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What happens when all your really old (and sometimes not quite so old) clothes develop those horrible little bobbles? Well, don't chuck them away, that's for sure - get yourself one of these super little Remington Fuzz Away's. They remove every little annoying bobble in sight!!
I had heard of these before, many years ago, when I was really little. I'd seen them advertised on TV, but never really thought much about them before. Lately though my old joggy-bottoms and tee-shirts have been developing a few nasty looking round tufts. I'd been trying to pull them off, one by one, but it was so mind numbingly boring, I quickly lost the will to live and decided I'd just have to ask dad for some dosh (or go busking again!) to get myself some new gear.
Once again though my trusted old nan came to the rescue! When she came to our house for tea last week I was
ironing in our living room and moaning on and on about all the little bobbles on my (quite new) top. I was trying to pull the bobbles off but there were just so many of them!! Nan asked me what I was doing, and when I explained she told mum off for not washing our clothes properly and then told me that she had a Fuzz Away at her house I could borrow next time I went to visit.
Next day she loaned it to me and explained how I was to work it. She said she'd had it for years and paid top wack for it at the time (£10) from Comet. She says you can get them cheaper now and she's seen a few in the charity shops she goes into with her friend Ruby every now and again. When I first looked at it, it reminded me of a kiddie's plastic toy gun. It' a bit naff looking. Off-white in colour, hand held, with a kind of wire mesh head at the front. It has an on/off switch and is run on one size C battery. Nan had no batteries in this though, so after I got back from the chemist, and the co-op, and the corner shop (as no-one seemed to stock this particular sized battery for some reason), I finally set to work in bobble-removing.
I tried it first on my old navy tee-shirt. Under the armpits and own the sides were the worst bits. I switched it on and it made a deep, but not that loud, buzzing noise. The instructions said I was to move it in an upwards/downwards and circular motion, until all the bobbles were removed. I was so impressed at the speed with which this little contraption worked. I only had to go over my top a few times until it looked almost like new. Every single little (and big) bobble was removed and my top looked much fresher and newer.
After I'd experimented with my tee-shirt, I set about with my joggy-bottoms and then some more tops. Finally, I moved onto my mum's clothes and then my dad's. It was very therapeutic and I loved the satisfaction of systematically going around and removing everyone's bobbles!! Then I tried it on my mum's cushions on our sofa. She's had them for years and years. They have been washed a thousand times and are a bit worse for wear, faded beyond belief but still with those horrible little bobbles. It worked perfectly!! Obviously it doesn't restore the colour (unfortunately), but just removing the bobbles gives the cushions a whole new lease of life!! I know this review probably makes me sound very sad, but do I care? Not one bit!!
The only downside is that the battery doesn't' last that long and it needs to be changed quite frequently, so if you have a lot of bobble-removing to undertake, you're probably best off using rechargeable ones. I did my bedding and my curtains and mum was really pleased with the results. Later that evening my brother took hold of it and proceeded to shave the back of his neck with it, where all his sticky out hairy bits protrude. For me, this was probably the highlight of my day as I watched as his face filled with terror, horror and absolute agony as the Fuzz Away grabbed mercilessly at the back of his neck. He screeched and howled with pain and tears came to his eyes. Once he'd removed it from his hairy bits, he swore and threw it towards me and said it was "useless". I told him it was meant for removing bobbles from clothes, but he just wouldn't listen - his own fault!! It removed the heads of two of his spots though, so, some success!!
All in all, a very good product which I would highly recommend for the removal of irritating bobbles from your clothing. It's not expensive, it's so easy to use and quite relaxing as you can even use it while watching the TV. Not suitable for hair removal though, but for lancing your spots it works a treat!!
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