LOL yeah gross is right.......
Aaaaanyway - I got this a few days ago and I promised to let you know how it works so here goes. Before I have used a really crappy rotary shaver, a mach III with really good shave gel (From King of Shaves) and a Norelco Advantage. The crappy rotary shaver was... well crappy. The mach III works pretty well but I pretty much always cut myself somewhat since I have super sensitive skin that tends to get ingrown hairs. The mach III doesn't do a whole lot if I shave with the grain, so I have to shave against it - which leaves my face feeling super smooth. However, as somebody else complained, when I shave with a blade my face gets REALLY dry and irritated. Plus, I think the ingrown hairs are coming from the mach III shaving so close and also the irritation. OK, so I tried a Norelco advantage for a while, at least 2 months, and it is just so-so for me. It definitely doesn't shave as close as the mach III, and although it seems to irritate less, it just really leaves a lot of uncut hairs and if I want a complete shave I'd have to go over it with the Mach III (which pretty much seems to defeat the purpose??). So upon seeing this deal and reading some reviews I got this Panasonic ES8003W - its pretty good for an electric. It is VERY gentle, more so than everything else I've tried (including the Mach III). As some people pointed out in reviews I've read, it doesn't do an amazing job with the neck area, but if you're really careful you can get it all. In terms of closeness, it is almost as close as the Mach III but not quite - I can feel some really short stubble. Note, I have mostly been using this out of the shower, but have tried it in the shower as well. In terms of in the shower I did get a close shave but it was slightly more irritating around the neck area, perhaps because it shaved too close? Cleaning up this thing is really easy since you just rinse it under water, and I actaully think it looks pretty cool too! If you want an electric shaver, this one definitely seems worth the money.