This think broke in less than 4 months. The blades just stopped turning, I did not drop the product or misuse it. Tried to work problem out with Panasonic, they told me that the problem is with the blades and the blades are not covered by warranty. They told me I could buy replacement parts for the trimmer. They tranferred me to the parts department to buy a new blade. I was on hold with the parts department, then when it finally rang through the line went dead. A complete waste of time and money on my behalf.