Scissors???

I bet they were the same ones I had...purply handles??? I paid $4 for them
at a Ben Franklin store years ago...one of the best buys ever ..so nice and
sharp
and lightweight . Unfortunately I only bought two pairs at the time.
I've kept looking for some identical to those and they just aren't out there
for sale I guess.

And Spags was the best...so much fun....I still have a set of 3 stainless
steel bowls with
handles that dh bought for me 49 yrs ago...and used and used and used ...the
handles
still in place-unlike another bowl bought just recently that the handles
ripped off the 2nd time I used them--
I'm not sure Spags is still around either as I"m not fr. MA...Seems like you
had to
bring your own bags?...Anyway...they had good deals and was fun to shop
there.
Just found this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spag's

Also, I'm on my old computer WIN ME and fortunately could click on RCTQ and
dnld
a lot of posts. So much easier than that Groups thing. Guess I'll keep
this old pc around awhile.
Mary


<Dr.Smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On May 19, 5:41 pm, Mary <mlow...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

<snip> (no pun intended, but I'll go with it...)

Good scissors are, as you know, rather expensive, but if you can keep
them out of the hands of children and husbands...

Hey, hey, HEY! Watchit there!

DW has a pair of Wiss that she's been using (and loving) for 30+ years
that we got at SPAG's (Framingham?, MA) for $4 (which was a good deal
even back then - she estimated that they were worth $12 - $16 at the
time). I have no idea if Wiss or SPAG's are still around...
Scrounging through the sewing cabinet, I also found a very old (older
than me, but rarely used, and in perfect condition) pair of Wiss
pinking shears that were my mother's. If my mom had them, I'd venture
they were the best available at the time, because that's the way she
was...

I would guess that, like good hand tools, good scissors should be good
forever as longh as they're used & taken care of properly, so finding
a good pair at a sale shouldn't be out of the question, and may be a
heck of a bargain.

Doc

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