Towne Cobbler

John is a true craftsman, a great find! NOTE, with the closing of the Sherman Brothers store in Montgomeryville, The Towne Cobbler has moved to 427 South Broad Street in Lansdale.

Great services and very helpful.

After passing by this place a zillion times on the way to my boyfriend’s house, I finally remembered to grab a couple pairs of shoes I needed new heel tips on to be repaired. Thank goodness! Tucked inside Sherman Brothers Shoes, Towne Cobbler is operated by a lovely older gentleman, owner John Ambolino, who took the time to speak with me in regards to what services I needed and suggested a few other ways of improving my badly worn shoes. He suggested patching a teensy hole forming near the toe, but after I’d informed him that they were purchased at Payless and I wear them maybe twice a year, he agreed that perhaps we ought to let the shoes die out instead of spending more to fix them than they’d cost.
I dropped my shoes off on a Friday and was told to call the following Wednesday to see if they were ready… I’d forgotten to until a couple days after that, but they were ready when I went to pick them up on that Saturday afternoon and they looked brand new. Never would’ve known I’d worn the poor heels down to the metal (ladies, you know what I mean), and it came to just $ 18.00 for new tips on two pairs of shoes. A few years back I went to a place in Southampton, PA that charged me almost as much for just one pair.
Would definitely recommend Towne Cobbler for your shoe repair needs.
[A bit more info from their website: John Ambolino, the proprietor, has been a master shoe craftsman for over 40 years. The Towne Cobbler specializes in refurbishing and resoling Alden, Allen Edmonds, Johnston & Murphy, Santoni and other high end shoes. Additional Services include bag repair, orthopedic modifications, zipper replacement including leather jackets.]