Chinese futur clone

Just had a quick look at the clone. Clearly it is not as well made as the Futur but it is well balanced and the adjustment is smooth. I do have a slight concern that the base plate has a little lateral movement which causes a variance in the blade gap. I will give it a run out in the morning and report back.
 
Just had a quick look at the clone. Clearly it is not as well made as the Futur but it is well balanced and the adjustment is smooth. I do have a slight concern that the base plate has a little lateral movement which causes a variance in the blade gap. I will give it a run out in the morning and report back.
The base plate has movement? That's broke, my QShave is solid, the only flaws mirror the flaws of the original.

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The base plate has movement? That's broke, my QShave is solid, the only flaws mirror the flaws of the original.

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I have written a review of it in SOTD. The base plate movement is less than a mm but it does take a deliberate action to move it. When i shaved with it this morning the blade sat square and true.

As for saying that my beloved Futur has flaws, wash your mouth out sir! :D
 
All my adjustables including the Progress have had this type of movement. Just the nature of the beast when you have a spring holding everything together. My Progress had more movement than one of my Futur clones. I think with adjustables you have check to make sure everything is straight before shaving. Pressing the top and bottom plates together to compress and then extend the spring usually levels everything.

I wonder if there are variances in quality of both Futurs and these clones. Reading threads on other forums a few people felt the clone was equal to their Futur in terms of quality. I've found Merkur's QC a bit iffy.

Just had a quick look at the clone. Clearly it is not as well made as the Futur but it is well balanced and the adjustment is smooth. I do have a slight concern that the base plate has a little lateral movement which causes a variance in the blade gap. I will give it a run out in the morning and report back.
 
I received an email yesterday asking if 50% refund is OK and keep the dodgy razors.
My reply was no, give back my money and pay to have your items returned.
Another email today offering full refund and keep the dodgy gear. . . .
Awaiting refund. . .
 
All my adjustables including the Progress have had this type of movement. Just the nature of the beast when you have a spring holding everything together. My Progress had more movement than one of my Futur clones. I think with adjustables you have check to make sure everything is straight before shaving. Pressing the top and bottom plates together to compress and then extend the spring usually levels everything.

I wonder if there are variances in quality of both Futurs and these clones. Reading threads on other forums a few people felt the clone was equal to their Futur in terms of quality. I've found Merkur's QC a bit iffy.
One of many threads on QC /inherent design issues of the Merkur Futur. Don't Blame The Clone.

https://www.badgerandblade.com/foru...-merkur-futur-has-more-blade-exposure.488486/

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I have received a full refund from 'talkquikly', stating without returning the order when it arrives, ..for that i can't really fault them, to be honest i don't think the seller/sender knew what he or she was shipping out..with it been mass produced..anyway I've learnt a valid lesson, don't buy on impulse again...I didn't really need the Qshave anyway..i just fell down the rabbit hole like everyone else....
 
I have received a full refund from 'talkquikly', stating without returning the order when it arrives, ..for that i can't really fault them, to be honest i don't think the seller/sender knew what he or she was shipping out..with it been mass produced..anyway I've learnt a valid lesson, don't buy on impulse again...I didn't really need the Qshave anyway..i just fell down the rabbit hole like everyone else....
Hold on, shouldn't a vendor know what they are selling? They went to the trouble to Photoshop out the QShave branding for some reason. Giving these folks a pass (and a refund without bad feedback is just a cost of doing business) only gives them license to continue the bait and switch charade.

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Hold on, shouldn't a vendor know what they are selling? They went to the trouble to Photoshop out the QShave branding for some reason. Giving these folks a pass (and a refund without bad feedback is just a cost of doing business) only gives them license to continue the bait and switch charade.

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yes the vendor quite rightly knows what he or she are selling,in this case it's my belief that the main seller/vendor has told the senders, the products they are sending ,are/where the adjustable Qshave razor..it wasn't until everyone who fell for the scam,and complained about it that the vendor relised that they had dug a big hole for themselves and had no other alternative, then to give a full refund...

As for giving good feedback for the refund, i was perfectly clear to them that i wouldn't go along with the devious Charade they have tried to unsuccessfully pull off the only credit i gave them ,which wasn't really credit in a round about way,was..that they have admitted a fault and had no other alternative than to give a full refund..they have created a huge amount of bad feedback for themselves by doing this.'People remember you for the bad things you do, not the the good things'!..So in end the damage has been caused by 'talkquikly' themselves... However,No one will ever stop this, because they just open a new account, different name, different devious con..Ebay should have them banned...it's very hard to do so.. At the end of the day at least we've been refunded,so no harm done.Regards.
 
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I ordered 2 from Aliexpress.com just to see what the razor could be like for such a cheap price. And, today the razors arrived and to say the least I am truly impressed. Great looking and I can find no fault. The adjuster works smoothly and the finish of the razor is exceptional. Great looking and tomorrow I will give the razor a try! I have owned a Future in the past and this cheap copy seems finished equally as good. And, the packaging is very nice. Each Razor came with a small cleaning brush and a pack of blades. I will use the included blades and see what's what!
And the razor shaved very nicely. Again I can really find no fault in the clones I received. The adjustment is very smooth. The blade exposure is equal and the razor can be very mild or very aggressive IMO. THE price is simply very low for what appears to me to be a quality made product. How long will it last? Who knows, I don't? But I have it in my razor rotation now and I believe it will last longer than I will?
 
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