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Thread Number: 92823
/ Tag: Small Appliances
The downfall of Philips |
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Post# 1173948 3/6/2023 at 15:39 (409 days old) by petek  (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Quite an interesting video I ran across last night. I've used Philips (Norelco) electric shavers for a good 50 years and surprisingly my current razor of about 5 years gave up the ghost this morning and isn't taking a charge. Back in the day when this happened I would just take it to a Philips Service Centre and have them fix it. I did order a new one from Amazon so hopefully it'll be here tomorrow. As well I bought a Philips Compact pasta maker a couple of months ago and it seems well built for a China made appliance but I was sort of shocked after watching this video that all the Philips appliances except for shavers are made by companies just licensing the Philips name.
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| Post# 1173952 , Reply# 1 3/6/2023 at 16:07 (409 days old) by moderncleveland (Cleveland) | ||
Reminds me of companies like Bell and Howell...an old name, but the actual company hasn't existed in ages...and other companies license the name.
Hubby's favorite razor in his collection is a 60s Norelco, which was his daily driver for years. I have a number of vintage ladies electrics, too ... those are so well made. In his experience, the bargain $20 electric rotary shavers from the drug stores sold under names like Remington were always good. Recently he wanted to see what the modern world was all about so he bought a brand new foil razor, a commercial Wahl. Verdict: it's nice, feels good to hold, but in the end they still don't make 'em like they used to! CLICK HERE TO GO TO moderncleveland's LINK | ||
| Post# 1173978 , Reply# 2 3/6/2023 at 21:54 (409 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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Post# 1173984 , Reply# 4 3/6/2023 at 22:57 (409 days old) by hobbyapocalypse (Northeast Pennsylvania) |
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Norelco didn't only make razors. Here's a picture of my Norelco tape recorder sitting on a chair.
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Post# 1173999 , Reply# 6 3/7/2023 at 04:54 (408 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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There was a time that Philips was an impressive company with a good reputation. Unfortunately all these bad decisions lead to the situation Philips is in now.
Fortunately the only section still left (nearby where I live) is the shaver factory. They're still a big succes. No job losses there. If Philips goes bankrupt I hope that part of the company will live on somehow. | ||
| Post# 1174234 , Reply# 7 3/9/2023 at 21:49 (406 days old) by mathewbailey08 (Port Arthur,Texas) | ||
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Philips projectors Don't forget the Norelco/Philips AA2/DP 70 projectors. This is because some people are still sticking with film. | ||
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Post# 1174349 , Reply# 9 3/11/2023 at 01:27 (405 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 1181090 , Reply# 10 5/21/2023 at 11:50 (333 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Here are some 1950’s and 1960’s Philips products. In the middle at the bottom is a picture of a Philips vacuum coffee maker. Quite a rare thing I’m sure. I never came across one. It would be awesome to find a fully working one.
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| Post# 1181099 , Reply# 11 5/21/2023 at 14:32 (333 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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consumer grade CD players Philips offered the first"cheap" CD players I saw in the stores: "made in Belgium" and started selling around the later part of 1985-ahead of Japanese consumer grade CD players by about 6 months :) | ||
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Post# 1181100 , Reply# 12 5/21/2023 at 16:03 (333 days old) by kenwashesmonday (Carlstadt, NJ) |
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In the 1930s, George Pal, of Puppetoon fame, made a few advertisments for Philips radio. CLICK HERE TO GO TO kenwashesmonday's LINK | ||
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Post# 1181101 , Reply# 13 5/21/2023 at 16:11 (333 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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as I mentioned above I ordered a new Philips razor and it is made in China and pretty cheaply made. It in no way compares to any of my previous ones which were made in the Netherlands. The floating head is gargantuan and the pop up trimmer is tiny and flimsy.The massive head pretty much blocks any view of it when you're trying to trim. .
The pasta maker has been great so far, very happy with it and I use it a lot. | ||
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Post# 1181110 , Reply# 14 5/21/2023 at 23:04 (333 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 1181113 , Reply# 15 5/22/2023 at 03:06 (333 days old) by Brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia) |
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It seems to depend on where in the model range you purchase. At least here. Michael bought a new one at Christmas and it was still made in the Netherlands. Over here, the cheap ones feel very cheap and could be made in China, the premium models still feel like they’re made out of titanium and are definitely from the Netherlands. | ||
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Post# 1181117 , Reply# 16 5/22/2023 at 09:16 (332 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 1181166 , Reply# 17 5/22/2023 at 21:45 (332 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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it a series 5000 and looks like this one. When I look on their websites I see all sorts of 5000s that look more curvy and don't have such a big surround around the circular blades. With the trimmer open it doesn't "lock" meaning you can only use the trimmer in one direction, the direction it popped out of the case so if you try and trim in the opposite direction it goes to fold itself back in, if you get what I'm saying lol.
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Post# 1181169 , Reply# 18 5/22/2023 at 22:33 (332 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 1181177 , Reply# 19 5/23/2023 at 07:25 (331 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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Philips engines Philips was one of several companies working with Stirling engines in the 60s and 70s-a small model,for a small generator,was made in enough numbers that a few still around in running order :) | ||
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