Seduced on first use

[Wayne]

Have you ever been seduced on first use by a razor, bought it only then to realise a few uses down the line that it actually isn't as good as you first thought and your others are just as good and maybe you didn't need it after all?
Sorry for the long question, I have just found myself in a simlar position with the excellent blackland Vector. I was lucky to have one loaned to me by @Boru62. Thank you mate.
First shave was nice and the love hearts started circling above my head, on the second I immediately fell head over heels and decided I had to get one. Well the Vector is now packed and ready to go back to it's rightful owner and when I shaved I used my only SE, the Mongoose, it's the only one I have wanted. On reflection and upon feeling my face after the shave the Mongoose is just as good and has produced as good a shave as the Vector, thus I find I do not need another SE after all, nice as the vector is and it really is, it isn't in reality going to add much to my shaving over the Mongoose.
Have you ever had the same experience?

 

[Optometrist]

I doubt there's a single member here, Wayne, who hasn't. Perhaps the question should have been - is there anyone out there who hasn't fallen to this?

 

[Holyzeus]

Many a time

 

[Shaverrific666]

Yep, been there.

 

[Dr Watson]

Every damn time Wayno! Yet to learn to keep my gob shut so I look a right lemon when I do a complete 180 a few days later

 

[Holyzeus]

It’s why I don’t like to comment on a new razor for a few days normally and also try to use it continuously for a while. Last time was with a Tech, put a longer handle on it and raved about it. After that it was s***

 

[neko]

Jurgen Hempel titanium handles.... after 9 years of wet shaving I finally have tried the best.

Do not wait.

 

[Wayne]

Jurgen Hempel titanium handles.... after 9 years of wet shaving I finally have tried the best.

Do not wait.

I don’t think you got the point of the post Neko my friend.

 

[neko]

I don’t think you got the point of the post Neko my friend.

I experienced exactly the same situation as you with the Mongoose > the Vector.

btw the Mongoose is even better with a Jurgen Hempel handle

 

[les24preludes]

I think there's probably 5% difference in the hardware we use once we're in the right ballpark.

There's probably 80% difference in the emotional response we have to things in our life......

If there's any mathematical formula around all this I certainly don't know what it is.

 

[Wayne]

I experienced exactly the same situation as you with the Mongoose > the Vector.

btw the Mongoose is even better with a Jurgen Hempel handle

Hahahahah nice save my friend.

 

[neko]

Hahahahah nice save my friend.

I try my best

 

[Dule083]

I think all of us, simply we try to justify all money and time spend to buy out razors. In the end when head was cooled we realise reality

 

[Sid James]

I found after becoming competent with straights that absolutely nothing compares, nothing.

 

[Holyzeus]

I experienced exactly the same situation as you with the Mongoose > the Vector.

btw the Mongoose is even better with a Jurgen Hempel handle

Been there, August 2015