Honey.....Why do my good scissors smell like onions??
02-14-2011, 07:38 PM
#41
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With three kids, now grown but still looking for scissors, I bought all kinds for use throughout the house. Each kid got their own scissors for their desks, then the kitchen shears, and the 8 inch bent styles in every color I could find for crafts and the junk drawer! LEAVE the Fiskars & Ginghers ALONE!
02-14-2011, 07:55 PM
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When my boys were growing up, I kept my Ginghers hidden except when I was using them on fabric. Those scissors are about 25 years old, and still very sharp. Just a couple of weeks ago, my DH got me a new pair of Ginghers with the spring-open feature. I don't think he'll borrow them, since he knows how much they cost.
02-14-2011, 09:45 PM
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My chidren were and are great about it. My ex-husband - not so much so. I came home from taking a daughter to Mayo Clinic to find my left handed Ginghers soaking in some brine solution in his fishing tackle box. That one cost him a pretty penny.
Kitchen scissors aren't very useful. I like Dollar Tree for kitchen and wrapping paper scissors. I also buy a pair in Dec if I'm going to be using a lot of fleece. That stuff kills good scissors.
Kitchen scissors aren't very useful. I like Dollar Tree for kitchen and wrapping paper scissors. I also buy a pair in Dec if I'm going to be using a lot of fleece. That stuff kills good scissors.
02-15-2011, 04:54 AM
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I keep my good Ginghers beside me at all times. My DH has mentioned I should put them "away" many times, but every pair I've done that with disappears shortly thereafter never to be found again. Not happening with these!! A pair of good pinking shears was the last to disappear like that. He took them while I was on the phone & swears he didn't! My mother had given them to me 35 yrs ago & I'd kept them nice right up to last year when he "put them away"!
02-15-2011, 05:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Vanuatu Jill
I seem to have that same problem with my kitchen basters-My DH or DS's always find a use for them in the garage (ususally having to do with oil), and I have to keep replacing them. Of course, I don't KNOW they took it until I reach in the drawer to USE it!! Luckily, I have made sure there are several pairs of cheap scissors in several strategic locations, so mine are left alone!!
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