Source for cheap shaver head or blades?

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#255989 9-Sep-2019 17:12

I need new blades for this Philips S5050 shaver, but I'm not gonna pay $70 for a replacement head when I can buy a new shaver for less.

I note that Ali lists heaps of replacement blades\heads but the product photos look very third-world jungly.

Anyone able to recommend a cheap but reasonably good quality replacement source?

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#2313814 9-Sep-2019 19:52

I purchased replacements for my Panasonic razor from Amazon. Not as cheap as aliexpress, but they were genuine parts and still significantly cheaper than buying in NZ.

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#2313816 9-Sep-2019 20:00

I went manual, never looked back.

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#2313817 9-Sep-2019 20:00

larknz: I purchased replacements for my Panasonic razor from Amazon. Not as cheap as aliexpress, but they were genuine parts and still significantly cheaper than buying in NZ.

Philips seem to have more control over the marketing and pricing of their spare parts than Panasonic.

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#2313821 9-Sep-2019 20:04

Amazon certainly sell parts for your razor, although I don't know how the price compares,.

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#2313823 9-Sep-2019 20:07

tdgeek:I went manual, never looked back.

Good for you. I also tried shaving once a year but I kept getting mistaken for a Taliban.

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#2313827 9-Sep-2019 20:26

Philips shavers are branded Norelco in the US, so search on that and you should find them.

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#2313830 9-Sep-2019 20:32

geekIT:

tdgeek:I went manual, never looked back.

Good for you. I also tried shaving once a year but I kept getting mistaken for a Taliban.

:-)

What I found was a new electric razor. Great first shave, declines from that. $80 for new blades, declines from then. I dunno the cost vs cost but I can choose a good shave, and revert back to a good shave quick time.

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#2313842 9-Sep-2019 21:27

Amazon is the only place I have used. But it's rare, probably at least 3 years between changes. Yes it seems expensive but it you think about how long they last (if you look after them) and I have more landscape that most with a shaved head also.

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