These handmade scissors have been produced in Sheffield, England, for over 100 years. But compared to a $2 mass-produced pair, the kitchen scissors will cost you over $100, and a pair of professional tailor’s shears cost $315. So just what is it that makes them so expensive?
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Why Ernest Wright Scissors Are So Expensive | So Expensive
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Wack! That's better..
master putter together lol shows anything hand made can always be sold at a way higher price because "a false sense of attention to detail and quality" but good on em
Imo that would be one of the dullest jobs ever….
Picked up a pair of these from a surplus sale , I had no idea how special they are .
British man talking about British products
"Over 100 dollars"
I get that you pay much for manual labor. But after 100 years, you basically pay for the fact that they haven't figured out how to make the build process more efficient.
It takes 5 years to be able to put 1 bolt threw a scissor blade, Ha!!!
Hairdressers pay upto $1000 for japanese scissors so can appreciate these so much!
Building a house with individual custom-made bricks is also more expensive
The shops are all still around… they're just in China now. It's damn near illegal to build in the west, anymore.
What if I don't compare them to $2 mass produced scissors? Do they still cost over $100?
I’m surprised the rozzers haven’t shut this down for being to British and wholesome , knowing how they feel about our traditions
Nice scissors. My family uses very similar scissors for my hole life (25+ years) around the house. We never gave them away for maintenance, and they still work like a charm. They feel so much more comfortable than everything I got my hands on. Stuff made with such a dedication is hands down a return of investment. You will never ever need to buy a new after that one.
what a craftsmanship, beyond amazing.
Maybe they really make the best scissors, but the condition of the workshop is so-so. Dirt, machines with broken handles, cramped. I can't even imagine how the back of a dude who sharpens blades hurts.
Great video. Awesome
I collect scissors, and I cannot tell you how hard I am fighting myself to not order a pair of these . . .
as with all tools it's just a better experience,and often end result, when using quality items..from chisels to power tools to ,naturally ,scissors…
Hol up…is Britain a real place?
I inherited a pair from my uncle. Whats amazing about these is that the cut works right to the very tip of the blades.
Wright is the company features and the Whiteley is the other company; together, the two make up the only two handmade scissors left in Sheffield.
Is this a joke?
They are expensive because pay the price
Looks amazing
Wow
That’s quality
No reason
Ridiculous
There really is something beautiful about trying to achieve perfection in a craft.
This dude from university starts making scissors, that dude could have had 15 years experience making scissors at the same age.
The craftsman takes pride in his work
Scisssors are awesome. I havent ever had ernest wright ones
Hanzo shears are more wife does hair has a pair that cost almost 1k lol
I can't afford to pay the price for really good scissors, but I learned how to improve cheap scissors in exactly the same way they show in this footage. It's partly a science, partly an art, partly a lot of practice and partly just intuition.
my 2$ scissors work fine ty
Bunch of overpriced BS by a bunch of smug good for nothing British A-holes😂
overpriced in surgery Germany scissors are king
You hand them down to the next gen. My wife’s I believe were originally her grandmother’s but handed handed down from her mom.
Didn’t see a single pair of scissors in the whole clip.
How printer made it all possible and finally killed it.
I typically respect trades but to be honest, this seems severely unnecessary and not sustainable in todays world. I get certain items being handcrafted and paying a premium for, not sure many people will continue doing so for scissors however. Could be wrong though 🤷♂️
Ernest wright scissors vs $35000 bonsai scissors?
Makes you feel kind of warm inside that most of the world is all right with having shitty examples of cheap products instead of actually having the very best that can be made
Okay you ask at the start of every video, "What makes X so expensive?". It is always either: A) The cost of the materials or B) the cost of the labour, or some mix therefore of.
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Good for you, but I will never pay 300$ for a pair of scissors
Yes how are you you can buy product etc from me
Yes how are you you can buy product etc from me
I love the sense of heritage with companies like these. They are truly special and are not like your run-of-the-mill 10-dollar ones. These last for a very long time, and that is something that those cheaper scissors will not do. With these, you can hand them down to your grandchildren. My grandmother has one that she bought in the 60s, and it still works perfectly fine and it's in great condition considering its age. I love the idea of something having that type of staying power.
Many people wonder who would spend 100 dollars on a pair of scissors, but I would argue that something generational, that comes from human beings, not machines in some mass-produced, cheaply-made factory, is infinitely more valuable and therefore, more special. You just don't see that type of skill and craftsmanship anymore, and that is why it's important to support companies like these, since when they are gone, all that we will have is cheaply produced garbage that we have to buy every year because they break, and that is a horrifying way of living to me.