wow, gwen, what are you cutting??? my fiskar's (8" and 4" snips) have lasted my about 5 years now, i couldn't function without them and they have held up well. I have one pair of the small 4" ones which my dog got ahold of and chewed the 'rubber' handles, they still cut just fine, hate to get rid of them but the handles aren't so great to hold anymore...
fiskars are guaranteed, if you got (lemons) i would contact them, they really should last you years of good fabric cutting.