Public companies are also in competition with their peers to attract folks (read enormous investment forms) to buy their stock. So they want their “shareholder value” to be competitive. Shareholder value is at a high level the appreciation of the stock price plus dividends. So public company management is given the goal of increasing shareholder value. Which is the number that must go up. Otherwise those enormous investment firms will buy their competitor’s stock instead.

I get a new Braun electric shaver about every 10 years or so. The shaver base lasts for a very long time. The Braun heads last about a year for me, so over 10 years they cost more than the initial shaver. I don’t buy the cleaning pods since to me a tap water rinse works just as well. I’ve not compared total cost of ownership against other brands as I’ve not had a reason to switch. I’m also interested in what others have to say. What is as good or better for their beard type?