one of the few places in Donegal where you can get your shoes repaired. Growing up, we had a local place where the cobbler would service the community. You could find a cobbler in any city but not today. These days people just buy new shoes and throw away the old ones.
Interesting blast from the past that is still here.
ReplyDeleteLucky that you have still one.
ReplyDeleteYes you are right, they are hard to find anymere!
ReplyDelete...interesting name!
ReplyDeleteGreat name on that shop. Often, the shoes today are not worth repairing. The quality isn't like it used to be. We are a disposable society.
ReplyDeleteYou remind me of when I was a kid and we would take our shoes to the "shoemaker". Todays footwear is not repairable.
ReplyDeleteThere's an old cottage in my area known as Skomakartorp. That translates to Shoemakers Cottage, but it's been a century or two since an actual shoemaker lived there.
ReplyDeleteCan we have a drink while the heel is fixed? ;)
ReplyDeleteCheers!
Not many of those shops around anymore. I've know some real heels in my life. Could I get them fixed here? :)
ReplyDeleteIt's good to see they are still there.
ReplyDeleteI had a pair of shoes re-heeled just last week Bill, they're still around 😀 I like the look of your fix it shop here, looks like it's been around for a while!
ReplyDeleteThat is very true however, I still take mine to a shoe repair place. In fact, I've been going to the same shoe repair place for 47 years!
ReplyDeleteCobblers are rare here, and when you find them, the shop usually has a variety of things they do aside from shoe repairs.
ReplyDeleteThere is one here just down the street from me!
ReplyDeleteI love all the scenes you share, Bill! I like the look and name of this place.
ReplyDeleteWe have an old hardware store on our town square that offers these services.
ReplyDeleteSo true! And some shoes are made so they can't be re-soled, including my husband's pretty pricey pair of hiking boots. Such waste!
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