Side by Side Comparison of: Ice vs Andis vs Utopia Care vs Vetmed USA vs SE

I had an old pair of barbers shears that would give me blisters where the rings rubbed against my fingers; I’d need to use a band aid or something. These shears don’t give me blisters or hurt my fingers at all. No disappointments.

I bought these for my bearded fella as a replacement for his dull trimming scissors. He paid about 3 times the price for his last pair and he said these were just as good.

These are excellent quality and very easy to use. Use these to cut my toddler's hair every few weeks and our Fiskars weren't doing it, so this has been a very helpful change. The design is comfortable for the hand to hold and cut for long periods of time.

Great quality there than I expected smooth and the metal seems heavier me that a good quality

While I am not a connoisseur of scissors, I think this pair is quite good. They arrived quickly, look great and are very sharp. They are certainly excellent for the price, no doubt about it. Of course, I cannot say how long they will last, but I think I might lose them long before they wear out (I seem to lose scissors somehow from time to time).

Great scissors, larger than expected. The pic featured doesn't look like the proportions of a 7.5in pair of scissors. My fault for not reading the description. Unlike another commentor, these scissors (the pair I ordered) does not have gold on the handle. The pair I ordered is 7.5 inches and looks exactly like the picture. I am still nervous using these to trim my nose hair, but its ok for sideburns.

works well

Good scissors, I'm not sure how long they're supposed to last sharp but they were great for about 5 months before they started becoming dull

They are pretty good. AND they are "ICE TAMPERED" not ice tempered. Says so on the blade. LOL, almost worth the price, just for that. who the heck tampered with the ice.

I like to cut my own hair and these scissors did the job. The only thing is that they were not as sharp towards the end, but for the price it was sufficient. Just had to cut my hair in smaller portions and it took me a little longer, but I was content with the final product. You just have to be careful not too cut too much hair at a time because since they are not that sharp at the end it will make it a little more difficult.

Bought these because I don't want my hair chopped off when I go to get a "trim". Used them the other night and trimmed my own hair. Worked fine. Seems sturdy and good quality product. Obviously have to wipe them off every time to prevent any rust. I put them back in the slip and keep them in a drawer so moisture won't get to it. Not sure if they will rust but just want to prevent it.

These are pretty good haircutting scissors considering I spend $3 on them. They do cut well. Only drawback is I didn't look more carefully at the measurements, these scissors are for people with small hands, and mine are a little too big. After cutting for 5 minutes my hand started to hurt. Also, because they are so small, you can only cut a tiny little bit of hair at a time. If you have small hands these are great scissors for the price.

Served purpose didn't look like original Ice Tempered Stainless Steel Scissors.My husband has a pair that's the original...

Decent pair of scissors, however they had some difficulty cutting through my thick hair. I would recommend these scissors for trimming split ends, but not for longer cuts on healthy hair.

These scissors are not quite as sharp as I'd have liked, but they are just OK for utility.

Not very effective

I just started using it. The lock is somewhat tight , but I guess it will get loose and easy to handle as the time goes

Let's not pretend these are barber quality scissors. Instead you get a serviceable personal use sheers. They are okay for trimming bangs, side birds, or other body hair. I found the movement to be a bit stiff; there's a bit of resistance when opening and closing the pair of blades. That said, it does work. I have had mine for about a 2 months and no rust has appeared which is good considering how much moisture gets trapped in my bathroom.

Bad quality

I have a pair of these scissors I bought a few years ago locally. I liked them so much, I ordered 2 more from Amazon. They have the same brand and description and they look like my original scissors in the picture; however, the ones I received are a knock-off of the real brand. Mine are made in Germany and I overlooked reading in the description that these were made in China. The difference is night and day in cutting. My old ones are still sharp and accurate, these are very poor quality and out of the box do not cut well at all. I don't remember what I paid for my original scissors but the price of these 2 seemed a bargain - I should have figured out such nice scissors wouldn't be at the price I paid, but the product seemed to be one and the same. Disappointed that they were a copy from China - not sure how they keep getting away with using the same brand names and descriptions of their fake products.

The screw isn't done properly, which makes it a rough to open or close the scissors. I only use it for my pubes now.

Not happy with these shears which seem not as good as our 30-year-old "FRANKLIN" pair we were replacing. If the ad had specified they were MADE IN PAKISTAN and stamped as such in bold black lettering, we would not have bought them. Most quality scissors seem to be made in Italy, Brazil or Germany. These are not quality and the WARNING about possible toxicity in the metal should've been a clue! They might work for cutting paper but don't plan to use for barber purposes.:(

POOR QUALITY

I purchased these scissors with the thought that they were a good price and would work well for cutting my children hair. The 7.5 inch is way to large and the scissor is not the best quality. When it arrived and i tried to open the scissor is was hard. I returned them prompty and already received my refund.

Pulled right out of the package, they looked pretty beat up already. They seem sturdy enough, but definitely wont even attempt to use before ive had a chance to sharpen them. A lot. Would not recommend or buy again at all, but its too much of a hassle to return.

These things look like they've been used. They're gross. Right out of the package they have scratches, marks, and feel used. I bought New scissors, I don't expect them to come looking like this.

Blades are not sharp and the end of one blade is bent a little so you have to overcome it to close the blade. Fairly useless for me.

To be honest, I bought these to cut horse hair for competition. These came to me completely dull, which for scissors, is kind of a deal-breaker. My husband tried to use them to trim his beard to no avail. I am replacing these with common Fiskars scissors, for the same cost, to cut my horse's mane accurately and evenly. Luckily, my husband is a blacksmith so hopefully he'll be able to sharpen them to a point that will work for his beard.

In several years of cutting our own family's hair, we have never tried a pair of scissors as bad as these. I made the mistake of ignoring other highly negative reviews. One reviewer even suggested that they resulted in split ends. Unfortunately, I was skeptical, thinking that this surely could not be. I figured that even if they were not very good, they would still be worth buying as a backup. Wrong! They simply are not usable for cutting hair! Even cheap stationery scissors work FAR better! It turns out that all of the other reviewers were right--the product is terrible and should not even be on the market, except perhaps as utility scissors to keep in a junk drawer. They don't really cut the hair; rather, they pull and chew at it. I finally finished a haircut in twice the time it usually takes, and the constant pulling was extremely uncomfortable for the victim. This is the worst product I have ever bought from Amazon.

I replaced a wonderful set of shears that I have had for over twenty years that I dreaded trashing due to excessive wear. I should have went with my gut feelings when I saw the price of these shears. I like to trim unruly mustache hairs, but these shears are absolutely useless. They will not cut a single hair, literally! The single hair that you try to clip gets pinched between blades and you end up pulling your hair out and that smarts! The old saying still rings true - "You get what you pay for" and I got garbage.