On Aug 7, 11:22*am, George M. Middius > wrote:
> sf wrote:
> > Almost $2,000 for a 6 inch knife to cut an apple? *I will suppose this
> > is a sushi chef's knife, because nothing else would even remotely make
> > sense. *No wonder sushi is so expensive if they're paying such
> > exorbitant prices for knives.
>
> Sushi aside, have you ever checked out the cost of barber's scissors?
> They look like ordinary scissors, but they're not. They cost ten times
> what you'd guess.

So true! When I was a hairdresser in my first life (1985ish), I paid
250.00 for a pair of "Butterfly" shears from Japan. Freakin' awesome
to work with, but I dropped them after using them for only a week or 2
and they got a little nick in them. Instead of cutting like butter,
the hair just kinda curled over the nick. I think I cried a little...