Cobbler’s Bench

Brought in a leather jacket with a 6″ tear down the side. They did an excellent job for $ 25 by putting a patch behind the tear and gluing the rip together.

Brought a pair of Kate Spade leather pumps that had terribly scuffed heels. And when I say terribly scuffed, I meant the leather was all pushed up and the plastic was showing, it was not pretty. For $ 20 ($ 10 a shoe), they replaced the bottom and smoothed the leather out, the results looked great! It was a bit more expensive than I had thought it’d be, but considering the location, the condition of my shoes, and the results, I’m pretty happy.

Very fast and reasonably priced. I recommend this place to anyone that needs there shoes fixed super fast. My shoes had new heels in only 30 minutes! I just hung out in the mall while he completed the work. :-)

The guy is shady!
I went one night to ask how much it would cost to replace a heel on my boots. The guy said $ 10. I needed to bring another pair of shoes to get the heel replaced at the same time so I went back the next evening. I brought a pair of dress shoes and my boots and asked the guy how much it would cost. He said $ 10 for the shoes and $ 15 for the boots. I was like «WHAT?! You said $ 10 for these boots yesterday!» Then without hesitation he said «Ok ok I believe you.» The dude is shady! How is he going to change the price whenever he feels like it? That’s just wrong…

I have mixed feelings about this shoe repair shop. To echo Maggie M, I’m extremely wary and skeptical of places that demand upfront payment for their services, but I was desperate.
Picture this: you have a brand new pair of Steve Madden boots. You wear them to your first Unilocal Elite event and even get complimented on them. You go to put them on two days later and find that the heel has broken completely off (it was a low heel, so I didn’t notice right away). Disappointment and anger severely understate my feelings in that moment.
Anyway, I couldn’t go without these boots during the Christmas holidays, so I took them to the Cobbler’s bench at the last minute, hoping for a small Christmas miracle. I get there and the «cobbler» tells me he can fix my boot for $ 15. Sounds a little steep for one small heel, but again, I’m desperate. I pay up and he says the boot will be ready tomorrow, or possibly before I leave the mall in the evening. I leave both boots so he can have the other as a model for what the broken boot should look like, and I go shopping amid the holiday frenzy.
I come back to the «bench» before leaving the mall and he’s putting the finishing touches on my boot. When he hands them to me, I realize that he has «re-​heeled» both boots. I then ask, «Is that why I had to pay $ 15? Was I charged for both boots?» He says yes and that they never charge for one shoe in a pair, they always charge for two. Okay, fine, whatever. But like the saying goes, why fix what isn’t broken? To that I add, why pay to fix what isn’t broken? All the same, I was happy with the quick turnaround. My boot has a heel now, not to mention a scuff that wasn’t there before, but I’ll forgive that since it isn’t too noticeable.
Quick tip, if you come here (or visit any place that requires payment upfront), put your negotiating hat on and make sure that they will correct any wrongs free of charge. Better yet, ask them for a guarantee of 100% satisfaction that either replaces your shoes or refunds the money you spent to repair them. If they can’t honor a guarantee, take your business elsewhere.
Oh and one question for Maggie M: why pay $ 65 to repair boots? I know they are your favorite, but that money could’ve gone to a new pair that I’m sure you’d love just as much or more. Just saying…

Trip to Vegas is booked.
As Friday gets closer, you start going through your wardrobe looking for Vegas appropriate outfits. Typical. Nothing in your closet is Vegas appropriate. So you go shopping and buy all sorts of fabulous, sexy, sparkling tops. You try on every pair of jeans you own, in every size range… even those jeans you haven’t worn in five years, but were your favorites. Finally, you narrow down your outfits.
Footwear. You think about those darling hot pink Jimmy Choos you saw, but know your flight and hotel cost less than the shoes. Perhaps the Macy’s coupon will offset the cost of some new BCBG stilettos, but the thought of new shoe blisters sends you digging into the depths of your closet.
A-​ha. Your favorite, tried and true black patent heels that have danced many nights away… you know they are good for at least five hours. But why were they hidden beneath last year’s holiday decorations? Oh yes, you remember now. Walking across the ceramic floor at the restaurant of your company’s Christmas party, wondering what that ‘click click click’ sound was… and staring at the ceiling after your legs slide out from underneath you.
$ 10 and an hour later, the Cobbler Bench has replaced those worn out heels so you can dance the night away.
And the only way you’ll be staring at the ceiling again… well… what happens in Vegas…