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obsidianghost2 t1_j779iwk wrote

I have a Kent as well, I don't use it daily, I don't have enough hair. I use it when trimming my beard. The quality is great, the teeth never catch on the hair like the cheap one I had would.

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sloretactician t1_j77bodg wrote

If it only lasted five years it’s not exactly buy it for life material, now is it?

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RollForPanicAttack t1_j77c2da wrote

My papaw had a Kent comb that I received when he passed away. Since I was a kid, the teeth ended up getting messed up from misuse and then thrown away. I never knew the brand, only the color. Seeing your comb made me look it up and I can’t wait to get one now. He died when I was young but I hope to get one for him since I messed up his. Didn’t think a comb would make me cry tbh

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[deleted] t1_j77ium2 wrote

Read the title of the sub again, moron.

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Zlivovitch t1_j77kkpp wrote

If you are looking for BIFL, I would recommend a horn comb. It's more expensive than a plastic one, but it will last a lifetime. Moreover, it does not get dirty (much less than a plastic one, anyway), it's gentler to the hair, nice to the touch, and it can be beautiful.

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Diotima245 t1_j7aspr1 wrote

I have cheap $1 sally beauty combs that have lasted longer than that

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SciBird t1_j7aurxv wrote

Do you think it could be worth super glueing it back together to see if you could get a little more life out of it?

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Zlivovitch t1_j7awlqh wrote

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Man, I don't know. I don't remember having dropped any of the horn combs I owned, neither did I take any special care to protect them from falling, contrary to, say, glassware.

And I've never seen any testing done on horn combs, by consumer organisations, in order to assess how they would resist to falls. Neither have I read any advice to the effect of not letting them fall, despite having read quite a lot of recommendations on sites of manufacturers of such products.

For instance, they would advise you not to expose them to excessive heat, nor to leave them for too long in water. They would also tell you not to put them in your back pocket, because if you sat on them, yes, they might break.

As for hotels, one artisan maker advised customers not to leave their combs in plain sight, because they might be stolen (referring to an actual event)... but he did not mention maids letting them drop.

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