Button Fly - why do they still exist?

Petyr Baelish · 04-01-2018 09:07PM #1

So I was out buying jeans and finding it hard to get something to fit well. Anyway, when I did find something comfortable it turned out that they had a button fly which is something I really dislike.

Why is it that when zips have existed for such a long time, button flys are still so common. They are really awkward when you need to use a urinal, I just don't get it

diomed · 04-01-2018 09:09PM

Don't bother to close it.

04-01-2018 09:09PM

I had a few pairs and they were more comfortable than ones with zippers. If they're good buttons then ya can just snap it open when bursting for a piss.

Jimbob1977 · 04-01-2018 09:09PM

Petyr Baelish wrote: »

So I was out buying jeans and finding it hard to get something to fit well. Anyway, when I did find something comfortable it turned out that they had a button fly which is something I really dislike.

Why is it that when zips have existed for such a long time, button flys are still so common. They are really awkward when you need to use a urinal, I just don't get it

If you ever got your Sergeant Major caught in a zipper, you'd understand why

dmc17 · 04-01-2018 09:09PM

Nothing worse than a zip fly when it goes wrong though :eek:

artanevilla · 04-01-2018 09:10PM

Why does anything exist.

Your Face · 04-01-2018 09:11PM

To avoid scenes like this

Allinall · 04-01-2018 09:18PM

Health and Safety gone mad.

The_Valeyard · 04-01-2018 09:20PM

I like buttons. Buttons are cool.

corner of hells · 04-01-2018 09:21PM

You could pull out the zip and put in two strips of Velcro , even quicker when you need a slash.

Petyr Baelish · 04-01-2018 09:22PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I had a few pairs and they were more comfortable than ones with zippers. If they're good buttons then ya can just snap it open when bursting for a piss.

Yeah they open easy but they are a bit fiddly to close. I don't wan't to give the wrong impression at the urinal...