I have a pair of kahkis from Banana Republic that have a touchy zipper. If I unzip too far, it is difficult to get the zipper back up. This has caused me significant consternation in public bathrooms! They probably cost around $60, with an MSRP 30% higher.
This comment was in reply to a question about buying the cheapest possible clothes.
My point was that zipper issues happen with clothes that aren’t cheap also. I realize BR is not high-end, but they are above Gap and Old Navy in their corporate family.
Yes, and I meant to convey that the quality of the clothing material and construction at banana republic is no better than the gap. It's just branding.
That's funny, I've found that Gap uses lower-quality materials, especially compared to the nicer BR stuff. The BR non-iron dress shirts, for example, truly don't need any ironing. Gap has "non-iron" clothing as well, but it's of much lower quality and wrinkles much more easily.
Yeah, there are probably differences. I suppose my overall point is that if you're buying mall brands, you are paying for brand first, and everything else second. I wouldn't expect good zippers from a mall store.
