Man Gets £5000 in Compensation after Cutting Himself While Shaving
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' First cut is the deepest ' as Rod Stewart sang or in this case first and second
The man , nick from London, no it isn't a joke , that was his name , had just bought a pack of supermarket own brand razor blades and decided to shave
After lavering up he proceeded to shave both sides of his face but received cuts to his cheeks
When he checked the blade he noticed it had come away from the housing
The cuts were that bad it took him 20 minutes or so to stop the bleeding
So he took photos and approached a claims company and put in a claim against Wilkinson Sword, the manufacturer
They sent the razor for tests and surprisingly got a reply of an offer of £5,000 compensation within 4 weeks , extremely fast
He did dramatise things claiming nightmares and flashbacks etc , but that is normal practice
Maybe he should stick to Gillette or another brand to avoid another close shave
www.esd-wales.org.uk/man-sues-razor-company-after-shaving-injury-and-wins-5000-compensation/ 
Unusual case but to be honest if i cut myself badly using a manual razor, it would put me off using one again. Some people do get funny at the sight of blood.
I used to use Wilkinson sword razors till I started buying Aldi ones with repair heads they are men I don't care think they are brilliant for the price
Omg that's ridiculous to get that much compensation for a couple of nicks. Probably wasn't paying attention
Jerseydrew I suppose it all depends if Wilkinson found a defect or not J, the fact they paid out so fast points to a defect in this case
That’s the usual way to get compensation - exaggerate the injuries and they’ll pay to get you off their backs
It does seem as if his claim was warranted this time as the razor appears to have been faulty. I am sure the company thought it was worth £500 to limit any bad publicity.
Nightmares and flashbacks lol, 5 grand ain't bad though for a few nicks, I use electric, I haven't used blades in years
martinlufc5637 I suppose you could get an electric shock from one, that might warrant a few grand M 
telmel there nearly all rechargeable now, mine only needs charging a couple of times a year
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