Brand new clippers died on me in the middle of a haircut yesterday

I was halfway through a fade on a regular customer when my new Wahl Magic Clips just stopped dead. No warning, no weird noise, just silence. Tried swapping batteries and everything, nothing worked. Ended up finishing with my old Oster 76s from 2005 that I keep as a backup. Has anyone else had a brand new tool fail like that on a job?

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laura_wilson17d ago

Tbh this is why I never trust new tools right out the box until they've been through a solid 20-30 haircuts without issue. Wahl's quality control has been slipping lately with their newer models, seems like the old-school gear like your Oster 76s is built way tougher for the long haul. Ngl if you got a replacement from them, I'd still run that backup pair for at least a few weeks before relying on the Magic Clips again.

the_rose17d ago

I had a brand new toaster quit on me the third time I used it, right when I had company coming over for breakfast. That little pattern right there, stuff dying right when you need it most, it happens way too often with all kinds of new gear these days. My experience with appliances and tools over the last few years is that manufacturing just isn't what it used to be, lots of corners getting cut to keep prices down. Your old Oster 76s from 2005 probably has better wiring and a stronger motor than half the stuff rolling off assembly lines now. It's kind of a bummer but I've learned to keep my old backup stuff around forever because the new replacements just don't seem to hold up the same way.

fisher.jessica17d ago

Brand new Wahl Magic Clips just stopped dead" - my buddy had the exact same thing happen with his Magic Clips two months ago. He was in the middle of a skin fade and they just quit, turned out the internal wire came loose from the motor. He sent them back to Wahl and got a replacement, but he keeps a set of Oster 76s as his backup crew too.