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re: How did the YKK corporation embed itself into all of our lives?
Posted on 12/3/16 at 7:49 am to Mir
Posted on 12/3/16 at 7:49 am to Mir
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It's pretty simple economic principles sorry you don't understand them and cannot apply them to large scales?
You have nothing more than a child's understanding of these principles.
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Posted on 12/3/16 at 7:51 am to weagle99
I find it interesting OP.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 7:53 am to weagle99
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Name another company that has more of its products owned by the average person.
SC Johnson
Johnson and Johnson products
Kraft products
Posted on 12/3/16 at 7:55 am to Mir
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juggernauts don't fall to startups
Tell that to Yellow Cab about Uber, then get back to me.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 8:01 am to Breesus
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we all own more YKK than anything else?
I stayed up all night counting. I own al least 32 more Yeti coolers than ykk items. I didn't count my soft-sided coolers since the zippers might offset, but I own hundreds of those for personal/weekend use.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 8:01 am to Marco Esquandolas
Posted on 12/3/16 at 8:05 am to weagle99
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They are like the bacteria in our stomachs: unseeen but numerous and vitally important.
You want bacteria in your intestines, not your stomach.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 8:22 am to Bmath
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SC Johnson
Johnson and Johnson products
Kraft products
Assuming you are married, go look in your wife's closet and do a count of how many zippers.
I am willing to bet you have a lot more zippers than the above products combined.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 8:45 am to weagle99
Patent for $100
Posted on 12/3/16 at 8:45 am to BHM
Slim margins and high barriers to entry (equipment and labor costs). It's really hard for a competitor to get off the ground without a ton of volume.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 8:52 am to weagle99
Because they make the bet daggum zipper on the planet.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 8:53 am to weagle99
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Name another company that has more if its products owned by the average person.
Any of the big commodity chemicals companies would probably qualify, like BASF to name one. They make plastics of all kinds, foams (for seat cushions and running shoes), etc. And yes, the polyester and/or rayon that goes into clothing. The teflon on your nonstick pans. The latex on your condoms. Petrochemical products are *far* more widely used than just zippers (they probably make the plastic in plastic zippers too).
This post was edited on 12/3/16 at 8:54 am
Posted on 12/3/16 at 9:04 am to weagle99
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So after all these years with billions and billions of zippers sold, not a single company looked at that market and said 'We want a piece of that' and made any kind of real inroad?
There are quite a few large zipper manufacturers. SBS is a major competitor of YKK, FWIW, IIRC.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 9:22 am to slackster
I own more guns by one company than I do YKK. Not to mention ammunition. Knives. All sorts of gear bought in bulk. It really isn't close.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 9:24 am to weagle99
Can you imagine if someone started a rumor about what YKK means or what their logo symbolism suggests. Kind of like during the 80's when Proctor and Gamble was in trouble because a few wing nuts said their logo was really Satanic messaging.
People would flip out because all their clothing has it. "Oh no, it's the beast number on me!'
People would flip out because all their clothing has it. "Oh no, it's the beast number on me!'
Posted on 12/3/16 at 9:54 am to Priapus
Yeah and Q-Tips was a great answer.
Toothpicks would also be a good one. Or paper towels. You can go on.
Toothpicks would also be a good one. Or paper towels. You can go on.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 10:06 am to slackster
But you chose to buy that brand of q-tip, or ammo, or whatever.
You aren't buying clothes based on the zipper manufacturer.
You aren't buying clothes based on the zipper manufacturer.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 10:08 am to weagle99
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They are like the bacteria in our stomachs: unseeen but numerous and vitally important.
More numerous than all the cells that make up our bodies?
This post was edited on 12/3/16 at 10:09 am
Posted on 12/3/16 at 10:17 am to weagle99
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You own more YKK products than any other company (zippers). How did that company become our fastener and commercial overlord?
That's not true
Light bulbs?
Q-Tips?
Cotton Balls?
M&M's?
Anything else sold in packs of 1000
Posted on 12/3/16 at 10:18 am to weagle99
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But you chose to buy that brand of q-tip, or ammo, or whatever.
You aren't buying clothes based on the zipper manufacturer.
I understand, but chances are that the zipper you have is NOT made by YKK. They don't make up half of the zipper market, even though they're the largest manufacturer.
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