Zipper Pull Hacks

More than once in my life I've had the zipper pull break off on jackets and jeans. Now that I've learned these hacks I no longer fumble around in an embarassed manner or discard almost perfectly good clothing.

The first hack is to react to the emergency by grabbing the first object you see that can be threaded through the zipper. In this case it was a rubber band. It worked but had more give to it than I wanted.

The next object I grabbed was a wire tie. This worked and provided a little more stability but it still had a little more flexibility than was desirable.

The next object I grabbed was a paper clip. It was definitely stiffer than the previous two and it added color so it would have remained in place had I not come across my final hack.

I found a key ring in a drawer and, while it was a little more difficult to attach. it proved to be the best of the hacks. It was solid, stable and aesthetically more pleasing than the others.