Thread: Why do people pay $300 for a brush

Originally Posted by JulioFundora

That is what I thought. He kept going on about how they hold more heat etc. etc.,

I had one of the AOS salesman only telling me that the difference in badger hair types was how many years they would last. That was before I tried a straight and learned much about shaving, but I knew he had no idea when I heard that response!

It felt better just not 100$ better imo.

I've got an Acca Kappa $240 brush and no it isn't worth it but it looks good and I got it dirt cheap.
Some expensive products are not meant for sale, they are there to raise the roof on how much a product can cost.
It's easier to sell brushes for $100 if people know they can be up to $500, then $100 is "cheap".

I just treated myself to a Simpson Manchurian badger brush and can say it is the nicest brush I have used both for how it lathers and looks. Is it twice as good as my $100 SOC 2 band badger? No but it is better. Is the SOC 2 band badger 5X better than than my Semogue 1350 boar? No but it is better. All three will do the job of working up a lather nicely. A brush does not have to cost a ton of money to do a good job and if you are happy with it don't let anyone push you into upgrading.

Bob