So, you can read below my OP about my booties. The very next day, my big purchase from Fall 2012 bit the dust. My treasured Sam Edelman moto ripped. I don't know why. Except that the pocket is a stress point. Is there a way to glue the leather onto a backing? It looks worse than it looks in the pics, and also if I wear it it will rip more.

I have a personal rule not to buy anything that if it were wrecked I'd be sick about. But two major purchases in two days is a lot. I'm feeling confused about what's okay to buy. I've gotten a lot of use out of the jacket but I expected more than 13 months. I was wearing it constantly this time of year.

Also in my new apartment I only have internet once in a while, plus no cell service, so I'm not able to be very responsive, though I do read and treasure each response.

Hi everyone. My big purchase of the Fall was these Sigerson Morrison Yoko booties in black nubuck. They were everything I wanted them to be. They are my go to boot and I count on them to create countless looks. This morning while I was zipping my right bootie I felt something funny and discovered that 2/3 of the zipper had come loose on one side. It wasn't that the stitching came undone--it was that the zipper frayed and pulled loose from the stitching.

I can't find on zappos how to return for quality issues. The problem is that these booties don't seem to be available anywhere. I didn't search for hours, but I did look at a lot of places. (They are available marked down in a shade of red).

I'm not sure they can be repaired unless the whole zipper is replaced. Which would mean replacing the other one too or it would look funny?

Any thoughts? Ever had a bootie zipper replaced?

I'm wearing them today to a big Christmas party for my new job. I will take a spare pair in case they fall off my feet!