You have to tell her about the natural selection/evolution of Badgers. The new brushes are obviously made from a newer line of Badgers that developed moisture trapping hair as insulation. This former recessive gene is now dominant and therefore Badger brushes take 100 days to fully dry. I’d hate to spend good money on a great brush and then abuse it and shorten it’s life cycle/performance. SCIENCE!I told my wife that a brush takes a month to dry and therefore I require... 30 brushes. Even with the summer humidity coming, she won’t fall for a 3 month brush drying period.