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Imagine the savings on having a beard! A $30 Wahl Peanut with a few guides, and 5-10 less minutes wasted in the morning per trim... and you get a beard!

js2 7y ago
Also, Wahl trimmers last forever. I still have my plugin model that I've had since the 90s and my rechargeable that I've had over a decade.
- 0xffff2 7y ago
  Not all of them unfortunately. I've owned two of these [1], and both had the on/off switch fail within a year of use. I now have a corded Wahl trimmer that has a more old-fashioned switch that I expect will last quite a lot longer. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Wahl-Stainless-Rechargeable-Professionals-9818/dp/B0058SY1XQ/ https://www.amazon.com/Wahl-Stainless-Rechargeable-Professio...
  - js2 7y ago
    I haven’t had my cordless as long as I thought, but it’s this one: https://www.amazon.com/Grooming-Rechargeable-Trimmers-Professionals-9854-600/dp/B001GQ3GEY https://www.amazon.com/Grooming-Rechargeable-Trimmers-Profes... I’ve had it since 2016. I mostly use it for shaving my head.
ebg13 7y ago
And your skin will never be irritated, and that $30 peanut will last over a decade without maintenance.
- Zigurd 7y ago
  But your girlfriend will be
- thaumasiotes 7y ago
  > And your skin will never be irritated I develop dandruff under facial hair, just like the top of my head.
  - betterbeehome 7y ago
    You're probably drying out your skin with hot water and soap. Not cleaning it well enough can do that too. I used to get that problem until I realized two important things. 1. Regular hot water on your hair and beard dries out your skin terribly. Especially during winter. You need to use luke warm showers and probably avoid washing your head every time you shower. Use cold water on your face afterwards and gently dry it off. Which leads into the other point. 2. Stop touching your face so much. Routinely or obsessively touching your face or beard irritates it a lot. That can inflame the skin, causing it to over produce skin, oil, etc. Also using too much beard oil as well can cause irritation. Your skin doesn't need too much oil. Only what it produces naturally (when you don't wash it away with soap or hot water).
giobox 7y ago
This approach has served me well the past decade. I can also go longer between “shaves” as compared with trying to stay clean shaven. One less thing to do in the morning is fine by me.
xaduha 7y ago
> Imagine the savings on having a beard! Not everyone can grow a full beard.
- mkl 7y ago
  That doesn't matter. Whatever beard they can grow will still save time and money.
  - xaduha 7y ago
    Not if you want to look good, which is what shaving is about. I can grow a goatee and mustache, so what now I gotta shave everywhere else AND trim that stuff too? I don't think that it saves me time.
    - mkl 7y ago
      Okay, I think we just have different ideas of "looking good" (which is of course subjective!). I don't really see a problem with thinner areas in one's beard.
  - astura 7y ago
    Not all jobs allow you to have a beard, and some allow you to have a beard only if it's nearly trimmed. Keeping a beard neatly trimmed is just as time consuming as shaving it all off.

js2 7y ago

Also, Wahl trimmers last forever. I still have my plugin model that I've had since the 90s and my rechargeable that I've had over a decade.

0xffff2 7y ago
Not all of them unfortunately. I've owned two of these [1], and both had the on/off switch fail within a year of use. I now have a corded Wahl trimmer that has a more old-fashioned switch that I expect will last quite a lot longer. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Wahl-Stainless-Rechargeable-Professionals-9818/dp/B0058SY1XQ/ https://www.amazon.com/Wahl-Stainless-Rechargeable-Professio...
- js2 7y ago
  I haven’t had my cordless as long as I thought, but it’s this one: https://www.amazon.com/Grooming-Rechargeable-Trimmers-Professionals-9854-600/dp/B001GQ3GEY https://www.amazon.com/Grooming-Rechargeable-Trimmers-Profes... I’ve had it since 2016. I mostly use it for shaving my head.

ebg13 7y ago

And your skin will never be irritated, and that $30 peanut will last over a decade without maintenance.

Zigurd 7y ago
But your girlfriend will be
thaumasiotes 7y ago
> And your skin will never be irritated I develop dandruff under facial hair, just like the top of my head.
- betterbeehome 7y ago
  You're probably drying out your skin with hot water and soap. Not cleaning it well enough can do that too. I used to get that problem until I realized two important things. 1. Regular hot water on your hair and beard dries out your skin terribly. Especially during winter. You need to use luke warm showers and probably avoid washing your head every time you shower. Use cold water on your face afterwards and gently dry it off. Which leads into the other point. 2. Stop touching your face so much. Routinely or obsessively touching your face or beard irritates it a lot. That can inflame the skin, causing it to over produce skin, oil, etc. Also using too much beard oil as well can cause irritation. Your skin doesn't need too much oil. Only what it produces naturally (when you don't wash it away with soap or hot water).

giobox 7y ago

This approach has served me well the past decade. I can also go longer between “shaves” as compared with trying to stay clean shaven. One less thing to do in the morning is fine by me.

xaduha 7y ago

> Imagine the savings on having a beard! Not everyone can grow a full beard.

mkl 7y ago
That doesn't matter. Whatever beard they can grow will still save time and money.
- xaduha 7y ago
  Not if you want to look good, which is what shaving is about. I can grow a goatee and mustache, so what now I gotta shave everywhere else AND trim that stuff too? I don't think that it saves me time.
  - mkl 7y ago
    Okay, I think we just have different ideas of "looking good" (which is of course subjective!). I don't really see a problem with thinner areas in one's beard.
- astura 7y ago
  Not all jobs allow you to have a beard, and some allow you to have a beard only if it's nearly trimmed. Keeping a beard neatly trimmed is just as time consuming as shaving it all off.