I second returning the stiff Ginghers and getting a pair that is right for you. I am using my coupon this week to get another pair - maybe some smaller ones. Ginghers wants you to be happy. Just be sure you have the sales slip. When I was a JoAnn employee, Ginghers were one of the things most often shop lifted and a Gingher return without a sales slip was suspect and needed a manager. That and expensive cross stitch kits. I had a young lady try to return Ginghers for cash one evening. When I told I'd need manager's approval, she left the scissors on the counter and departed the store quickly. Hmmm.

While taking a class at LQS I was using my scissors and the owner said
"try these", it was Gingher scissors, well that sold me and I bought a pair
and love them...they are not heavy and cut like a dream...

They are NOT the same scissors they were just a few years ago.

My favorite pair of scissors is a Gingher 5" Knife Edge Sewing Scissors that I bought about five years ago. I use them daily at my sewing table.

Last week I bought a second pair as I was considering sending these in for their first sharpening. As soon as I got the new pair home and out of the packaging I felt the difference. The new pair feels cheap, lightweight, and stiff. And, Yes, I am certain that they are the same Gingher “model” not one of their similar models. Both pair are the “Gingher 5-inch Knife Edge SEWING Scissors”

To see if my assessment was inaccurate, I grabbed both pair of scissors and my digital postage scale. My original pair weighs 1.6 ounces. The "new" pair weighs 1.2 ounces -- a significant down-sizing.

Was Gingher was bought out by another company? Their scissors are no longer made in Germany. I don’t know what accounts for the difference, but it is not a small difference, and these new scissors are definitely not as nice.

I'm sorry to hear they are not as good, mine are close to 10 yrs old..I looked online and found that they are made in Greensboro, NC..