More likely, the inferior products they also made back in the day have long since been thrown away. The good ones remain.

Would it help to buy toenail clippers?

I have 5 of them. You can be lucky or unlucky in how well the buckles grip. Apart from that, no complaint.

On balance I prefer the Arc'teryx Conveyor Belt (of which I have 3). If only the latter were available in a wider variety of colours.