Wahl Cordless Beard Trimmer w/Ear/Nose/Brow Trimmer

I bought, On APRIL 12, 2012; the Wahl 5537-1801 Cordless Battery Operated Beard Trimmer after I saw one like it in my Son's hand.I was hoping that he'd forget it as he was scurrying about for deployment. Even tho I moved his trimmer to the back of the closet he found it and took it with him....SO SAD!SO; I looked around and found this trimmer...My Son had this GREAT LOOKIN beard that is short....SORT of like a five o'clock shadow....but all the time...and longer...I am still running on the same AA Duracell BATTERY that I put in when the trimmer arrived. Hmmm; It's been so long that I have to check if it's one cell or two...Be right back...OK it has two AA DURACELLs in it. 7 MONTHS Of use and it is still clean, strong and sharp.I oil it as recommended; once a monthe I put a drop on the cutting edge. It's not easy to spread a drop over the entire cutting surface; so I alternate side edges of the cutter each month to start the spread of oil. I run the cutter for a few minutes to get the oil worked into the cutter's recesses.I keep the exterior of the cutter clean. I use Q-tips to get the bits off the surfaces. I use the brush, SUPPLIED, after each use to clean the blade and cutter exterior. I store the trimmer in the holder for the trimmer, brush, comb, oil, WAHL trimmer attachments...Tho I just keep the one attachment I use in the holder. The other attachments are in a zip lock baggie IF ever I should need them. ALL the attachments fit in the holder but I didn't want to sift through the attachments till I found the "I" I use.I use, just the one, cutter cover labeled "I". This allows me to get a nice trim on my eyebrows. I use the cutter without a cover to trim my nose, ears and ensuring my side-burns are even.For a while I tried to have a beard looking as nice as my Son's...SIGH!!!!! It is NOT TO BE...I have all this silver in my beard...matches my head in the color....hahahahaha...This is ONE TERRIFIC TRIMMER. I cannot recommend this trimmer too highly...WE never see quality tools anymore, at an affordable price....I have never used the nose/ear trimmer that was supplied with the kit. The primary WAHL trimmer meets ALL my requirements.Tom

I wanted something to trim my eyebrows and nose, and something with a stand, so the trimmer & attachments wouldn't be scattered by my sink. Cost wasn't a priority for me, but it didn't hurt that this was so cheap.Two trimmers, a number of attachments, and a stand, come in the package. I knew from another reviewer that the "bonus" nose & eyebrow trimmer doesn't fit in the stand, but it's flat-bottomed, and stands up just fine. A small bottle of oil is also included, and has its own spot in the stand, along with slots for the comb and cleaning brush. Other attachments go into a tray.The nose trimmer didn't run when I first installed the batteries. I just bent the battery contact out a little and that fixed the problem. Poor quality control, you guys. The trimmer is the round type: the outer, round guide is stationary, and the blades spin inside. It worked like a charm, without any pulling or discomfort. My old one had a narrow, straight blade, and it took a long time to do the job. This one was quick and easy.The instructions recommended using the nose hair trimmer for eyebrows, but that seemed a one-hair-at-a-time job. Instead, I just used the "5-position guide" on the beard trimmer, set to its longest position. After one run on each eyebrow, the errant hairs (or at least the errant parts of them) were gone.I don't have a beard these days, but I tried the trimmer on my side-burns, and it worked well.I've only used this once, so I don't have experience on how well it will last, but I'll only need to use it a few times a month.For now, it works fine for me.

After owning Wahl beard trimmers for more than 20 years, I almost didn't buy this because of some of the reviews here. I thought maybe Wahl's quality had deteriorated as have so many products in the age of corporate greed at the expense of any kind of customer service or satisfaction.The two things that concerned me were quality of construction, and hair-pulling. The plastic it is made of does seem slightly thinner, but it is plenty sturdy and I don't anticipate problems with it. I don't think it would crack if I accidentally dropped it.I have had no problems at all with it pulling my hairs out. My old one occasionally would when the batteries got very low, but this one has not at all. I trim my beard fairly close, using the fourth click out of five on the slidable blade guard. It's usually fairly shaggy when I trim it, about once a month.I bought the battery version rather than the rechargeable because I have no room to leave it plugged in all the time and I don't want to wait 24 hours after I decide it's time for a trim. This version only uses two batteries as opposed to the three for my old one. I was afraid that would mean less power. Nothing could be further from the truth! The new one has much more power and the blades vibrate a lot quicker than the old one. When I saw that, I was afraid the batteries wouldn't last more than a couple of trims. This also is not the case. If anything, the two batteries last longer than the three used to. Obviously Wahl has increased the efficiency of their motor in the last 20 years.The mustache trimmer that comes along with it for free is excellent! I was using one of those as-seen-on-TV bikini line trimmers, sort of a sideways mini-clipper. The Wahl trimmer has much more power and is alot less irritating to my skin. I wasn't sure I was going to use it at all, but I have ended up using it even more than the full beard trimmer! Works great for ear hair too!I highly recommend this product. It's better than the Wahl trimmer that lasted me more than 15 years...-- UPDATE --This lasted just under three years.Wahl saved money in the wrong places. The motors in both units are still going strong. But neither of them will work any more.I use the moustache/ear trimmer more than the beard trimmer. About six months ago, the switch broke. Luckily it broke in the "on" position. But since then I have had to take the battery in and out to turn it on and off. Now the metal clip that holds the battery in place has weakened and is about to snap off from metal fatigue, it is so thin and cheap. It doesn't hold the battery tightly enough any more to run.The motor on the beard trimmer is just as strong as when it bought it. But it no longer will stay on. It runs OK until I hold it up to my face, then it goes off. It appears to be the switch contact.Still, for ten bucks, it's hard to complain too much. Even knowing what I now know, I'm buying another one.