Hot take: Shears from the beauty supply are a total scam compared to used Japanese steel off eBay

Bought a $40 set from Sally Beauty last month. Felt okay at first but after sharpening twice they just don't hold an edge past 2 haircuts. Scored a pair of Mizutanis from a retiring barber on eBay for $90 and the difference is night and day. Way lighter, cleaner cuts, less hand fatigue. Anyone else go the used route and never look back?

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karenm491mo ago

And it's not just shears either. People do the same thing with kitchen knives, buy those cheap stamped sets from the grocery store and wonder why they can't slice a tomato clean. Then they drop money on one good used Wusthof and it changes everything. Same with tools, I see guys buying those big plastic cases of hardware store wrenches that flex when you put any torque on them. Meanwhile my neighbor's got a beat up old Snap-On socket set from a garage sale that still clicks perfect. Paying less for something that was actually made right the first time just makes more sense than buying new junk over and over.

jade321mo ago

Hear hear. Cheap tools just cost you more in the long run.