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You obviously haven't seen the explicit photos of Blackmass and his Saponificio Varesino 2.0I see plenty of enthusiasm amongst the postings, some may say just how enthusiastic can one get about a shaving brush and it seems you can!P.
No, I must have missed the explicit photos of Blackmass and his SV brush........I'm pleased, I don't have to pluck my eyes out!You obviously haven't seen the explicit photos of Blackmass and his Saponificio Varesino 2.0
I agree, when one comes on a forum as a relative beginner to the hobby your head is filled with questions about soaps, brushes, razors et al'. You are thirsty for knowledge and throw yourself into the forum with gusto. People will have seen this with me and I've seen it with others, this gives long standing members the opportunity to help others but once you have been on a while you no longer need to ask those questions so if nothing new comes out forums can go quiet for longer standing members. This is not a criticism in any way just the way it is sometimes.oomph as in energy, vitality, enthusiasm
I agree with what you say but as a long standing member you can now as you quite offen do give advice to those who are thirsty for knowledge and that must give you a certain amount of satisfaction .I agree, when one comes on a forum as a relative beginner to the hobby your head is filled with questions about soaps, brushes, razors et al'. You are thirsty for knowledge and throw yourself into the forum with gusto. People will have seen this with me and I've seen it with others, this gives long standing members the opportunity to help others but once you have been on a while you no longer need to ask those questions so if nothing new comes out forums can go quiet for longer standing members. This is not a criticism in any way just the way it is sometimes.
I quite often get a can't be arsed feeling over some topics these days, like 'MWF is rubbish' threads and such like. I just think 'I've given my opinions on that one too many times now, I just can't be bothered'. I do force myself every now and then through a sense of civic duty.I agree with what you say but as a long standing member you can now as you quite offen do give advice to those who are thirsty for knowledge and that must give you a certain amount of satisfaction .P.
Yes, I understand. Some of the threads like MWF is rubbish are sometimes posted to evoke a reaction and I have just about learned to steer clear of these threads now.I quite often get a can't be arsed feeling over some topics these days, like 'MWF is rubbish' threads and such like. I just think 'I've given my opinions on that one too many times now, I just can't be bothered'. I do force myself every now and then through a sense of civic duty.
It's an image that you'll never be able to,..unsee,...believe me!
Harley Davidson motor cycles are an example I think of perceived value over actual value. From an engineering standpoint they are dinosaurs but people happily buy them in large numbers.Price, always affect the perception of value. You can see this very often in Amazon, where the same razor, is sold rebranded with 4 different brands, ranging from 8 to 30 EUR. You read the opinion of the guy who bought the 30 EUR rebranded version and he mentions "excellent quality, excellent value to price ratio!". You go read the review of the same razor at 8 EUR and you see "well, for 8 EUR one can't complain. It's a cheap chinese razor, but works well".
Same thing easily goes for brushes. Badgers, especially when you start, are automatically "soooo much better", since the "boars are cheap". "I started with a 10$ Omega, so now i want to go to a decent badger brush". It's no coincidence that wetshavers that abbandon badgers for boars, are seasoned wetshavers that after trying and paying for every famous badger out there, decided that the cheap boar wasn't that bad after all. If boars were as rare as badgers, boar brushes would also be more expensive. Luckily for some of us, pigs are common.
This said, there is the law of diminishing returns in all products, but, in hobbies or collectors, it usually isn't about wetshaving so much, as is about the thrill of adding "one more to the collection" or "have a more prestigious brush". Emotional satisfaction, adds value to the object and also boosts physical satisfaction too.
Maybe also because people want a motorbike they can understand?Harley Davidson motor cycles are an example I think of perceived value over actual value. From an engineering standpoint they are dinosaurs but people happily buy them in large numbers.
Excellent point: although with the electronic fuel injection it is now more likely to leave you along the side of the road than it's carbureted predecessors. Pitralon, real pens with nibs and many mechanical watches could also be considered good examples of real value. The Honda CB750 was right up there, also. Sweet bike.Maybe also because people want a motorbike they can understand?
I mean, my computerised Honda is very reliable and probably is great on the emission values, but it's far away from the CB750 that I actually understood (though the CDI spoiled that already).
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Pitralon forever - Real pens have a nib - If it doesn't tick, it's not a watch.
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