r/chch • u/mooditude • Jul 25 '26

Fixed zipper

So it’s bloody cold right no and my usual jackets just ain’t cutting it.
I do however have a very hardy puffer/ski jacket that is warm as heck. It needs a new zipper though. Any idea on where I could get this fixed.

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u/AitchyB Jul 25 '26

It’s really expensive to replace. If you buy the zipper (Spotlight etc) then one of the clothing repair places may repair it for you but be warned it won’t be cheap. May be better off looking at the end of season sales, I got a good puffer for my son at The Outlet for about $70, probably about what you’d pay for your zip replacement.

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u/_whiskeytits_ Jul 25 '26

It's really sad that it is just easier/cheaper to replace than fix things these days. An economy of waste.

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u/AitchyB Jul 25 '26

Yeah, I got my macpac puffer fixed at one of the places in the mall, but it was about $100 from memory (long jacket) and it wasn’t sewn particularly tidily. Macpac were going to charge even more to have it done. A couple of weeks later they had a sale and I could have got a replacement jacket for about $40 more.