Dropping scissors is definitely not good for them!. It can ruin the pints and cause the blades to separate so they are never good for anything except decoration. My mother's Wiss scissors never touched paper and were always professionally sharpened, but 3/4 of a century's use has finally rendered them fit for a wall display of sewing notions rather than useful cutting tools. I guard my Gingher's closely, keep all purpose scissors I buy at Lowe's for kids to use for paper crafts and send them to Gingher's for professional sharpening. No one uses my sewing scissors for anything other than fabric. froggyintexas