Have you ever used a single product so long that you had trouble adapting to a replacement?
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February 3rd, 2015
I have used Schick disposable razors to shave my face for 20+ years, exclusively. They changed the design and doubled the price in the past year.
I have found a replacement that shaves even closer for ⅓ the price. The problem? They have the new mantis-body designed handle with comfort grips, etc., etc. I’m on my 3–4 week using them and it’s still awkward getting the angle/grip right and know where to trim to.
Have you ever had this problem with a discontinued product? Did you keep at it until you learned something completely new, or did you resort to finding a product with the closest physical characteristics, regardless of price/performance?
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I was a Microsoft Excel expert. I was using it on the Macintosh before the Windows version existed.
They arbitrarily re-arranged the entire interface with Office 2007. Some tasks still take me longer than they did with Excel 2003.
My teeth… I got fillings and it’s hard to adapt it feels like my teeth would break if I used them.
Yes, all the time. I am a bit of a Luddite. Still no smart phone, no tablet, no e-reader. But I am hoping for driverless cars.
The first thing I thought of was Microsoft as well. I learned Microsoft Word 98, or something like that. I still haven’t been as savvy with the new versions as I was with the one I learned. To make things worse, I haven’t used Word 98 in so long that I might not even be as good at that anymore.
My old cellphone. It is something like this. The usage is pretty straight-forward and I can do what I want quickly with it. Although some people complain that the screen is so small and the webpage interface is horrible, I still use it to surf the web regularly. A while ago I upgraded my phone to a smart-phone, but I find Android so confusing. Even worse, there are some functions that my old phone has but the new phone lacks. I still have to use two phones, one for calling and one for entertainment.
@ibstubro My grandmother has a razor!
I have this one: a slide—slightly more modern. But who would pay $59 for it on eBay? It was free with a plan!
Thankfully, I have already bought a back-up Razor in case something happens to this one! @dxs Plan ahead to stay behind. Probably the same market for your phone on Ebay (where my extra Razors came from).
I have at least 6–8 of these. (note the megapixels) 20 year old technology I’m afraid will be unavailable if mine breaks (again). I have experience an every accessory offered.
This was a recent score! I had one I wore for about 15 years and when it died I had a heck of a time replicating it! I have a couple now, after a year or so of persistence.
@ibstubro It’s not that big of a deal for me. In fact, if a smartphone becomes affordable, I’d love to invest in one.
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