You don't need to go out of your way to fix that stubborn zipper — the secret ingredient is one you already have plenty of at home, and it works like a charm.

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It always seems to happen to your favorite dress, jeans, jacket or purse: you go to open or close the zipper and suddenly the track separates, the slider falls off or the zipper is just plain stuck. A ...

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Zippers are a wonderful invention that we use just about every single day. But nothing is more annoying than a zipper that won't do its job, whether the pull is stuck halfway up your jacket, the ...

July 26, 2024 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Zippers haven’t changed much since they were first invented, and neither have the problems we all have with them.

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It's incredibly frustrating when you go to put on your favourite jacket or do up your bag and the zip just comes right off in your hand. Trying to put it back on can be even more frustrating. But it ...

Ah, zippers. The contraption was first used on boots, then tobacco pouches, and then leather jackets (by Schott in 1925). Crazy, right? Zippers on clothes isn’t even a 100-year-old idea yet. The ...