I have Ginghers and Wiss, but only place to take to sharpen is Sewing Machine dealer and he sends them out..

Think they are on sale at JoAnn's this week or use a coupon they have online..

Sharpness is the key and nothing dulls scissors like cutting paper with them.

I've been sewing a long time. The first scissors I bought were expensive ones. I admit they lasted a long time but had to be taken in for sharpening occasionally and that cost money.

Then I bought mid priced ones from my fabric shop and usually on sale, so they ended up being rather cheap. I took along a scrap of fabric to try them out but they were usually good. The next time they were on sale I bought another pair. When one pair started getting dull I'd downgrade it to another job and look for the next sale. This way I always had a nice pair of sharp scissors, and a spare. A small bit of colored tape on the pivot screw denoted my sewing scissors and lord help the person who used them for anything else. They stayed in my sewing cabinet so that was not usually a problem.

Another reason i like them better than gingher is because they are lightweight like the fiskars.
Like i said,mine are old,so i don't know if the ones they make today are as good.
Kathi