Originally Posted by
Utopian
I have not seen an $80 one but the Venus razors were about $60. Sometimes by jacking up the price they can imply higher quality.
I remember reading years ago that a common strategy for unloading wines that were not selling well was to jack up the price.
Regarding gold dollars, no one ever should have been saying that they did not shave. They simply were not very good, in that they were badly ground and the heat treatment was poor. They shaved, but they were not very good. I assume they are trying to get better.