DH and the kids kept wanting to use my good scissors, said they were better so I bought extra pairs of them for the house. Why not use good scissors for anything that needs cutting? I hate trying to cut with dull cheap scissors, even paper cutting. I have put the metal Ginghers and Fiskars in the dishwasher many times and they are still sharp and cut just fine for kitchen/household use. Not for youngsters to use of course. Why not have good scissors for every one?