12-04-2017, 06:44 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Winebar Kensington
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The Squat Cobbler
(Better Call Saul)
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12-04-2017, 06:46 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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Peach.
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12-04-2017, 06:48 PM
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ALL ABOARD!
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I've used the shoe repair place in Southcentre a few times. He does good work.
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12-04-2017, 07:07 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Calgary, Canada
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Calgary Shoe Hospital with 2 locations in Calgary. One downtown on 8th Avenue and the other one on Beddington Blvd NW
403- 275-1012
I have had some shoe and leather work done there and happy. Another place I have used as well is Westbrook Shoe Repair (403) 249-7100
Good luck! Its a dying tradition and one that should continue because you can get so much extra life out of quality shoes, we have become too much of a throw away culture! My grandfather was a cobbler back in Greece so I respect it!
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12-04-2017, 08:13 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: 555 Saddledome Rise SE
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Alpine Shoe Service in Kensington. He's the only professionally trained cobbler remaining in Calgary. Don't go anywhere else.
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12-04-2017, 08:48 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: A place for Mom
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Peach.
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12-04-2017, 09:03 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Calgary, AB
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Gino's Modern Shoe repair on 32nd Ave NE and Center Street. Modern may be questionable - Gino has been repairing shoes for 70 (seventy!) years. He does amazing work. Great guy. His wife also does alterations. When ever I take my shoes to him I get a free lecture on how to lace them properly, how I should be caring for them, and usually fresh fruit from his garden! He is as great for the experience as for the work!
Sadly, I believe many of the homes on his block are being taken over by the city for redevelopment, and once he moves he is shutting down his business. Give him a try while he is still there. You will enjoy him.
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12-05-2017, 12:06 AM
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All I can get
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Richmond Shoe Repairs on Richmond Road.
Also, Fishman's Dry Cleaners do shoe repairs (they have a number of locations).
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12-05-2017, 01:19 AM
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#1 Goaltender
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12-05-2017, 07:31 AM
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I've also heard good things about Capitol Hill Shoe Clinic, but haven't had to use them yet.
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12-05-2017, 08:10 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by curves2000
Calgary Shoe Hospital with 2 locations in Calgary. One downtown on 8th Avenue and the other one on Beddington Blvd NW
403- 275-1012
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Another vote for Calgary Shoe Hospital. Good quality work on sole replacement.
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12-05-2017, 08:51 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Alpine Shoe Service in Kensington. He's the only professionally trained cobbler remaining in Calgary. Don't go anywhere else.
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I have taken shoes/boots there years ago and he did good work but was expensive. Have never used Southcentre fella, but bought some polish off him the other week and ended up having a nice 20 min conversation.
OT, but what constitutes "professionally trained cobbler"? Is there a school for cobblers? I would have thought at this point it was all OJT.
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12-05-2017, 09:30 AM
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^ I would think that to be a good/great cobbler, you would have to put your heart and sole into the job
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12-05-2017, 11:31 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Section 203
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Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube
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It's 2017. Due to the low oil prices, an economy that was hit very hard over the last several years, high household and consumer debt, a better commitment to the environment, and not wanting to wear disposable shoes from Aldo, it makes sense to have your shoes resoled, instead of just throwing them out and spending $300 on a new pair. By having new soles and/or welts put on your current shoes, you get to wear the same comfy pair of shoes you already like, instead of trying to break in a new pair. A good cobbler will make your shoes look as new as the day you bought them.
Making fun of someone taking their shoes to a cobbler is akin to making fun of someone for dry cleaning a suit or taking a car in for an oil change.
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12-05-2017, 12:00 PM
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Yes, won't anyone think of those poor people that can't spend $300 on a pair of shoes this year. Hard times.
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12-05-2017, 12:36 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Section 203
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Yes, won't anyone think of those poor people that can't spend $300 on a pair of shoes this year. Hard times.
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I believe you missed the point again. You can spend $30-50 to have your shoes resoled at a cobbler, or you can spend $300 to buy a new pair. I'm also saying that even if you have $300 for a new pair of shoes, it still makes more sense to take it to a cobbler. You've now argued on both sides of going to a cobbler, so I have no idea what your point is. Maybe you're just excited about all the happy new years you'll be receiving.
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12-05-2017, 12:46 PM
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First Line Centre
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peter12 looked to the sky at the signal, as a tear rolled down his cheek and he turned away, mourning the chance to impart his wisdom upon this thread.
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Way better than my proposed peter12 reference. Nice.
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