Hello Gents, After hearing all the rave reviews about the Plisson "Brush of the gods" synthetic shaving brush, I have decided to give it a try. Trying to find one, however, has been surprisingly difficult. I've looked on ebay and found some marked up at least $2o.0o from the retail price and L'occitane's own website doesn't even show the brush anymore. So yesterday I called L'occitane and spoke with a sales rep who informed me that they are currently out of stock and waiting to be resupplied from France. She also informed me that there were some problems reported with the handles of the brush (not exactly sure what was meant) and that they were potentially looking at redesigning the handle. She also informed me that most likely the price would remain the same or close to the same as it currently is. The sales rep was very helpful and took the time to answer my questions, which was an unexpected surprise to be honest. She also told me they were having a manager's meeting on Tuesday and that she would give me a call back after that with any new information. I'll keep you all posted of what news I hear. Personally, it would be nice to see the brush have a resin handle option at the same price. We shall soon see
L'occitane, regardless of what they say, has little control over the situation. Plisson has complete control over their product and here is as Paul Harvey would say is "The Rest of the Story." http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/plisson-increases-their-synthetic-offerings.38294/
