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I don't want to use any of those scissors. I want slim, plain, metal-only scissors kind of like this: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001U57C50/ https://www.amazon.d

I don't want to use any of those scissors. I want slim, plain, metal-only scissors kind of like this: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001U57C50/ https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001U57C50/ I hate plastic (grips), I hate uneven grip holes, I hate protruding elements, I hate uneven blades, I hate blunt blade tips, I hate safety features.

me_me_me 7y ago
then buy those https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001U57C50/ https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001U57C50/ who cares about things you don't like?
- Razengan 7y ago
  Don’t you see? The things I do not like should not ever be made, or be talked about, unless it’s for me to pronounce my dislike and lack of need for them.
  - klez 7y ago
    > he things I do not like should not ever be made [...] Wait, when did they say that? They only expressed their opinion on the kind of scissors they prefer to use and that they would never use them. I mean, yeah, it was not a great comment, but the reactions here (not only you, another commenter did the same) seem pretty off the charts for what it was.
- bryanrasmussen 7y ago
  maybe it's like the existence of Ikea, it is difficult for him to walk into a stationary store and buy what he likes because those other objects have crowded his favored scissors out of the market, in the same way I can't find a furniture store in my city that sells good looking furniture I don't have to build.
  - criddell 7y ago
    But then the existence of the internet means you have more choices now than ever before.
masklinn 7y ago
What stops you from getting exactly the scissors you link to? I love the "office" fiksars[0] because they're comfortable, and nobody could ever say that the "universals"[1] have safety features (even closed, the tip is sharp enough to penetrate skin if you're not careful). However I wouldn't mind TFA's Pencut for my backpack's kit, because being compact and not going through the bag's canvas (or through my hand as I'm rooting around the bag) due to naked sharp tips is in fact a useful feature. Doesn't hurt that the official ad copy pretty much brags about taking the scissors apart entirely[2] [0] https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001GAM06U/ https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001GAM06U/ [1] https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00ZS7I6P6/ https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00ZS7I6P6/ [2] 4th picture in https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0030IMOBW/ https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0030IMOBW/
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kweks 7y ago
Sounds like you could appreciate https://www.3claveles.com/3claveles_tienda/es/1003-tijeras https://www.3claveles.com/3claveles_tienda/es/1003-tijeras 3 Claveles - Spanish scissor company. Very simple, very elegant, very sharp. We use them industrially for horrible things (sending and cutting wire, rope, etc) and they keep an edge like nothing else.
- fmajid 7y ago
  There are also the ludicrously expensive El Casco: http://www.el-casco.es/en/luxury-desk-accessories/scissors.html http://www.el-casco.es/en/luxury-desk-accessories/scissors.h...
  - nextos 7y ago
    El Casco is more of a luxury brand. Their non-luxury staplers, hole punchers and mechanical pencil sharpeners are fantastic, though.
Ensorceled 7y ago
Do you always go this far out of your way to tell people that you hate something they love or do you only do this for scissors or is it only on HN?
fouc 7y ago
It's called progress. Perfectly good products fall to the wayside.
- magduf 7y ago
  Yes, because they're replaced by superior products. Uneven grip holes are a good example here: your 4 fingers together are not nearly the same size as your thumb, so why wouldn't you want uneven grip holes to match this? Ergonomics are a lot better now than they were a century ago when this guy's favorite scissors were made. And rubberized grips help you hold the scissors more securely, so you don't slip and cut yourself (or make an inaccurate cut).
  - stOneskull 7y ago
    i chop a lot of weed with my scissors and ergonomics are important

me_me_me 7y ago

then buy those https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001U57C50/ https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001U57C50/ who cares about things you don't like?

Razengan 7y ago
Don’t you see? The things I do not like should not ever be made, or be talked about, unless it’s for me to pronounce my dislike and lack of need for them.
- klez 7y ago
  > he things I do not like should not ever be made [...] Wait, when did they say that? They only expressed their opinion on the kind of scissors they prefer to use and that they would never use them. I mean, yeah, it was not a great comment, but the reactions here (not only you, another commenter did the same) seem pretty off the charts for what it was.
bryanrasmussen 7y ago
maybe it's like the existence of Ikea, it is difficult for him to walk into a stationary store and buy what he likes because those other objects have crowded his favored scissors out of the market, in the same way I can't find a furniture store in my city that sells good looking furniture I don't have to build.
- criddell 7y ago
  But then the existence of the internet means you have more choices now than ever before.

masklinn 7y ago

What stops you from getting exactly the scissors you link to? I love the "office" fiksars[0] because they're comfortable, and nobody could ever say that the "universals"[1] have safety features (even closed, the tip is sharp enough to penetrate skin if you're not careful). However I wouldn't mind TFA's Pencut for my backpack's kit, because being compact and not going through the bag's canvas (or through my hand as I'm rooting around the bag) due to naked sharp tips is in fact a useful feature. Doesn't hurt that the official ad copy pretty much brags about taking the scissors apart entirely[2] [0] https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001GAM06U/ https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001GAM06U/ [1] https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00ZS7I6P6/ https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00ZS7I6P6/ [2] 4th picture in https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0030IMOBW/ https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0030IMOBW/

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kweks 7y ago

Sounds like you could appreciate https://www.3claveles.com/3claveles_tienda/es/1003-tijeras https://www.3claveles.com/3claveles_tienda/es/1003-tijeras 3 Claveles - Spanish scissor company. Very simple, very elegant, very sharp. We use them industrially for horrible things (sending and cutting wire, rope, etc) and they keep an edge like nothing else.

fmajid 7y ago
There are also the ludicrously expensive El Casco: http://www.el-casco.es/en/luxury-desk-accessories/scissors.html http://www.el-casco.es/en/luxury-desk-accessories/scissors.h...
- nextos 7y ago
  El Casco is more of a luxury brand. Their non-luxury staplers, hole punchers and mechanical pencil sharpeners are fantastic, though.

Ensorceled 7y ago

Do you always go this far out of your way to tell people that you hate something they love or do you only do this for scissors or is it only on HN?

fouc 7y ago

It's called progress. Perfectly good products fall to the wayside.

magduf 7y ago
Yes, because they're replaced by superior products. Uneven grip holes are a good example here: your 4 fingers together are not nearly the same size as your thumb, so why wouldn't you want uneven grip holes to match this? Ergonomics are a lot better now than they were a century ago when this guy's favorite scissors were made. And rubberized grips help you hold the scissors more securely, so you don't slip and cut yourself (or make an inaccurate cut).
- stOneskull 7y ago
  i chop a lot of weed with my scissors and ergonomics are important