i was heartbroken when they stopped doing real barbershop shaves with hot lather and towels, that was always a highlight of a vacation, my grandfather taught me about that, he never ever shaved his whole life with anything but a straight razor and an old fashioned strop, and once a week he would get on down to the local barbershop with his stubbly face,even had his own cup for the soap on the rack, when i was about 18 he treated me to my first one, it's worth every penny, it's massage for the face, oh yeah!!!!!!!!!