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Ever take an jacket to a tailor’s to get a broken zipper replaced? Or have you discarded a garment because the zipper seemed broken beyond repair? This has probably happened to most of us, since zippers seems to be the part of clothes that give up first. Now, however, there’s an alternative, and it’s invented in the Swedish province of Gotland. The product is called ZlideOn and it’s really quite simple; just a smart replacement slider. But even though the idea is simple and smart, the actual development of a functioning product has taken years. It was not until the beginning of this year that Zip Clip Solutions, the company behind the idea, could start marketing their product. The ZlideOn is now available in 14 different versions, to fit as many zippers as possible, and more are under development. Read more about the ZlideOn on the ZlideOn website. There’s even a small video to show you how it’s done. If you want to buy one, you’ll have to mail in for retailers. The ZlideOn is about SEK 70:- (approx. USD 9:-) a piece in Sweden, but compared to buying a new jacket, that seems quite reasonable.brbr