I hear you on the tyranny of the shaving things - everything vying for use. Everyday when I select the setup it means that everything else isn't getting used. Opportunity cost. Thats why a disappointing shave or shave product is so annoying. OK, mildly annoying...one less shave in life and it could have been better. Very often when I return to a razor or a soap that I haven't used in a long time I quickly realize - "oh right, thats why I haven't used this in so long - while it doesn't suck, its just not as good as what I have been using. So I try to get over it and get rid of it. When I started out wet shaving almost 10 years ago and I used one soap until it was gone, one brush one razor too - a new soap that came along was judged on its own merits. Is this a good soap? Do I like it? Now it gets judged not only on those two criteria but a third...is it as good as....X? Theres a reason you reach for certain products frequently. Theres a reason that donut hole forms in the bottom of some tubs. Life is too short for bad shaves. even a shave that, while good, cold have been better.