Bought a $1,400 drysuit at auction, but never bothered to zipper lube for 9 months

Figured zipper lube was just a fancy name for grease people buy when they have too much cash. After a dive lost in the Puget Sound current, my zipper seized up mid-torso and I had to use a buddy's knife to peel out of the shell. Took me an hour of sweating and cursing to realize the damn zipper was never meant to run without monthly lube. The auction guy even warned me, 'Keep it waxed or buy a new suit,' but I thought he was just trying to push product. Now I lube it every 4th Sunday like clockwork. Anyone else skip the basics until they pay for it with hypothermia? Or do I just have the dumbest habit in the barge crew?

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