tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post4725768831514381563..comments2024-03-15T04:27:26.708-07:00Comments on An Affordable Wardrobe: New Shoes (not really) and a Little RantJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212956969066796818noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-66962142458406366352010-08-28T10:09:17.009-07:002010-08-28T10:09:17.009-07:00My grandfather came from Poland and learned how to...My grandfather came from Poland and learned how to make shoes in Chicago around 1917. He moved to Denver and opened his shoe repair shop... "Chester's" ... in an immigrant neighborhood called Globeville.<br /><br />He thrived and was making hundreds each week fixing shoes and boots. No one tossed shoes then, the Depression worked in his favor. He always called himself a shoemaker, never a cobbler, but I don't know why.<br /><br />Your comments about the smells of the dyes, the glues, the leather are ring true since I grew up in a one bedroom apartment that was in back of the coal-heated shoe store.<br /><br />I was born seeing wonders of shoe repair. After all Grandpa could have a mouthful of nails, a shoe hammer in hand, and take care of a customer at the same time.<br /><br />Good post.<br /><br />You should talk about the shops that re-build shoes and boots from the ground up. I'm having a pair of Tony Lama's rebuild as this is being written.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-48219439387464456932009-01-03T14:13:00.000-08:002009-01-03T14:13:00.000-08:00Thanks for another great post. It is so refreshin...Thanks for another great post. It is so refreshing to find someone who values value on the web.<BR/><BR/>At the risk of sounding overly cheap, I have been debating the same resoling for my 2 year old Sebagos. I love them, but since I only paid about $35 on ebay, it seems a waste to pay $45+ to resole them (I live in a more expensive city), as opposed to finding another pair from ebay. <BR/><BR/>How do I chose between resole and new?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-43304372046298495652009-01-01T21:05:00.000-08:002009-01-01T21:05:00.000-08:00glad you decided against the duct tape. i never th...glad you decided against the duct tape. i never think about resoling shoes. women just buy a new pair, which is so wasteful! i should change my ways.ms. mindlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02472845738179189141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-57428342796979022212008-12-31T11:27:00.000-08:002008-12-31T11:27:00.000-08:00This post is fantastic on so many levels. I found ...This post is fantastic on so many levels. I found a good cobbler by my office who I have taken nearly every pair of my shoes to have resoled and polished over the past year. "Like new, only better, because they're not." Absolutely. It's like the time my dad oiled up his old baseball glove and handed it to me as a kid.<BR/><BR/>This year I also began having him put heel plates on my shoes, which has been a huge help since I live and work about 1/2 mile from the subway, so I walk a lot, and every day.SCOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608453855348959205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-25541786378074817192008-12-31T06:37:00.000-08:002008-12-31T06:37:00.000-08:00Not being a very motivated individual, my light br...Not being a very motivated individual, my light brown brogues have yet to be re-soled. I was a little worried about the cost, but seeing that yours only cost $38 I will take the effort to bring the shoes to a cobbler. I don't want to lose those babies.Percy Chatsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540730611624642062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-48355045226950927102008-12-31T04:18:00.000-08:002008-12-31T04:18:00.000-08:00I too recently had a couple of brogues repaired. I...I too recently had a couple of brogues repaired. I was thinking of pitching them (shame on me), but I'm glad I didn't. With new soles, they now have years of wear left.<BR/><BR/>I think we're all amused and captivated by someone in modern society who actually <I>fixes</I> things. Were so used to throwing everything out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-38578968729248277992008-12-31T03:37:00.000-08:002008-12-31T03:37:00.000-08:00http://www.gbcuoio.it/GBL/INGLESE/index.htmlhttp://www.gbcuoio.it/GBL/INGLESE/index.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-22507017778770081472008-12-30T21:21:00.000-08:002008-12-30T21:21:00.000-08:00I love my local cobbler. Not just for shoes, but t...I love my local cobbler. Not just for shoes, but to add holes to belts and repair handbags! I always feel a bit guilty that they charge so little, NYC rent being what it is. I have a pair of Cole Hann's that are in a bag near the door waiting for their date with the cobbler.Jean Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729909498648719841noreply@blogger.com