Decent fingernail clippers?

[jeffg]

For 30+ years we used basic and inexpensive Revlon nail clippers, and they always worked fine -- until recently. The last few we've bought have been awful, and have left us with terribly jagged and split fingernails.

So we tried a few different brands (LaCross, Trim etc) and these haven't been any better.

Anyone else noticed this problem, and can you recommend any brands? Thanks!

 

[chuffle]

Sorry, can't help with a recommendation because...

I am still using clippers that I bought as a kid back in 1968 or 1969. They are "Gem" brand, and are still working flawlessly. I was away on vacation a few years ago, and had torn a nail. Not having clippers, I stopped at a drugstore and bought a set. They're nothing but rubbish, as they rip and shred (they feel quite flimsy, too).

Yes, I have noticed this problem, and am sorry to say that I can't offer any suggestions.

Joe

 

[toggleswitch2]

Ida know, but I got on a SS kick when I saw a set og SS imnplements as a gift set/kit-- on sale --at Daffy's or some such discount store. Now all my oh-so-manly "manicure/pedcure" tools are stainless-steel! They work great and theoretically should outlast me!

The kit is a Chaps by Raulph Lauren and the large toe-nail clipper is a Kenneth Cole. Methinks (such high-end) brand names on such things is a cr*ck of sh*t, but hey that is what they are, and you asked!

 

[jeffg]

My partner stumbled on this "Seki" brand (Made in Japan) a few minutes ago.

They're $13.50 but the reviews are good. Apparently they're sharpened and finished by hand.

Amazon.com

 

[mixfinder]

Seki is the bomb!

Seki Edge Stainless Steel Fingernail Clipper is the cat's pajamas. Peter and I bought a set when we in Shanghai and they are amazingly easy to use and hang onto. We have the kit in a leather case, but tend to use just the hand and feet clippers and the rest gather dust.

 

[rp2813]

I need to look into Seki. Same experience as Jeff. I had a pair from the 60's that finally gave up and have not been able to find anything since that does as good a job.

Ralph

 

[sudsmaster]

I got a pack of six clippers at the local Costco business center. They're in blister packs for individual resale.

They are ok, better than average in my opinion. Not the best, but I've used much worse. They are made in China, of course, with the brand name "Valet".

They were inexpensive enough (about $1 each) that I keep several pairs in the house, in the cars, at work. I'm prone to split cuticles and have found that biting them off makes them sore and slow to heal. Clippers - even average ones - avoids that problem.

When I was a kid I remember using nail clippers as wire cutters... lol... cutting a paper clip wire usually would ruin the clipper. I've evolved since then ;-).

 

[jeffg]

Rich, I used to have a terrible time with peeling cuticles. It was years before I figured out what the problem was.

The Brits have, or at least had a term for it: "washday hands". Don't allow your bare hands to come in contact with solutions of Dawn or other dishwashing detergents. If you have to handwash dishes, always use latex gloves.

 

[danemodsandy]

Take. Them. BACK.

If you get something like this that's badly made, you owe it to yourself and others to take them back to the store, even if they were only a buck or two. Unless you do, companies don't get the message that they're expected to carry merchandise that does the job it's supposed to do. Our cosmetics companies were perfectly capable of supplying good merchandise up until a few years ago; there's no reason besides greed they can't do it now. If they learn that people are going to bring crap back, they'll be less likely to supply crap. You'd be amazed how much impact 50 or 100 returns of the same inexpensive item can have. If you go and buy a much more expensive item because the inexpensive one is no longer of the quality it used to be, then you teach companies that they can make more money by refusing to supply quality at mass-market price. There is no reason a competent pair of clippers should cost $13.

 

[gredmondson]

Try Tweezerman Brand

I have found them to be of high quality.

http://www.tweezerman.com/scripts/category.cfm?gc=H&topmenu=1&submenu=4

 

[jeffg]

Thanks George.