Scissors: questions and Band 8 answers

Probably several times a week, to be honest. I keep a sturdy pair in the kitchen drawer, and I seem to reach for them constantly, whether that's for opening stubborn parcel packaging or trimming the stems of fresh flowers for a vase.

Mainly for everyday practical jobs around the flat. I use them quite a bit for cutting up cardboard boxes for recycling, snipping loose threads off clothes, and slicing open food packets instead of struggling to tear them by hand.

Oh, definitely. In primary school, we had those small plastic ones with rounded tips for safety. We used to make paper collages and paper snowflakes all the time in art class, which was always a bit messy but really enjoyable.

Yes, once or twice when I was rushing. I remember trying to pry open some heavy-duty plastic packaging a couple of years ago, and the blade slipped and nicked my thumb. It wasn't serious, but it certainly stung for a few days.

I don't think so, really. The kitchen scissors I have right now are made of stainless steel and still remarkably sharp. Unless I somehow manage to lose them, I expect they'll last me for quite a few more years.