Seiko Cleancut Intimate Area Shaver - How to Spot a Poor Imitation?

A lot of people ask us about the Seiko Cleancut and the numerous products on the market that look almost identical or are touted as the "Next Generation Seiko Cleancut".

The SEIKO CLEANCUT is the ORIGINAL and the BEST. The only retailers trying to sell alternatives are the ones that cannot actually get hold of the Seiko Cleancut or are trying to sell cheap Chinese shavers at extortionate prices!

We started selling shavers, which were imported from the U.S.A, at the end of 2002. They sold very well, but as time went on we found that more and more units were being returned to us with complaints that they were not shaving very well. We deduced that the quality of these Chinese made shavers were significantly lower than their Japanese counterparts! Lawn mower pubic hair tattoo

Many of the returned shavers were accompanied by a note stating that "they shaved well the first few times and then started pulling at the hair, sometimes causing bleeding!" As a result we ceased selling them completely.

A number of ill-fated Chinese made shavers have made it onto the market. They aren't very good units, at least when compared to the Seiko Cleancut. They suffer from poor quality control and poor operational performance. To our amazement, some of these shavers are now being hailed as an "improved next generation Seiko Cleancut". This is complete & utter rubbish and is backed up by the large number of returns we received!

If the Seiko Cleancut is ever improved then it will be improved by Seiko themselves or another high quality shaver manufacturer.

We knew that if we could get hold of genuine Seiko Cleancut's they would sell like hot cakes in a market filled with poor Chinese imitations... So we spent many months searching for the REAL THING and finally found genuine Japanese made Seiko Cleancut shavers.

The good news is that after selling many hundreds of the new Seiko Cleancut stock we have received nothing but fantastic feedback. These shavers work superbly, and more importantly "as advertised".

There are very few companies offering genuine Seiko Cleancut's and scores of others offering numerous imitation shavers. Furthermore, many do not bother including English instructions! You just receive the shaver in its original box with Japanese markings and Japanese instructions. We went to the trouble of having the instructions professionally translated and re-printed.

Be very careful when visiting web sites offering "Cleancut style" shavers. They can be very deceptive and go to great lengths to link their shavers to the original Seiko Cleancut shaver. Don't believe the hype, insist on a Japanese made Seiko Cleancut.

How Can You Tell a Genuine Seiko Cleancut from a Poor Quality Imitation?

1. Seiko Cleancut's are clearly branded with "Seiko Cleancut" on the cyclindrical body of the shaver. If it doesn't carry the "SEIKO" brand then it's not a seiko!

2. Where is it made (China)? Original Seiko Cleancut shavers are only made in Japan! If its made in China be very careful indeed. We wouldn't use any shaver of questionable quality on our private parts.

3. Is the shaver touted as the "Next Generation Seiko Cleancut"? A next generation is not required, the original Seiko product produces fantastic results and we receive about one (1) return for every hundred sold.

4. Do photographs of the product hide its name? If the answer is "yes" then it is most likely an imitation. Seiko Cleancut suppliers prominently advertise the prestigious Seiko brand.

5. Do they offer the "Ladyfair" or "Feminine" trimmer? It's an imitation shaver. The Ladyfair and Feminine cost less than a Dollar from the Chinese manufacturer. They are cheap, poor quality trimmers. Genuine Seiko Cleancut suppliers only sell the Seiko made Shavy Femini trimmer.

6. Does the supplier state they are selling "Cleancuts"? Many web sites state they have "Cleancut style" shavers. Scrutinise the descriptions and look for evidence that they are not selling genuine Seiko Cleancut shavers. Suppliers selling genuine Seiko Cleancut shavers will make no secret of this fact. They generally make it crystal clear that they are selling the real thing...

7. Does the box have a home made sticker on it proclaiming "made from Japanese Components"? It's an imitation shaver. There is no way to verify this and all the boxes we have seen state the shaver was made in China. If they contain high quality Japanese components then why do the imitation products function so poorly? We have contacted manufacturers of the imitation products and they refuse to answer any questions relating to the origin of components.

8. Does the shaver come in original Seiko packaging? If it comes in a re-designed box without the "Seiko Cleancut" branding then it's an imitation product.

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