Andis 01557 Improved Master Professional Clipper
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Customer Reviews of Andis 01557 Improved Master Professional Clipper
Customer Review: Was excited to receive, but very disappointed after first use
Summary: 2 Stars
I have been looking for a good pair of clippers to do fades. I have been doing fades on my own head for the past 12 years and always used the cheopo wahls ones that you can buy at target, never had a problem with them. I decided I wanted to get a professional type clipper so I got these. I just used them an hour ago for the first time and here is what I have experienced, and this is MY PERSONAL OPINION so you can take it how you want to:
1.) First, my biggest issue: The whole unit gets VERY VERY HOT, I mean to the point I cannot hold it anymore. And only after about 45 minutes do you start to notice that the heat is getting bad, the blades themselves took longer to get very very hot but I literally used a glove to finish my haircut today because I could not hold it. The unit is metal.
2.) Its noisy but all clippers are noisy, this is not a problem for me but still an observation. Not a big deal
3.) The clippers are very very difficult to keep a good grip on. The casing is metal with no rubber grips or any other material to hold it easier. Once you put a little oil on the blades, use the clippers for a while, eventually after switching the guides you will get some oil on your hands and once that oil gets onto the surface of the case, it feels like a bar of soap. Not very good when you are trying to cut hair, one slip and you have a bald spot where it shouldnt be.
4.) These things are annoyingly heavy. It is powerful so it has a heavy motor and I didnt think the weight would be a problem. But seriously, after using for a few minutes my arm was getting very tired, much quicker than when I used the cheap ones.
Overall, the actual cutting of the clippers is just average, no different than my cheaper clippers that I bought for $20. I am going to return these, not sure what I will get yet. Maybe a different pair of andis but I will have to look at the reviews to see if any of these problems mentioned will also come with other andis clippers.
Customer Review: Caveat Emptor
Summary: 1 Stars
I am currently working in Iraq and wanted to get a good, reliable set of hair clippers that I can use to maintain my bald head while here. I have had enough with the cheap $15 clippers that break and don't do a good job of cutting, so I splurged on these clippers which cost me $100. I have been unable to use the clippers at all because they apparently need to be tuned or something. They are incredibly loud, the blades are not centered on one another, and the blades swivel very easily. I am by no means a professional barber so maybe I am missing something here, but for $100 I expect a piece of machinery that is ready to go right out of the box. The instructions told me to tighten a screw on the side of the clippers if they were loud, but that does nothing. I am going to have to send the clippers back home to my brother hoping that he can bring them to a barber for a tuning and return them to me. Way too much hastle for what I paid.Customer Review: Amazon sent me a used one
Summary: 1 Stars
Amazon sent me used clippers when I bought a pair of new ones. Clippers had scratches on them (scratches caused by use, not by shipping) and were all greasy.
Product seems fine, but to my knowledge Amazon doesn't allow seller feedback when it's the seller, so had to use product feedback.
Customer Review: Broke In Less Than A Week
Summary: 1 Stars
Less than a week after I bought this "wonderful" clipper, it already stopped working. Pathetic. But if you like shiny things that look nice but don't work, go right on the hell and buy this piece of junk. Built Ford soft. smh.Customer Review: Not Good
Summary: 1 Stars
I don't know if the clippers are actually bad, but from where I purchased (hairproducts.com) the product was garbage. It makes more noise than a tractor and is very very heavy. For self users I would not recommend this.