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By Walter Prochorenko

An interesting aspect of Ukrainian life is that you can always find a shop that will repair just about everything for you. I have had things repaired that Westerners would never even think of repairing. I'm not talking about repairing that toaster or that washing machine (both are a piece of cake in Ukraine's repair world). I'm talking about some really complex stuff.

I have seen Ukrainian craftsmen repair Mercedes, Land Rovers, Computer Boards, Instruments, and yes that toaster.

Wait - you say - but they also do similar repairs on Mercedes automobiles and land Rovers in the West. Sure but not like in Ukraine. In the West, they take a factory part and put it in. Done. In Ukraine, where they don't have the factory parts, they make them. And sometimes, yes sometimes, these parts are better than the original.

I recently had a friend bring in a Chevy Truck to Ukraine. One of he parts wore out or broke and with great difficulty, he ordered and obtained another part. Unfortunately GM, sent him the wrong part. So my friend had a new part made in a local shop, and a year later it still works as a charm.

If you need anything repaired, from that broken strap, to the tear in your leather jacket, to that gold necklace, to that computer video card, - don't hesitate. Take it to a local repair store. You will be very pleased. And the cost - peanuts. If they charge you 1 hryvnya for a small repair job, you overpaid. (Most Ukrainians pay even less).

One of the best places to have anything repaired is in Kyiv to the left of the Khryschatyk McDonalds. There in the courtyard, by the embankment, is a group of shops that will repair anything. So go - satisfy that Mac attack - and have that strap repaired.

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