Foil Shavers (Men) · Position 23 of 99
Braun Series 8 Electric Shaver for Men
Listed as: Braun Series 8 Electric Shaver for Men, with 4+1 Shaving Elements & Precision Long Hair Trimmer, Close & Gentle Even on Dense Beards, Wet & Dry Electric Razor with 60min Runtime, 8517s Galvano Silver
This is as high as Braun Series 8 Electric Shaver for Men has climbed since we started watching it: number 23 in Foil Shavers (Men), after 10 straight weeks on the list. Over the past 2 years pricing on this listing has run from $297.96 up to $409.98. At $339.99 this week it is sitting in the lower half of its range. Across 1,392 ratings, the average comes out at 4.3 stars. Worth reading a few of the recent ones as well as the headline figure.
Is now a good time to buy the Braun Series 8 Electric Shaver for Men?
This is about as low as it usually goes. Currently observed at $339.99, 17% below its standard $409.98 shelf baseline. Dips like this one tend to hold for roughly 2 weeks over the past year and a half, and we're already inside one. When it closes, the pattern points to the price drifting back up toward $409.98 rather than sliding any further. So if you've done your reading and Braun Series 8 Electric Shaver for Men already looks like the right call, waiting is more likely to cost you than save you. We can't promise it won't dip again and more, nobody can. What we can say is that this is the stretch where buyers have historically timed it well.
Year-end holiday habit: occasional December participant in December, marking down in 1 of 2 past years by an average of 13.8%.
unmoved baseline during November on Black Friday. It saw markdowns in 0 of 2 past years, averaging —% below its standard baseline.
This week’s reading is one of 368 below their own baseline across the categories we track.
Category position against observed price
Review accumulation and rating
Against the Foil Shavers (Men) field
The Braun Series 8 Electric Shaver for Men gives you a slight price edge over its closest rival, the Braun Series 9 Pro+ Shaver Stainless Steel. You are paying a little less right now without sacrificing much in category popularity.
There is a notable opportunity sitting nearby: the Norelco i9000 Prestige Ultra Wet & Dry Electric usually anchors at a higher shelf price, but it has moved down into this range this week. Take a look at the figures below before settling on your pick. You can explore the exact numbers for yourself in the breakdown below, where we have matched each product against its rank and sentiment.
| Rank in Foil Shavers (Men) | Contender | Comparison Role | Observed Price | Sentiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #23 | Braun Series 8 Electric Shaver for MenBraun | This Product | $339.99 | 4.3 ★(1,392) |
| #31 | Braun Series 9 Pro+ Shaver Stainless Steel Battery PoweredBraun | Price Peer | $349.99 | 4.4 ★(1,255) |
| #80 | Norelco i9000 Prestige Ultra Wet & Dry Electric ShaverNorelco | Higher Tier | $419.07 | 4.2 ★(95) |
| #57 | Braun Series 9 PRO+ Electric ShaverBraun | Top Rated | $449.99 | 4.5 ★(519) |