General Discussion

and soles thing. I was shopping boots recently at a place that also does repairs and a lady came in with a fairly expensive shoe that had come apart where the strap attached and the body of the shoe had a rip. The cobbler was very honest with her and told her that trying to work a repair on the the extremely thin leather of the body on the shoe was not very doable and pretty much the same on the strap. He indicated to her she would likely be spending money and the repair would give out the first time she wore them.

He explained to the lady that what she had purchased was a "fashion shoe" as opposed to an every day shoe. He was very patient and took the time to explain to her that he understood about wanting a certain style of shoe but that also means accepting the limitations that come with it. He told her a heel repair is one thing on a fashion shoe but much else is a fool's errand.

I'm to the point now where I'm not going to be around for too many more pairs of shoes and boots. But if I were giving advice to younger people about buying boots, dress shoes and everyday non-athletic shoes I would be telling them to check with a cobbler about what brands they find are most repairable before they go shopping around.