no go [SEP] i tried two pair of fresh batteries from different packagesno gocontrast this with my similar model from oil of olay it did not come with extra brushes or a plastic case and two boxes bound for the landfill yet it has run for years despite dropping it in the shower a couple of times and it was half the price of this versionif it starts off this bad i would not want to risk what it would do a month or two down the road