Did Gingher stop making scissors?
#41
My oldest pair I have had 43 years and they still work like a dream! I have two floral pair and am sad to hear they stop making them. I get them all sharpen ended at a place they sharpen surgical instruments and they come back with a free bandaid and super sharp! Take are of them and they will last forever!
#42
I remember when Land's End was bought out by Sears and the quality went way down, but our ddil tells me now the quality seems to be bouncing back. Maybe they learned a lesson??
Light bulbs are poorer quality these days. When your bulbs last only a month or less, that is a bit aggravating--particularly if you have to use a ladder to install them.
#43
My oldest pair I have had 43 years and they still work like a dream! I have two floral pair and am sad to hear they stop making them. I get them all sharpen ended at a place they sharpen surgical instruments and they come back with a free bandaid and super sharp! Take are of them and they will last forever!
#44
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Anyone heard of Mundial scissors? I acquired a left-handed pair from the former owner of the shop I owned in TX a decade ago. They were used often at our cutting stations when the rotary cutters were not the right tool. The Mundial brand looks almost exactly like Ginghers and is sold at this knife site in what they call their Brazil series.
Good information on how the scissors are made and all reviewers give them 5 stars.
http://www.knifecenter.com/item/MU83...ewing-Scissors
Jan in VA
Good information on how the scissors are made and all reviewers give them 5 stars.
http://www.knifecenter.com/item/MU83...ewing-Scissors
Jan in VA
#46
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Location: Live Oak, Texas
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Anyone heard of Mundial scissors? I acquired a left-handed pair from the former owner of the shop I owned in TX a decade ago. They were used often at our cutting stations when the rotary cutters were not the right tool. The Mundial brand looks almost exactly like Ginghers and is sold at this knife site in what they call their Brazil series.
Good information on how the scissors are made and all reviewers give them 5 stars.
http://www.knifecenter.com/item/MU83...ewing-Scissors
Jan in VA
Good information on how the scissors are made and all reviewers give them 5 stars.
http://www.knifecenter.com/item/MU83...ewing-Scissors
Jan in VA
#47
I'd like to say something nice about JoAnn products: I bought a small (5 inch length) pair of scissors, like you would use for embroidery or applique. I have been using them a few years, and they cut perfectly. I'm talking about not only the entire length of the blades, but the tippy points. They are so PRECISE, that I can cut one thread at a time, while cutting squares from my cotton quilting fabrics. They are emblazoned with the JoAnn Trademark name, and the words stainless steel CHINA. When I loaned them briefly, I say: "Watch out, they are SHARP and will take a finger off."
#48
Ginger scissors
I am hearing that the new ones are not made in Germany as were the original Gingers, and that the quality is not as good. I don't know personally, but I will sure guard my Gingers that I have had for years and years.
#49
I love my gingers, but also use a pair of fiskars under the amplify name at work.... I work at Joann, and they gave us a couple of pairs of these for the cutting counter, bought my own pair just for work, they work great and cut like a dream, I have Kia, Gingar, Havel and love them all for whatever I bought them for...
#50
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Midwest
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Your shops can order any of them from their distributors. Plenty of styles, etc. just ask them. Pay upfront for the "special order" you request. Give the shops the opportunity to serve you. My local shop bends over backwards to order "special requests" for me.
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