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A toothbrush handle is discounted to almost nothing several times a year. The heads never are — and over five years they cost several times what the handle did.
Cartridge handles are given away because the cartridges are where the money is. Over ten years the difference between systems runs into hundreds.
No non-stick coating is permanent, at any price. Once you accept that the pan is a consumable with a two-to-five year life, the buying decision changes completely.
The drill in the box is the least consequential part of the purchase. What you are really choosing is a battery system you will be buying into for the next decade.
The battery in every pair of wireless earbuds is consumable, sealed and unreplaceable. Once you price that in, the expensive pairs stop looking like the safe choice.
