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Re:The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years by konart on Sunday October 19, 2025 @12:09PM (#45635285)
>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.

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Re:The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years by iancmceachern on Sunday October 19, 2025 @12:24PM (#45635438)
This doesn't change that, I expect you can still remove this a zipper and have another sewn on, just as before
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Re:The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years by konart on Sunday October 19, 2025 @01:37PM (#45636108)
You can, but you (or rather atelier\studio) will have to buy a special machine to do so.
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Re:The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years by tempestn on Sunday October 19, 2025 @02:09PM (#45636445)
If these become commonplace, so will such machines.
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Re:The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years by konart on Monday October 20, 2025 @11:23AM (#45644996)
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

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Re:The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years by tempestn on Sunday October 19, 2025 @02:12PM (#45636473)
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.
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Re:The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years by stavros on Sunday October 19, 2025 @05:43PM (#45638305)
> 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.

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Re:The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years by oblio on Sunday October 19, 2025 @05:52PM (#45638372)
That's $15 including new zipper and cost of labor?
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Re:The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years by stavros on Sunday October 19, 2025 @06:02PM (#45638442)
Yes, but I live in a LCoL country.
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