An curved arrow pointing right. While standard hair scissors cost less than $10, high-end professional hair shears can cost over $2,000. One of the main reasons is the attention paid to the point ...

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?

To the uninitiated, these thick scissors appear as just that ... with those of us who don't work in professional kitchens all day. Put your shears to work and simply snip out the spine of ...