Depending on what you do, good scissors (properly maintained and sharpened) are a must and an unbelievable difference.

Mostly for what I do, is about the rotary cutter and I'm fine with basic Fiskars (I have a sharpener) for thread snipping and etc. But if I went back to garments or costuming, I'd be wanting a couple of nice pairs of scissors. I do believe in changing blades often, that a blade is about/less than half a yard of fabric, but can make 5 yards of fabric icky to sew with if past it's point (or being asked to do too many layers).

A lot of my long-time Gingher using quilter friends are buying new/smaller/specialty scissors from Kai.

There are lots of listings for Gingher scissors on Ebay at reasonable prices. Shopgoodwill.com is another option.

I have the batting scissors. I don't cut batting regularly, but when I do the scissors whip through even the thickest batting like butter. No jagged edges and no getting bogged down. I bought them about 20 years ago at Paducah Quilt Show from Quilt in A Day shop. They still cut like new. Price is still on the plastic sleeve. $44.99. The price I see now is about $60 on the website. I would buy them again.

I've used my Gingher thread snips for years and they still clip very well. They don't seem to get dull like the others I've tried.

I'm sorry to hear that Fiscars is now making Ginghers.

Ginghers are not all the same... quality depends on where they were made. I have bought about 6 pairs over the years, and my favorite and still sharpest were made in Italy. Others from countries like Brazil, not so much. I learned to check the country, stamped on the blade.

I have several pairs of Kai scissors as well as other high-end scissors. I always reach for my Kai scissors first. I even bought a pair of Kai pinking shears. They too are great.

I love Ginghers so much I have the snips, pinking, 6 inch and my original dressmaker's size. They are wonderful tools and have lasted me around 30 some years so far.
I agree, don't fool around get a good pair of scissors.

I doubt every brand has a big scissor manufacturing plant. Most massed produced scissors are made in the same plants just with different specifications. I've notice thinner blades on many good brand then they use to be. A vendor told me scissors are made to be replaced. Most can't be sharpened without damage. The brand would go broke in today's world if they lasted for a lifetime.

I have a good pair of some sort of scissors but I mostly use rotary cutters to cut fabric. I have all 3 sizes too. I still have my very 1st pair of scissors still in their case as I always put it back when finished with them. That has to be close to 50+ years now and not a spot of rust on them. I had pinking shears also kept in their case but gave them to my sister. Bought them about the same time so basically the rule is for most, if you take care of them, they will take care of you.

I have Ginghers I believe were made in Germany? Could be wrong about that. I've had them for 30 some years.
My favorites though are Kai. They are lightweight and cut beautifully. So do the Ginghers but they're heavier.