The Glamorous Band Scissor? $5 that saves those TOP KNOTS!

Top Knot Band Scissor Review

I love the old saying "You Get What You Pay For!".    I like chirping this line when I am justifying buying top end kitchen items, designer cosmetics and of course high end couture grooming tools!   

Madan band scissor isolating the rubber band

In the last post I mentioned the Designated Doo-Doo comb and scissor.   

LOW COST but HIGH FUNCTION!     

Another LOW COST tool packed with HIGH FUNCTION, in OUR home is the simple $5 Madan Band Scissor.     They come in a variety of colors and are available at www.toplinepet.com   http://www.toplinepet.com/grooming-tools-page-2.php     Jenny will give you the most amazing customer service around.

How many of you out there have painstakingly and ever so patiently grown out your dogs top knot hair!?   This is not for the impatient hearts, and I AM VERY IMPATIENT.    All of my dogs wear top knots.   

I still remember the HORROR of being lazy and not using the BAND SCISSOR to cut out the rubber band from a top knot when YIKES -- I snipped some of the PRECIOUS TOP KNOT HAIR.   

I also snipped the front section, so of course these hairs now had to be pinned back until they grew back long enough to be held in the top knot band.   Yes, I had to pay for my laziness and impatience in quickly snipping.    

Maybe it is just me, but growing out the top knot hair really is a test of my patience.   Mostly because I feel bad for my dogs having me clip the loose hairs that aren't long enough to be banded.   I like seeing that their eyes are clear and not being poked by pesky hairs.   

After my lazy accident, I have these tiny band scissors in every Grooming Bouquet, in every room.   I also have a couple in the dogs bathing area.   These $5 band scissors really make it easy to see that I ONLY HAVE THE RUBBER BAND IN THE SCISSOR.   Yeah!!!

Flipping the top know forward over the dogs face and cutting the band from the BACK side of topknot

Tips that I like to show my kids when they help me with redoing the dogs top knot is to always cut the rubber band from behind the ponytail.    That way, if they accidentally snip any hairs the shorter hairs will not be in front of the face, but behind the ponytail.    Using the band scissor correctly essentially alleviates any precious top know hairs from being sliced, but still I like my kids to be careful and always cut from behind the ponytail.

I personally find that having my hands holding the ponytail, before pulling on the rubber band, helps me catch the band after I cut it.   This will prevent the rubber band from hurting my sweet fluff.   By pulling the band you will hopefully see that no hairs are caught in the scissor.   If you look closely here, there is 1 (one) single hair caught and will get snipped!

Here is another angle. You can see my hands and fingers are protecting the face and head of my dog as I 

1. Isolate one strand of the rubber band
2. pull away, while holding the top knot with my fingers to prevent pulling on my dogs head
3. snip the band

My finger going INTO band before cutting -- to catch it when it retracts

This picture shows that after I stretch the band to ensure I only have the band -- I SLIDE MY FINGER into the band before I actually SNIP.    The band POPS onto my finger and I catch it, just in case it snaps and unravels.    Kind of never will hurt the dog if you don't do this, but I just have a habit to do this as a safety precaution.    I don't really think it is necessary for everyone...but since my daughter took these photos...might as well post them!!

Now back to the old saying '"You get what you pay for"!    I LOVE this saying.   

I thought I would get a fancy pair of Band Scissors.    Instead of $5 for the Madan ones, I paid $15!    They had to be better, RIGHT?!!    

WRONG!!!   See the picture below --- yuck!

Expensive Band Scissors ---- I didn't 'GET WHAT I PAID FOR' this time!

The above picture are my HIGH END Expensive Band Scissors!!...OOPS!!

I purchased the Madan Pink band scissor over 4 years ago --- STILL LIKE NEW

I've owned the above two band scissors for the same number of years...can't remember, but it's over 4 years.   Both of these have been sitting at my main grooming station!     YUCK on my fancy expensive ones.   Yes, that is rust!    WHAT?!!!

End of my story...

Please acquire your dog through an ethical, reputable and HUMANE AKC breeder, or better yet please consider adopting one of many maltese and other dogs available through your local rescue @ Petfinder.com  Never, never invest a single penny at a petstore that sells puppies...just saying...