers a whirl since they seem to have very good reviews for cheap tat and, if they are total rubbish then, heck, only £30 down the drain and I’ll invest in a proper pair.

These ones:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Remington-HC4250-Quick-Hair-Clipper/dp/B012F8MS9A

Get those. I am also follicly challenged and these are immense. Can cut my hair in 10 mins and shape the beard up!

I do fall into the trap of always making sure I am getting ‘top rate’ stuff for everything and that means I spend beyond my means often. Let’s see how it works out with this compromise purchase - hopefully I won’t die!

I’ll give a cheeky update once I’ve had a trim.

 

[Nitefly]

@Psycho Sonny yeah it’ll be interesting to see how good / rubbish they are, for sure! Overwhelming reviews have swayed me - I’m sceptical myself but for £30... meh!

 

[Nitefly]

Well I did promise an update... so I’ve cut my hair twice with the budget remmington clippers and I’m actually pretty impressed. Super easy to use, wide blade makes it pretty quick. It can pull hairs on the shortest combs if you go too fast but otherwise, I have nil complaints. Ultimately glad I only forked out £30!

I have to add - I have short, thinning hair and cut to grade 1 at the longest. Perhaps they wouldn’t be better for other more elaborate cuts. For baldies like me, super duper.