Scotch Brand Precision Ultra Edge Scissors, Left- or Right-Handed, 8 Inch, 3-Pack

I've bought these scissors twice, now, and I absolutely love them. They are very sharp and keep their edge well. I use them for trimming the thick hair on my two Cavaliers. Over time, all that hair does dull them, at which point I retire them to use for cutting paper, cardboard, and kids' projects. They continue to function well in that capacity.I expect to buy another set once these are getting old, but after two years of heavy use, the most recent set is still going strong, so it'll be a while. I can truly recommend them for anything that needs a good edge, be it sewing, hair, or some other purpose.Caution: They *are* sharp enough to cut skin if handled carelessly, so keep them away from young children. And if you use them for mats on your pets, don't pull the hair out tightly, because the skin will also pull out a bit. If you can't see the skin, you may nick it, which I discovered the hard way. Luckily, my dogs forgave me quickly, but ...

Just have reasonable expectations, and chances are you will be delighted with these. They are probably not too useful on cloth; but on paper, light-to-medium cardboard, light plastics, packaging tape, wrapping paper, etc., they work fantastic. It's nice to have a color-coded set, because you can distribute them around the house and thereby have a better chance of keeping track of where they are located (or should be located). They are smooth in operation, and cut paper items well. One person asked about washing them in the dishwasher: I would never do that. If you find you need to clean them, use Windex and a cloth. A dab of oil on the joint might be helpful over time. Also--and this is a "trick" that sometimes people are not aware of--is that, if your scissors over time seem to get dull, before you blame the scissors, look carefully at the blades. If you have been repeatedly using these to cut packing tape, the glue from the tape can slowly migrate to the blades, and they don't cut as well. That means it's time to clean them. Hot water will help, along with cloth, even an old electric toothbrush head connected to your electric toothbrush, may bring them back to life and restore much of their sharpness. (You'll notice the "glue effect" buildup mostly when you aere cutting gift paper, and try to do a clean "run" of cutting: if they don't do that well, chances are you have buildup on the blades.So, are these the best scissors in the world? Of course not. If you want those, particularly for hair cutting, go directly to the Solingen brand (Ergo Silver Star Hair Scissor Shears, 5.625 Inches, Hollow Ground, Ice-Tempered Stainless Steel, Made in Solingen, Germany) and you'll see what REAL scissors can be like. But for general, around the house use, from everything from paper, to opening boxes, to wrapping gifts, to sealing boxes with shipping tape, you can't beat these. The price is right, you get three of them, they are color coded, comfortable, and of decent quality. Have reasonable expectations and purchase the type of scissors you need, and you'll likely be completely satisfied.

These scissors are the Best! They cut great, and having multiple, I'm never hunting around for a pair of scissors.

Sharp scissors - comfortable in the hand.

These scissors are great. The handle is comfortable, the blade is strong, the open and close action is good, and the scissors work very well. In the 9 months that I have owned them, I have never experienced any problems.These scissors are sharp enough to cut through paper with precision, and are heavy enough to handle heavy duty cutting. They can handle cutting through multiple documents at once, which is a nice feature that can save quite a bit of time. If you need to cut out the same shape from multiple documents, you can stack them together in a few piles depending on how many documents you have. Then you can follow the shape on the top document with the scissors and cut it out. The result will be multiple instances of the same shape from the different documents.They also have nice action. This means that the scissors open and close with ease, but not too much ease. If the scissors opened and closed with too much ease, there would be less strength behind each cut. If they opened and closed with too little ease, it would be very difficult to use them. However, with these scissors, there is no problem with the action.The grip handles are very comfortable as well. The grip is made out of rubber material, and the size of the two openings is larger than other scissors, which makes the grip comfortable for small and large hands alike.Overall, I would recommend these scissors to anyone who needs strong, reliable scissors.

These scissors really cut well