I had two pochettes that needed to be repaired- my very adorable but very sneaky little puppy chewed the straps off of them. Each strap was going to cost $108 and it was going to take 4-6 weeks. I ended up bringing them to a local shoe repair guy and he was able to fix both. We were able to save one strap- he just cut off the chewed part and shortened it. The other one, he dyed a piece of leather to match. They both look brand new and it only cost $30 and took a week. So I guess it depends what kind of repair you need to have done!