Over Priced Garbage

**CharlieFoxtrot** · 05-20-2012, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by GreekGuy

I'm in the same camp as you.

If the guy doesn't think they are worth it, thats entirely his right to believe and we have no place to say that he is wrong. To say that a $35 brush and a $250 brush is the same, however, is simply untrue. Or a $50 razor vs a $400 razor, or a $70 stone vs a $500 stone, etc etc

I should of prefaced my statement. I'm pretty utilitarian with most things in life. If blindfolded, I doubt I could tell the difference between a $60 silvertip and a $200 silvertip. Whiskey and firearms, that's a different story all together, and not necessarily in that order.

**Alejandro1969** · 05-20-2012, 06:17 PM

Overpriced garbage? Surely it's the multi-blade cartridge 'shaving system' that dominate the shaving world? You have lots of choice as long as you buy their products!

**jrocker** · 05-20-2012, 06:33 PM

iProducts

**scottish steve** · 05-20-2012, 06:59 PM

There is a lot of stuff out there which is good but overpriced and those are the products which annoy me. You can get a very good shave with some cartridge systems, good lather with AoS etc. But basically anything by AoS is a rip-off. Also the profit margin on mainstream products such as facewash and showergel is criminal. A good straight, boar brush and some LOccitaine milk soap does everything you need, for the rest of your life, if you know how.

**LouBarraza** · 05-20-2012, 07:01 PM

Fusion cartridges and vibrating razor handles are over priced crud.Derby blades are not even worth the package they come in.I know ill catch heat for this but I found D.R. Arlingtons Aftershave Milk way over priced.Did nothing for me but irritate my face and thankfully I was able to return it.

**michiganlover** · 05-20-2012, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by GreekGuy

If the guy doesn't think they are worth it, thats entirely his right to believe and we have no place to say that he is wrong. To say that a $35 brush and a $250 brush is the same, however, is simply untrue. Or a $50 razor vs a $400 razor, or a $70 stone vs a $500 stone, etc etc

I don't believe he said they were the same. He said their ability to build lather would be the same, and that's something I agree with. A $250 brush doesn't necessarily build lather any better than a $10 Omega Boar Brush. It might look nicer, and it might feel nicer in the hand, and it might feel far more luxurious on the face, but you are not going to convince me that a $250 brush builds better lather. Any usable brush should be able to perform the task it was designed for: build lather, and spread it on your face.

**adios_mach_3s** · 05-20-2012, 07:10 PM

Isn't it all relative? While most of us B&B members may even find it extreme to pay $500 for a razor, the truth is, 2/3's of the world cannot fathom paying $30 for something to shave with. I guess that's straying from the question though, as to what's simply overpriced....

If Arko costs $3 a stick, isn't every other soap overpriced?

**CorCat87** · 05-20-2012, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by CharlieFoxtrot

I should of prefaced my statement. I'm pretty utilitarian with most things in life. If blindfolded, I doubt I could tell the difference between a $60 silvertip and a $200 silvertip. Whiskey and firearms, that's a different story all together, and not necessarily in that order.

umm... isn't that kind of contradicting

**dpmtherrien** · 05-20-2012, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by HoosierTrooper

With all of the good stuff available why does anyone want to discuss the bad stuff?

Perhaps a warning to others?

**scottish steve** · 05-20-2012, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by LouBarraza

....Derby blades are not even worth the package they come in...

I like Derbys quite a bit. I have no problem with them at all

**gus1942** · 05-20-2012, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by michiganlover

Add to that all wooden bowls that are sold with shaving soap. They may look pretty on your counter, but they are basically useless as a soap loading vessel: most are super shallow resulting in a huge mess when you attempt to load the soap from them. So you're basically paying $25-$30 for a pretty looking, but functionally useless wooden bowl.

+1

**gus1942** · 05-20-2012, 07:55 PM

Almost any pre-shave product.

**BallisticBurrito** · 05-20-2012, 07:59 PM

Electric shavers.
Not trimmers, because trimmers are awesome..but shavers.

When I was way younger my parents got me a Remington..it looked spiffy...but was for stubble only. If you had any facial hair growth beyond 2 days you would need to trim it first or it would not shave. It got to the point that I could whip out my Mach 3 and canned goo and get a better shave in less time with way less irritation.

Not to mention some of the 'high-end' electric shavers go for way north of $100.

**Mad Man** · 05-20-2012, 08:20 PM

Price is relative.

As "this thing of ours" is a YMMV proposition I guess one man's "cheap" is another man's "expensive".

My first experience of Acqua di Parma was a sensory overload; smell, touch, look. Didn't realize I'd be allergic to it and then I got hot face 3 days in a row. Now I think it's an expensive glass jar full of stuff I can't use...

**Slash McCoy** · 05-20-2012, 08:33 PM

Not junk at all, but I find most high-end strops overpriced. The giant "Big Daddy" is still I think $35. I have not found another strop that will outstrop it. For that matter, I made one from a lifting belt I picked up in a Goodwill for $2 that I don't think any high end strop would have outstropped. It's a piece of dead animal skin, free of major blemishes, cut into a rectangular shape, and usually fitted with a handle and swivel, in the final analysis. Ditto on brushes. High end brushes are usually not junk, but from a standpoint of function alone, they are not a good deal at all.

**gstarr1** · 05-20-2012, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by Alejandro1969

Overpriced garbage? Surely it's the multi-blade cartridge 'shaving system' that dominate the shaving world? You have lots of choice as long as you buy their products!

+1

**scottish steve** · 05-20-2012, 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by BallisticBurrito

Electric shavers.
Not trimmers, because trimmers are awesome..but shavers.

When I was way younger my parents got me a Remington..it looked spiffy...but was for stubble only. If you had any facial hair growth beyond 2 days you would need to trim it first or it would not shave. It got to the point that I could whip out my Mach 3 and canned goo and get a better shave in less time with way less irritation.

Not to mention some of the 'high-end' electric shavers go for way north of $100.

You're a bit behind the times there BB. Some electric models go for $350 in the States, 350 Pounds Sterling in The UK and there is one in Suzhou retailing for $900.
Also, there are some which do a really good job. Check out my "Unusual Review" in the General Shaving forum

**jcwit** · 05-20-2012, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by Absolute Mustard

Try an expensive brush and you will find out how wrong you are

Debatable! I have expensive brushes and cheap brushes all the way to the Turk #6 which happens to be my favorite.

**goatee** · 05-20-2012, 09:47 PM

just to clarify,,, were not talking about "bad" stuff. but "overpriced" stuff. which may be more along the lines of the "good" stuff if you believe in the old adage, "you get what you paid for".
btw,, whats the record for the most "quote" "unquote" marks in a single post? just curious.

**BallisticBurrito** · 05-20-2012, 11:45 PM

Originally Posted by scottish steve

You're a bit behind the times there BB. Some electric models go for $350 in the States, 350 Pounds Sterling in The UK and there is one in Suzhou retailing for $900.
Also, there are some which do a really good job. Check out my "Unusual Review" in the General Shaving forum

Not that behind..since $350 is still technically "way north" of $100. ;)