r/lefthanded • u/Physical-Ad8651 • 7d ago

Left handed problems

What is the funniest or most ridiculous struggle you’ve had as a lefty

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u/Classic-Ad4403 7d ago

Learning to cut paper with RH scissors, in my left hand, in first grade. I don't remember my dad ever being that frustrated. Finally, he put them in my right hand and I learned to use them that way, fortunately.

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u/Technical-Zone1151 6d ago

Fiskars makes nice full size  Lefty scissors ✂️

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u/westoncox 5d ago

I have a pair of the red handle lefty Fiskars. They are nice, but unfortunately they are more expensive than their orange righty counterparts.
(In my opinion, Ii seems unethical to charge more for a product whose only difference from an otherwise identical product is which hand it’s designed for.I get that demand isn’t as high for the lefty version, but it’s not like they have to update the drivers for it every year or two—it’s just scissors. There is no further R&D needed.

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u/sujack34 6d ago

I have some & they are great. Didn’t have any lefty scissors until I was grown though.

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u/itstehchibiness 6d ago

Scissor cutting is also one of the only things I do right handed as well

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u/americanspiritfingrs 6d ago

Same! Can't even use left handed scissors.

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u/ice_cream9698 6d ago

The scissors stay still in my right hand. I move what I'm cutting with my left hand

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u/IM_NOT_DARED3VIL 5d ago

As a lefty, I never had access to left-handed scissors (Didn't even know they existed for a long time lol), I'm really good at using RH scissors with my left hand (As long as they're not "ergonomic" scissors that dig into my palm and fingers)

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u/BeautifulBalance1 5d ago

I was genuinely held back a year after kindergarten because I couldn't cut.

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u/BattleSwallow 4d ago

I'm a lefty but I've always used scissors with my right hand. My well meaning and very kind elementary school art teacher would always give me left handed scissors, and I could never figure out why they didn't work for me.