Quote Originally Posted by pitrik View Post
Probably because they assume it's just another toy, as opposed to a lifestyle change. Maybe she'll understand ten years from now. Thanks for the tips!
Long-term savings, my friend, play up the long-term savings...

"By paying $X for this strop, brush, etc., now I'll avoid having to keep spending our hard-earned money on massively over-priced little plastic thingies from Gillette." That kind of thing. It makes perfectly good sense in theory.