I think the Chubby is the finest brush ever made.
Buy a Thaeter instead!!!
My .02 worth is that it really depends on what you do. For face lathering soap, I think the brush is a no go, bu that is just me. It does work great for bowl lathering cream however, I just rarely do that. I am hanging on to my CH2 for now, but in hindsight, probably would not have got it since I face lather soap 90% of the time.
As someone mentioned, you do get a lot of badger hair for the money though! Über dense.....
It doesn't have enough backbone to get the lather out when face lathering for me given how dense it is. Denser brushes need more stiffness in my experience.
It doesn't have enough backbone....
I do not think it means what you think it means.