Re:YKK: Japan’s Zipper King [video]
by cantSpellSober on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @01:27PM
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Slate did an article on this that backs this up
> For an apparel maker designing a garment that will cost $40-$65 to manufacture, and will retail for three times that much or more, it’s simply not worth it to skimp [on zipper price]
> Multiple apparel designers I talked to recalled incidents in which batches of non-YKK zippers failed to meet their standards
> For an apparel maker designing a garment that will cost $40-$65 to manufacture, and will retail for three times that much or more, it’s simply not worth it to skimp [on zipper price]
> Multiple apparel designers I talked to recalled incidents in which batches of non-YKK zippers failed to meet their standards
https://slate.com/business/2012/04/ykk-zippers-why-so-many-d...