ZippedMe: The “Clip and Zip” Solution to Back Zippers

STILLWATER, Okla. - Dec. 2, 2014 - PRLog -- Back in the hotel, they’re probably still talking about the woman in distress who couldn’t get her dress zipped in the back and resorted to asking the concierge, other guests on her floor, even total strangers if they would zip her up in the back so that she could make it to her meeting. “I had tried tweezers, I had tried a clothes hanger, I had tried clippers, I had tried everything, I was aggravated,” Jody Harris recalls.

But that frustrating experience got her thinking, and after she spent some “window time” mulling the situation over while driving in her car, she came up with a solution. The next stop was to the local hardware store. As she walked up and down the aisles, several helpful but puzzled store clerks asked her if they could help her. “How do you describe what you’re looking for when you’re not even sure exactly what you want?” Harris remembers asking herself as she thanked them for their assistance but politely declined the offer.  She made her way through the aisles, picking up a basketful of items that would help her create a tool. Next, she went to the craft store, where clerks are used to people wandering up and down the aisles, to pick out the remaining items that she needed.

Now that she’s finished her design and created the ZippedMe, an indispensable tool that can also serve as one of the most versatile accessories in any woman’s wardrobe, she’s starting a crowdfunding campaign to raise $12,500 so that she can take her product from small boutiques and online sales to the next commercial level.

From hotel to hardware store to craft store to Kickstarter. It’s an unlikely journey, but one that Harris is ready to make.  Now that Harris has created the patent-pending ZippedMe, she’s looking to crowdfunding to back her made-in-the-USA product so that she can broaden the market and reach other women who’ve done battle with the backs of their dresses.

Harris brings a diversified background to her entrepreneurial venture; she’s been a successful businesswoman, a commercial lender, and an energy coordinator, with what her co-workers and supervisors describe as an excellent work ethic, who can do anything that she puts her mind to do. But first and foremost, she’s a mother and grandmother, and that means that she’s used to solving problems quickly and efficiently. Her motto, “Never give up” is demonstrated by her invention. Fastening a zipper in the back can challenge the most patient of woman, but for Harris, patience wasn’t enough, she wanted to get the dress zipped so that she could make it to her meeting.

Customers love her product. One woman, who was out of town for a business trip and had forgotten to bring her jewelry, appreciated the fact that the ZippedMe can also be used as a necklace. Another customer is grateful to the ZippedMe because it means she doesn’t show up unzipped at the office. A retired woman is thankful that the ZippedMe keeps her from being limited by the reduced mobility in her arms. But perhaps the testimonial that means the most is the one that Harris received at a show where she was demonstrating her product. A woman told her, “Now my daughter who only has one arm can be independent ‘cause she can zip up her dress.” That was a significant moment for Harris, who realized that her invention wasn’t just useful, it was life-changing.

It’s easy to use; you just clip and zip. First, clip the ZippedMe clamp horizontally to the top of the slider or use the clasp on the other end to hook onto the zipper. Hold onto the garment, and gently pull the ZippedMe up. Use ZippedMe to get zipped and accessorized all in one.  Available in black, aqua, pink, orange, red, and purple, the ZippedMe coordinates with your wardrobe, and after zipping up your pants, dress, or boots, can be worn as a necklace or boot decoration. The ZippedMe is easy to store in your jewelry box, dresser drawers, or even in your purse. It goes everywhere you go, and even where you can’t—the back of your dress, where your zipper is waiting.

About ZippedMe
Jody Harris, mother, grandmother, and creator of ZippedMe (www.zippedme.com) fashion accessories, believes in making life simpler, something that today’s busy women will appreciate. After struggling to zip up a dress with a zipper in the back, Harris vowed that there had to be an easier way to get the task done in time to make it to an important meeting. By creating a handy tool that zips up a dress, pants, or boots, and then transforms into jewelry, she’s devised a way to combine form, function, and the all-important fashion for an ensemble that saves time and effort.

Crowdfunding campaign link:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1948737334/zippedme-...

http://zippedme.com/