I got a similar response from my wife who fully expected me to do myself a serious injury. I also got the sarcastic comment of "have you satisfied your vanity now?" after I'd had my first SR shave. I very much doubt I'm going to be a collector or have lots of different soaps etc, but in the long run it'll be cheaper, greener, & once I've got better at it, it should be a nicer shave & better for my face than my old Gillette. I'm definitely going to have to get some other soaps/balms at some point though - I've only tried the OSMA alum soap so I have no idea how anything else compares to it if I don't try.