The older model of these scissors was WONDERFUL. I'm left-handed and they are the most comfortable scissors I've ever used. BUT, the redesign makes them merely very good. The latch is located such that unless I'm very careful, it gets latched while I'm cutting. I'm finding it rather annoying to have to unlock the scissors several times when I'm in the midst of cutting something out. They're still comfortable to use, and they can be sharpened when needed, but why, Fiskars, put the latch in such a weird spot?