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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
Cyrex on elbow is the answer.
I had two different alteration places tell me my jacket was ####ed after the zipper broke and I brought it there and you would never know that it’s not the original zipper.
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Yeah, I first realized how silly it was that things were being thrown away for something as silly as zippers or batteries.
MEC used to repair their gear for life. It was just a matter of whether it was free or a small fee. I remember kids blowing out a zipper or getting a small rip and throwing the bag away. One time, I asked to have the bag, went to MEC to get it repaired. I think my parents still have the bag.
Battery, I was in Asia and looking at watches. I liked a watch, but it wasn't working, so I asked if they had a working one.
"Are you going to buy?"
"If you have one that is working."
*Looks at watch*
"It's just the battery, so stupid."
*pops off back, replaces battery, puts back on, checks watch... in legitimately like 13 seconds*
"OK works now. You pay. You can go."
I remember looking at the watch, walking away slightly bewildered because he didn't charge a battery replacement fee and was so fast. I was familiar with battery replacement for $10-20 in Canada... seeing a pack of 20 watch batteries for $2 CAD a few stalls down and what I had witnessed started to make more sense to me. 13 seconds without scratching the back... that was extremely skillful.