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I heard of Freakonomics. There was a 20/20 special on it; really neat and interesting as I recall. I'll check out the blog!

(Coach uses YKK zippers.)

Oh I should also say that brands of zippers, like RIRI and LAMPO, are faked in order to fake bags.

Freakanomics was big a few years ago when people like Pat Robertson & Bill Bennett were quoting from it as an excuse justify to aborting black babies. Of course they didn't put it as bluntly as I just did. Caused much controversy as I remember.

It’s caused too much controversy as I remember.

When I started checking the zippers on my clothes, it seemed slightly more then half had the YKK imprint. Then I looked closer, some have a brand name on the tab, but YKK is printed on the body of every zipper I've looked at! It's actually, I'm discovering, quite common for a company to have a virtual monopoly on particular products. I did some freelance work with a small family business who are the sole producer of a clip used in large construction projects. Often, if the quality and price are right, monopolies like these exist without anyone really noticing. Interesting post.

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