Zipper Pulls, 8PCS Black

The media could not be loaded. I was recently in Las Vegas and had to wear a vest or jacket everywhere to carry my phone, charger, glasses, wallet, cards, cash…whatever I need throughout the day. I don’t want to have to wear a vest or jacket, especially since it’s about 295 degrees there right now! I decided to buy a small over the shoulder bag- even in the winter I can wear it under a jacket or whatever…problem solved, right?Nope.I ran across a video on YouTube in which a professional poker player named Bart Hansen interviewed another poker player who has just returned from Las Vegas. He went to play in the WSOP tournament series and cash games, just a few weeks ago this summer. One one particular day, the guy had half of what he brought- $30,000 in cash in his cross body bag, He needed a lot of cash because he was playing in higher stakes cash poker games and higher buy-in tournaments all across town.When walking across the pedestrian overpass that connects Caesar's to…whatever is across the street, (Flamingo?), he decided to make a phone call. He briefly shifted his cross body bag to his back, when his call was completed he pulled it back around, finding his bag unzipped and $30,000 in cash lighter. Three straps of $10,000/ea. were GONE in a matter of 30-120 seconds (I can’t remember).He immediately went to Caesar’s security who referred him to LVPD. Police officers arrived quickly, and within the time required to fill out a report, the officer had the video from street cameras of the team actually stealing his cash- it happened less than an hour prior and they found it that fast. Apparently he was hit by a pro team. One guy unzipped, another grabbed the cash and handed it off to a third guy who was walking in the opposite direction- so even if he felt his cash being taken, his money would have been walking away- the opposite direction, disappearing into the crowd. There is NO way he could have thought or moved fast enough to get it back. It was GONE.If one is carrying cash or other valuables and for whatever reason can’t or doesn’t want to carry it in their pockets or wear a vest- a cross body bag seems to be the obvious solution, but after watching Bart’s video I became concerned and ended up here- I felt that I need to secure my great idea (cross body bag) to the extent possible.Long story short- these pulls and carabiners seem to me to be well made and a pretty significant deterrent to pickpockets. I could add another zipper but I don’t think that it makes it safer and it’s just more stuff clanking around. I can “lock” all three zippers with one clip.There’s probably nowhere else on the planet where you can find more cash walking around in such a confined area as there is in Las Vegas. Cash attracts everything under the sun. Cash attracts thieves too- and all of the cameras in the world won’t stop them, because if nobody recognizes the thief they’ll never be found. Ask me how I know- I’ve got videos of thieves stealing from my cash registers 15yrs ago and guess what? Nobody knew them then, nobody knows them today so they’re still on my hard drive. Three people, white Cadillac, TX tags. Three faces and a car is all we’ve got and LE never caught them.We hear of databases with facial recognition, but the truth is nobody is going to use any database for some guy who just got pickpocketed for $30,000…or $60,000…or probably more for that matter. Steal $10,000 from the casino and they may have some way to dig up your face but LVPD has whatever database they’ve got and if they don’t have the thieves faces connected to a real name and address, all they’ve got is a picture of some guy who is probably already on their way to LA by the time they’re running facial recognition. And he probably had a hat and sunglasses on, so LVPD will never ever find him/them.The only person protecting your stuff is you, this stuff will NOT stop a determined thief, there are lots of ways to extract your cash out of your pocket or shoulder bag or purse but making it difficult to pull off will make the long odds of being a victim even longer. While $30,000 is a TON of money to me, far more than I’d ever carry…I’d like to keep what I’ve earned, and I don’t think there’s such a thing as an insurance policy for cash stolen from my person. If it’s gone…it’s gone and that sucks.Hope this idea helps someone else. I know that there are cut-resistant fabrics and other deterrents but this seems to be the simplest, it’s effective enough, and it didn’t cost me an arm and a leg.If I’d known about the potential for theft I would have probably gotten a bag that was designed to deter thieves… but I didn’t so this works for me!Great pulls, great Carabiners- both made by the same company and they seem to be well made, solid. I put the extras that I didn’t use in the bag- just in case something doesn’t work or fails I’ve got more ready to go.Hope this helps you.

Purchased these for backpacks we’ll be using in Europe. But not just Europe, anywhere we’re in a crowd where there is the possibility of a pickpocket getting into our packs. They are the perfect size and so easy to use. Hold the zipper pull up, push one end of the clasp into it then repeat with the other side. I put them in the two pockets/sections of the backpacks where I will be keeping my more important items.It would be great if the makers of backpacks would put a single eyehole ring at the end of the zipper opening where there’s only one zipper; otherwise, where there are two zippers coming together, this little clasp hooks both together so it isn’t as simple as sliding a zipper open to stick a hand in. I believe I’d feel the tug of someone grabbing the zipper and fumbling to get the clasp unhooked. They aren’t theft proof but they are a deterrent. And there were 6 in the pack so I have two extra to use on two other backpacks.

I am always insert of accessories or Travel.I purchased these for extra comfort and safety with my baggage, particularly backpacks when traveling on trains and short flights.They are a visual deterrent and do the job as an added accessory. They are well made, and I would highly recommend these.

If you have a broken zipper pull this kit will replace it and you’ll have a few spare pulls.

Please be aware that this item is for very light duty. If you need to do somewhat moderate pulling, these pulls will unlatch do to the very weak material it's made from. Do not advise purchasing.

It worked really good in the jacket. Strong quality. Better thrash the original that broke off the magnet in the dryer. Easy to install and big in size. The color on the zipper fits fade, but it's mostly due to the constant washing and drying.

Great product for my luggage!

It fit but I'm glad it came in a pack because it took less than a month to break