Girlfriend bought me expensive razor, don't want to hurt feelings

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tonyc81

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So this is kind of an awkward situation. My girlfriend surprised me with a really expensive electric razor for my birthday last week - I think it was like $250 or something. She was so excited about it and said she researched it for weeks to find the best one.


The problem is I already have a razor I'm perfectly happy with. It's nothing fancy, just a basic Remington I got at Target for $60 about a year ago, but it works fine for me. I don't really see the need to upgrade when what I have does the job.


She keeps asking if I've tried it yet and how I like it. I've been making excuses but I can tell she's getting suspicious. I don't want to hurt her feelings because she clearly put a lot of thought and money into this gift, but I also don't want to lie and pretend it's amazing if I'm not going to use it.


Has anyone else been in this situation? Should I just suck it up and use the expensive one? Or is there a way to gently explain that my current razor works fine without making her feel bad about the gift?


Really don't want this to turn into a fight but also don't know how to handle it.


Tony
 
Tony, welcome to Electric Razor Rap. I would use the razor she bought you. She spent $250 and weeks researching it because she cares about you. Even if your current razor works fine, you can still try the one she got you and you may find it gives an even better shave than what you're using now.

You don't have to get rid of your old razor. If it comes to it, you can continue to use your old razor if you find that the one she bought you doesn't perform well for you because that's the approach I would take. I would, if I found that the razor that was given to me as a gift didn't perform well, continue using my old razor and just tell her that I'm using the razor that she got me.

She put a lot of time into researching this razor and money into it, so if I were you, I would use the razor she bought you.
 
Hi Tony: I agree with the others....use it...it's worth the positive impact on the relationship. About 25 years ago, a woman I knew bought me a Braun shaver for my birthday also. I only had Remingtons, and like them a bit better, but I did this. I said " this is a fine shaver but a shaver to a guy is like a purse for a woman. It's personal taste. I wouldn't pick out a purse or pocketbook for you as there are many factors a woman considers when buying a purse. Kind of the same thing with a shaver to a guy". She said, "I understand" and returned it. But it was a risky thing for me to do. Today, I think I'd say, "oh thank you so much" and use the shaver. And as others have said, you may find you really enjoy using another option. And she'd appreciate it too.
 
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