Hairclipper series 1000 QC5055/00 Hair clipper

Absolutely fantastic purchase. Originally purchased just to do my head hair. The blades are so efficient, and cut so accurate, I now use to shave my facial hair as well. I have gone through 4 clippers sets in the last two years. I wish I'd thought of Philips sooner. Guess you do get what you pay for!

These clippers give a professional finish, they retain their charge and can be easily transported. They also look attractive in design. The storage is not a particular "solution", though. It is simply the black polystyrene casing the clippers come in. Without this rather large container the very fragile clipper combs will certainly break during travel or if they fall. One of mine I have already used a powerful plastic cement to repair.

My one star rating is based on the This is an excellent product massively let down by fragile combs which, as another review has said, are likely to break. Take it from me, they do. Philips is a big company with huge resources so knows how to make this component properly in a material that lasts. Compare the easily broken mid sized comb to the much more flexible material used for the short stubble comb which is unlikely to break. Why not use the same material for both? The replacement part cost (if you can find it) is disproportionately expensive. The cynic in me says this is deliberately built in obsolescence and/or a poor attempt to generate income from spare parts sales. Not good given all we know about recycling.