It's inexplicable to my family, but I counted and I have 8 pair of scissors that I use regularly. Makes sense to me; they all have an exclusive purpose each and I don't use them for anything else. I have fabric scissors, cardboard scissors, trim scissors, etc. all of them purpose marked on the handles with a black sharpie. Besides those, I have 2 pair up here in my room for general purposes and for snipping candle wicks for a grand total of 10.