Got a broken zip at home? Before you take it to get it fixed or throw the item out altogether, try this clever hack it – requires just one item you’ll already have in your kitchen drawer
A clever life hack using just one household item will ensure you’re never left with a broken zipper again.
There’s nothing more annoying than when the slider comes off your zipper. It can be tricky to realign the clasps and often it proves impossible to get the fastener back to how it used to be.
However, this struggle is now a thing of the past, if this trick is to be believed. TikTok account @tipshacks.us revealed all you need is a fork to make your zipper good as new.
“If the slider of your zipper has come off, a fork can easily fix it. Simple and quick,” the video said. The clip then demonstrated how the easy trick was done – simply place the fork on a flat surface facing up and place the zipper face-down between the middle two prongs, so it is resting on top of the utensil.
You should then be able to slide the edges of your zipper back on easily, using the fork for support. People were quick to praise the hack, with one writing: “My forks been laying around in the drawer sleeping for years like it didn’t have a hundred jobs to do,” followed by two cry-laughing emojis.
Another added: “Saving this video for my zipper,” while a third asked: “[Is] the zip one real??? I need to know!!!?.” This prompted responses such as: “Work[ed] for my jacket though,” “yesssss,” and: “There’s only one way to find out. Try it!!.”
But others claimed they already knew the trick, with one claiming: “Ik them all those r just life hacks.”
That wasn’t the only life hack the fork was used for in the video – the clip also revealed how to open a wine bottle with the kitchen item if you don’t have a bottle opener. “No bottle opener at home?” the video continued.
“Twist a screw into the cork and use a fork to pull out the wine stopper easily.”
