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So, I asked for it....

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phoenix Wed 26-Dec-18 17:16:34

And I got it, just now have to "pluck" (intentional pun) up courage to actually use it!

Battery operated facial hair threading gadget!

If I say that whoever wrote the instruction leaflet did not have English as their first language, it would be an understatement.

I have found a video on YouTube that explains how to set it up, so that's a plus, now just have to muster the courage to do it!

GrannyGravy13 Wed 26-Dec-18 17:23:07

Oh Phoenix please keep us updated!!!

Luckygirl Wed 26-Dec-18 17:43:57

I have a battery-operated thing that whizzes around and pulls out bits of moustache - it makes your eyes water a bit but works, and the hairs give up after a while and you don't need to do it any more.

Good luck!

Doodle Wed 26-Dec-18 20:51:18

Oh phoenix is it wise. In the hands of an ordinary person it could be dangerous but in the hands of phoenix there's no telling where this might end. ?
Whatever you do, don't us it naked and don't drop it in your groin area lap. You may never be the same again. tchgrin
I wait with baited breath for instalment number two ?

phoenix Wed 26-Dec-18 20:58:16

This gizmo comes with a spool of thread that you have to cut a length of and pass one end through the eyelet on the doobrie, then twist it thrice clockwise with one leg going widderspoons.

You then clamp it firmly under both the left and right flanges, and, having checked the tension against the information given on the shipping forecast, insert the batteries, remembering of course to check the polarity against the phases of the moon.

lemongrove Wed 26-Dec-18 21:02:41

Try it out on the cat? ??

Lisagran Wed 26-Dec-18 21:15:18

I thought beards were quite trendy these days, phoenix wink

annep Wed 26-Dec-18 21:59:45

I thjnk I'll just keep using my little qvc razor.

annep Wed 26-Dec-18 22:04:42

(Having said that I have just managed to connect bluetooth headphones so I can listen to audio books on my phone.)

Luckygirl Wed 26-Dec-18 22:24:53

Sounds like pulling teeth with string tied round the door knob! Just get a whizzer!

Luckygirl Wed 26-Dec-18 22:26:37

www.argos.co.uk/product/8030687?cmpid=GS001&_$ja=tsid:59130|acid:289-152-2757|cid:260345097|agid:56977307885|tid:aud-484139255901:pla-501899022840|crid:290861493586|nw:g|rnd:2893671051307760556|dvc:c|adp:1o3|mt:|loc:9045421&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI967a8sS-3wIVKpPtCh0dEgt2EAQYAyABEgLh9fD_BwE

This is the one.

Blimey - that's a long link!

Chewbacca Wed 26-Dec-18 22:32:02

I have so many images in my mind's eye, of Phoenix trying to get to grips with this gizmo! grin

I don't think that this is going to end well!

annep Wed 26-Dec-18 22:50:02

Does it hurt Luckygirl?

morethan2 Thu 27-Dec-18 06:55:28

OUCH

lemongrove Thu 27-Dec-18 10:35:47

Ideal present for a masochist ?

EllanVannin Thu 27-Dec-18 10:44:25

Or for Father Christmas by the sound of it.

HootyMcOwlface Thu 27-Dec-18 10:51:41

You might need a defibrillator nearby! I used a springy manual hair remover thingy once - and the pain ........ shocking! Good luck with yours!

phoenix Thu 27-Dec-18 12:38:05

I'm considering some sort of anaesthetic, taken internally tchwink

Will also watch the video again.

lemongrove I definitely WON'T be trying it on the cat, but I might do a trial run on Mr P's arm...........

MissAdventure Thu 27-Dec-18 12:41:49

Do you have to have quite long hairs for this kind of thing to work?

phoenix Thu 27-Dec-18 12:42:31

Luckygirl that looks a lot less hassle than the one that I have, perhaps I should have asked on here before putting it on my list!

Luckygirl Thu 27-Dec-18 15:30:28

It is certainly easy to use. As I say, it does make your eyes water a bit, but it is quick and the hairs give up easily, never to return!

Luckygirl Thu 27-Dec-18 15:31:19

It does not make me look remotely like the woman in the picture! sad

phoenix Thu 27-Dec-18 17:04:38

Still haven't got round to trying mine yet, perhaps tomorrow............

Yours, hairily of North Devon