Well worth $1.78

Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week

Decent build quality. Not recommended for rocket surgery, but plenty good enough for kitchen, desk, and sewing scissors.
These scissors are a steal at this price.
Sharp as hell.
Nicely designed. The spring action forcing the blades together means that you will never have a gap between the blades at the point where they meet at the cutting edge. This might also add some self-sharpening behavior.

Default open state means higher likelihood of drawing blood. Not for infants.

I received one orange, one pink/purple. For me, it makes no difference.
I now keep a pair on my desk, and I use them constantly.

There's no reason not to have these in your house.