evac72•12d ago

Bought a fancy clipper oil for $30 and it was basically olive oil

I was at a barber expo in Cleveland last month and this vendor talked me into buying this premium clipper oil for $30. Said it would make my blades run smoother and last longer. Got home, opened it up, and it smelled exactly like the stuff in my kitchen cabinet. I tried it on an old clipper and honestly, my regular $5 Wahl oil worked better. Has anyone else fallen for a slick sales pitch at a trade show and wasted cash?

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margaret9912d ago

Learned that lesson at an auto show with a $40 bottle of wax.

jason32812d ago

That whole thing is a classic move at trade shows. They count on people being in the moment and not thinking twice about a $30 bottle of oil that's basically repackaged grocery store stuff. I've been to enough of those events to know the drill now. You see these vendors with a fancy display and a fast talker, and before you know it you're handing over cash for something you could get at the hardware store for a fraction of the price. Wahl oil has been doing what it does for decades for a reason, stick with the simple stuff.