Best professional quality shears I've had for many years.

Best professional quality shears I've had for many years.  Read Less

Lightweight, easy to use. Not ideal if you have large fingers. Mine are small, but my husband cannot hold them. They cut really well.

Lightweight, easy to use. Not ideal if you have large fingers. Mine are small, but my husband cannot hold them. They cut really well.  Read Less

I spent a lot of time reading and researching scissors and scissor metals before deciding on this pair. These are the least ex...  Read More

I spent a lot of time reading and researching scissors and scissor metals before deciding on this pair. These are the least expensive pair of scissors from a company that makes high quality professional scissors. The main difference between these scissors and scissors made from more expensive metals is how frequently they will need sharpening and their total lifespan.A pair of scissors made out of a relatively soft metal like these will need sharpening about every 50-100 haircuts. A pair of scissors made from Hitachi steel (high end 440c) could go 25x longer before needing sharpening. Scissors will only tolerate being sharpened about 4-5 times before needing to be replaced. If you are a professional hairdresser doing 10 cuts a day, this is the difference between needing to send your scissors out for sharpening every couple of weeks vs every year and replacing every 2 months vs several years. However if you are just doing home haircuts the softer steel is just fine. I figure these scissors will last my family about 2 years before even needing to be sharpened the first time. I have a  Tri-Angle Sharpmaker  which will easily sharpen these value scissors at home to a scary edge sharpness. High end/harder steel scissors would be much more difficult to sharpen and may need to be sent to a professional for best results.Even though the more expensive scissors still look like a better deal on paper (They cost 5-10x more and last 25x longer). The reality in my family is that long before they wear out from proper use they are likely to get dropped or borrowed (despite my precautions) for something that will ruin them. So I'll stick with the $20 scissors and, unless you are a professional, you probably should too. These will function nearly identically to much more expensive scissors and if my son borrows them to cut a twist tie <cringe> I won't feel like crying.  Read Less