I love my REd Snappers, bought them at the last MQS show in Cedar Rapids this past Spring for $79. I had used zippers--but you still have to pin or sew the quilt back to the zippers--so that wasn't a savings of time and tired of getting stabbed! I almost always float my tops, so I use the short ones to anchor the backing and then replace them with a long strip. Loosen up with little use; but my friend with major healthy issues used her hair dryer on them the first few times and that worked great.