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Reading about the possibility that Rooney brushes could be manufactured in China then imported to the UK and passed off as British got me thinking about the mark up on 'high end' shaving products.
It seems to be a logical progression for a lot of people who 'get into' traditional shaving but are we being taken for fools? I can see the appeal of finding a high end brush which suits your needs and could possibly last you for the rest of your natural but I would love to see more details on the production process.Fido has been discussing the 'Rooney Question' recently and I agree with his stand on not buying a Rooney until he has concrete evidence that it is made here (as it is advertised as such) but this was not the only reason I was thinking that we are being ripped off by brush manufacturers/sellers.The limited edition semogue was produced recently and by all accounts is proving to be an excellent performer, the production run was 100 and the selling price seemed to be very reasonable so how can this be done? is boar hair really that much cheaper than badger? I cant help feeling we are being ripped off on purchases like these but saying that I haven't used one of these brushes so I may well be in the wrong.
It seems to be a logical progression for a lot of people who 'get into' traditional shaving but are we being taken for fools? I can see the appeal of finding a high end brush which suits your needs and could possibly last you for the rest of your natural but I would love to see more details on the production process.Fido has been discussing the 'Rooney Question' recently and I agree with his stand on not buying a Rooney until he has concrete evidence that it is made here (as it is advertised as such) but this was not the only reason I was thinking that we are being ripped off by brush manufacturers/sellers.The limited edition semogue was produced recently and by all accounts is proving to be an excellent performer, the production run was 100 and the selling price seemed to be very reasonable so how can this be done? is boar hair really that much cheaper than badger? I cant help feeling we are being ripped off on purchases like these but saying that I haven't used one of these brushes so I may well be in the wrong.