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A Tale of Two Zippers

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Re: A Tale of Two Zippers

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Post by sukilot »

What is the mirrored plastic he mentions at the end? Sounds like the horror we have come to know as "glossy" computer monitors.

Is it that awful fake chrome that looks like metal (and is called "chrome") until the consumer opens the package and realizes they've been conned?

Re: A Tale of Two Zippers

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Post by Ellipsis753 »

I find these kind of articles very interesting. It's interesting the play you get between "too expensive" and "worth the extra money".

It's interesting to see what's considered worth the extra effort.

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Post by aaron695 »

> I’d like to imagine that most people, after watching a person join pullers to sliders for a couple minutes, will be quite alright to suffer the tiny bump on the tip of their zipper.

Would I like to sack someoone after seeing them at work..... Not so much. It's hard to sack people you have met.

Do I believe in efficiencies that will sack people I haven't met, sure.

Good article.

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Post by derekp7 »

sukilot wrote: post #3

What is the mirrored plastic he mentions at the end? Sounds like the horror we have come to know as "glossy" computer monitors. Is it that awful fake chrome that looks like metal (and is called "chrome") until the consumer opens the package and realizes they've been conned?

I had an external Seagate hard drive that seemed to me that it had a high quality look -- it was a satin finish plastic, which resembled the plastic used on power tools. The next upgrade I got was a smooth shiny black plastic which I hated from the beginning, as it would get scratched up too much in my laptop bag. But guess which one most other people prefer buy?
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