Zippers hold much of our world together and have long been the fastener of choice on the modern day suitcase. Considering what our suitcases go through--over packing, tossing, rain, bearing the weight of twenty more stacked on top, it is amazing that they hold up so well. But on occasion, they don't.
It was on a trip to Europe with Bob's brother and sister-in-law that we saw what happens when a zipper gives in transit. Dick's suitcase came sliding down the luggage rack with duct tape wrapped around it. After determining they hadn't lost anything, Dick managed to fix the zipper and it worked for the rest of the trip.
So, what do you do if your suitcase zipper fails, gets stuck, or goes off the track? Here are some suggestions.
1. If it gets stuck, try some Vaseline, lip balm, or soap on the teeth to get the clasp to slide again.

3. Zipper tab lost from the slide? Buy a cheap souvenir key chain and attach it to the slide. You'll also have a unique way to identify your luggage.
If everything is totally out of whack with the zipper, there is a way to remove the bottom metal bar, pull the slide all the way off, realign the teeth, put slide back on and sew the end of the zipper together where the metal bar was. But that's a lot of work and I'm thinking at that point duct tape wrapped around the piece of luggage just might do a better job. And, it's available now in designer patterns and colors!
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