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All the other zippers will still exist. Clothes without zippers will still exist. Roughly nobody does this anyway.

• Gualdrapo 1y ago
  > Roughly nobody does this anyway. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof and at least here in this so-called "third world" country plenty of people makes their clothing to be repaired in any way or do it themselves (even me, sometimes)
• konart 1y ago
  >Roughly nobody does this anyway. I had at least z dozen zippers replaced through my life. Some times you a very good product with poorly chosen zipper, some times it is some sort of an accident. I find the idea of buying a new coat instead of fixing a small part of the old one weird.
  • iancmceachern 1y ago
    This doesn't change that, I expect you can still remove this a zipper and have another sewn on, just as before
    • konart 1y ago
      You can, but you (or rather atelier\studio) will have to buy a special machine to do so.
      • tempestn 1y ago
        If these become commonplace, so will such machines.
        • konart 1y ago
          I hope in case of success this will be just one of the programs in your generic sewing machine. I'm afraid YKK might not be generous
  • tempestn 1y ago
    I'm in my 40s and don't think I've ever replaced a zipper. I'm sure a handful have broken over my lifetime, but never on something nice enough to be worth repairing. I wouldn't buy clothing based on the possibility of this (to me) extreme edge case.
    • stavros 1y ago
      > nice enough to be worth repairing I guess it's just cost of repair vs cost of garment. I always opt to spend $15 replacing the zipper than to buy another coat or whatnot.
      • oblio 1y ago
        That's $15 including new zipper and cost of labor?
        • stavros 1y ago
          Yes, but I live in a LCoL country.
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