I've been working in the hair industry for 8 years. I've had about 3 hanzo reps and all of them were very nice, but I didn't always hear the best feedback from my co-workers. I've been using the same set of scissors my entire career and I've always felt like they did the job. I never could understand why someone would spend so much on their tools. Our current rep was a hairstylist for 15 years before she started working for hanzo, so I felt like I could be honest with her. "Seriously Kari! Why would anyone spend thousands of dollars on their scissors, when these ones do the job fine." She responded, "The tools you use are a representation of how you value yourself as a hairstylist. When you start to treat yourself the way you see yourself, your clients will pay you more, you will put out better haircuts, and most importantly your self esteem as a stylist will improve. The scissors do not make the stylist, but working with tools that match your ability will make you better!
So I decided to try a pair. WOW! I bought them 2 days later. Seriously do yourself a favor and get a pair of Hanzos.
Doing business with Hanzo couldn't have been smoother. Put 20% down and had my new shears delivered a week later.