Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I just finished using this trimmer for the first time and I couldn't wait to get back to Amazon and write about how impressed I am. It's something I wish I had bought years ago. Essentially, after a few months of self-neglect, I just had way more hair down there and under my arms than I wanted to try to deal with with a razor. It would have taken me at least an hour to get at it with scissors first and then to get in the shower and shave... definitely would have run out of hot water before I finished. So I came to Amazon to look for a trimmer. The reviews for all of them are so mixed, you never know what to trust, but this one won me over. I didn't know this was made in Japan until I got it (even though Panasonic is a Japanese company, you never know if the product was made in-country or not), but now that I do know, that explains how awesome it is. In Japan, they don't have a culture of returning items. When you buy something, the expectation is that it will work. If it stops working, you'll get it fixed and then it will continue working and you'll probably die before it does. To that end, I am so happy that this trimmer not only does what it's supposed to, but it does it well AND replacement blades are available when/if I need a new one. I read a lot of reviews where I think people were expecting this to shave completely smooth. It's not going to do that. It's just a trimmer, like hair clippers. If you want to shave your head, you use the clippers first and then shave it completely smooth. Otherwise, you just have a buzz cut. That is what this is like. If you want baby's bottom smooth, you need to shave after you trim. That being said, it trims pretty dang close. I may or may not shave after because 'barely there' is usually good enough. I didn't bother with using the attachment since I wanted as close a cut as possible, and even with all of the hair I needed to manage, there was no pain, no catching, no pre-trimming with scissors required. It took me about 10 minutes to do both arm pits and the entirety of my lady parts. After I finished, I used the brush that's included to brush hair off of the trimmer, then I popped out the blade and brushed the hair out of the inside. Then I took a Clorox Wipe and just cleaned it up completely (although, that part is not necessary - it just makes me feel better to do that). I just keep thinking about how much time this saved me and I'm so happy. It didn't get hot either. I can't imagine what you'd need to shave for it to take long enough for it to get hot because I most likely had an 'infomercial-level of ridiculous' amount of hair to trim and it didn't warm up at all. The only complaint I have is that I wish there were a wrist strap because I was kinda worried that I might drop it into the toilet. Also, it has about the same sound as clippers used in a barber shop, so, plan for something of that volume. Overall, I highly, highly recommend it!