Some nice thoughts. > All you need is a sewing kit and a set of repair instructions. Or, more practically for most of us, you pay some guy to repair your stuf

Some nice thoughts. > All you need is a sewing kit and a set of repair instructions. Or, more practically for most of us, you pay some guy to repair your stuff. Look around. There are little shops all over offering services like zipper replacement. They often don't charge much. Make use of them. And when buying a product, consider how repairable it is.