I originally got into wet shaving to save money. 200 soaps, a dozen razors, 50 brushes later, it didn't exactly work out that way. But I am getting the best shaves of my life so there's that. Anyway T&S is a wonderful soap and in my top 5 and I always enjoy using it, but at $8 oz I'm passing on future purchases. I can afford it, but with a 30 year supply of other soaps, it's just hedonistic for me. I'm in the process of downsizing and soon will be passing a lot of stuff on to the grandkids and other wet shaving converts as well as selling off some brushes and razors. I love the hobby but man its getting ridiculous for me to pay $24 for 3 oz of soap. I certainly don't have a problem with any artisan being able to do that, its just not the route I'll be going in the future. I have a pretty tough beard and have found that with a good quality mid aggressive to aggressive razor with the sharpest blades, I can do a BBS shave in two against the grain passes with almost any soap after years of practice without weepers or irritation so why spend $.60/shave when I can spend $.10/shave and get the same result. It's not big bucks in the overall scheme of things, I've just made a personal decision to divert funds elsewhere.