I've always used these scissors, abused them. Typically, with daily use, they will last any good metallurgist about a year. They're worth the price as they're literally the only pair of scissors I'll be using to cut sheet metal. DeWalt, Stanley, Klein, Wiss, I have never seen these brands work with such power, ease, durability and grace as these scissors. If you know how to really cut with these things, you'll know what I mean. You just can't twist, rotate and tilt other brands in the same way.