Remington Fuzz-Away Fabric Shaver, RTFS-2

My Remington Battery Operated Fabric Shaver arrived today. Before I forget, batteries don't come with the shaver so have 2 AA on hand. First went over a pair of socks that always seem to come out of the dryer with nubbies all over them. Nubbies gone in the blink of an eye. This is a small machine so be prepared for that. You'll be able to get stuff off your clothes every other shaver you've had left on. At least that's the case for me. My last fuzz buster died a few months ago so had some "busting" to do. I've removed lint, nubbies, fuzz off a shawl I had, pills on cushions where legs rub the fabric...and they'll be more. Ok, Ease of use and quality of performance: A+. Down side is you'll have to empty the cup more often because it IS small. Not such a bad deal though because this shaver is very easy to open. It's a breeze to empty the lint cup or take the cap off the blades and take the blades out once in a while to really get all the lint completely out. So, ease of cleaning this shaver: A+. Cost...a no brainer...cheap. Longevity..????..who knows. Update December 12th: There is a cap over the blades that is made of a very thin laced metal. Perfect holes for shaving everything by the way. Maybe there was a little crack in mine...not sure. I know it wasn't because of too much pressure on my part because I'm very careful with it. In any event I heard a crunch sound. Next thing I know I've got a small jagged hole in the blade cover. I'm going to buy another one as soon as I get my refund and give it one more try. This is just too perfect of a fuzz buster to give up after one mishap which could have just been a manufacturing defect. Return is easy. Just pack it up, print out a pre-paid return label, I include a copy of my invoice and off it goes back to Amazon. My refund should be quick once they get it back. Over the years I haven't returned many items but it's always been a flawless experience.

After some surfing on Amazon and reading some reviews, I bought this Remington fabric shaver. In summary, the Remington fabric shaver is inexpensive, does the job (but proceed with caution), and has a fairly sturdy build. Here are my experiences: - I really like how heavy it feels in my hand. It's good to have a device that's nice in the hand and wouldn't slip out suddenly. - It looks great. The blue is a nice touch and the transparent fabric shavings holder helps to give me a good idea of when to toss out the trash. - The transparent shavings holder has a section that collects all the shavings. Most of the time, the shavings do not fall out when opening to toss out. It's a wonderful little detail that can help prevent many times when you'd have to bend down to clean up the mess. - The bigger holes in the steel shaving cover allows the lint, etc to collect better. - In terms of performance, my sweaters, socks, and lint on my clothes have virtually vanished. There are more expensive, bigger and stronger fabric shavers, but this Remington fabric shaver is inexpensive and does the job. If well taken care of, this fabric shaver will last a while. If not and even over time, the fabric shaver will eventually be of no use. Still, given the price and performance, it's a must buy for anyone that has lint and fabric problems. Buy with confidence! P.S. Be careful how much pressure you apply to your clothing/fabric. Make sure the intended area is flat, so that no drapes get stuck in the blade. With any fabric shaver, there is a potential for holes and damage, especially if not handled carefully.

I ordered this to remove fuzz and pills from well-used wool dryer balls. It wasn't a fast or miraculous process, but it worked fine, and my dryer balls are good for a couple more years. I also de-pilled the sleeves of the sweater I was wearing, and it worked fine for that, too. Not recommended for de-pilling things that are supposed to be fuzzy because the shaver may give a crew cut to the "on-purpose" fuzzy. The instructions mention angora sweaters as an example. I also used it to clean up some extra-long fuzz on a sweater from a Velcro snag. That task might have been better accomplished with small scissors because of the heavy knit texture on the sweater - the shaver surface is really meant for smoother fabrics - but the snag was much less noticeable after a few seconds of de-fuzzing and the shaver handled fuzz up to about 1/2 inch long. The head of the shaver has three cutting blades under a protective foil and three tiny fan blades inside that help pull fuzz/pills into the shaver and push it through to the shavings container (think air flow, not vacuum). Minus a star for the extremely light duty cutting blades, and the battery compartment cover and shavings container which are super easy to remove when you want to (yay!) or when you don't (oops). I was able to overcome surprise compartment openings by holding the shaver differently. There's also an area under the blades, but above the shavings container, that accumulated some shavings that were kind of pain to get out. Some of the wool shavings made their own little baby wool ball in there, which required long pokey tweezers to pull out. The instructions do mention you can order a replacement blade set, but I was unable to find any online (including the manufacturer's replacement parts site) so no idea if that's actually possible or affordable, or if you just get a new shaver when the blades get dull. At this low price point, it's probably the new shaver.

I have had defuzzers previously and this product is equally as efficient as any I have and will hopefully last as long. I showed it to my sister and she is now going to put the product onto her Christmas list. My only comment is that it considerably more expensive than others on the market but I guess I paid for the name!

Good gets off most of the fluff

This little fabric shaver is amazing. It's the perfect handheld size, feels comfortable in my hand and is so easy to clean. I bought some very expensive yoga pants and was very sad to see pills forming on certain areas. I was upset because the pants are very comfy and I put a lot of saved money into them and then they were too embarrassing to wear. After not even 2 minutes with this shaver, they look brand new again! I know not to wash the pants with a set of towels ever again! This little device devours pills and keeps fabrics smooth and it even worked on a more delicate part of my fabric (YRMV) . I'm recommending this to all my friends!

Es un producto muy útil y práctico para lograr que tu ropa se vea en excelente estado. Tengo varias prendas que con cada lavada resultan con bolitas de pelusa y se ven viejas, Este rasurador funciona muy bien y no batallé nada para colocar las baterías o hacerlo funcionar. No lastima la ropa y el espacio que guarda la pelusa me parece apropiado aunque parece que se llena relativamente rápido no hay que vaciarlo inmediatamente ya que la pelusa se va comprimiendo... Muy contenta con mi compra...

Speedy delivery to my local newsagent, Very easy to use. My sweaters have come up as new. Would highly recommend.