I'm not sure what's wrong with those toothbrushes. You're just saying they wear out, and you have to replace the heads with the same brand?

Single cup coffee makers serve a need. The pods aren't even really proprietary. Blame people for taking advantage of convenience. People may subscribe to coffee pods, but you can just as well pick them up by the hundreds at costco for 30c a piece.

Inkjets got better. You can buy inkjets with refillable or just cheap ink now.

A lot of subscription stuff has gone under. Particularly most of the food delivery businesses.

I'm not saying razor-and-blade is going anywhere. But I think that consumers also demand flexibility. They may "fall for" a gadget and then soon realize they're paying too much and figure out a different way to solve their need.

I'm not sure what's wrong with those toothbrushes. You're just saying they wear out, and you have to replace the heads with the same brand?

Single cup coffee makers serve a need. The pods aren't even really proprietary. Blame people for taking advantage of convenience. People may subscribe to coffee pods, but you can just as well pick them up by the hundreds at costco for 30c a piece.

Inkjets got better. You can buy inkjets with refillable or just cheap ink now.

A lot of subscription stuff has gone under. Particularly most of the food delivery businesses.