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Don't you just love it when they ask for the quickest you can do them

then reply thanks but if I do not get back then I will pop in next week!

 

Yeh, do not worry, i will drop everything to get them done, you come in when you feel like it.

When I win the lottery I am changing the name to Faulty Towers Shoe Repairs &

doing my Basil Faulty impressions to these type of customer.

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On a similar subject.

 

There's a big sign outside my shop with a large bunch of keys on saying key cutting, my shop is called Mr Keys, on looking at me a customer cannot fail to see a board of keys behind me approx 6ft high by 18ft wide with thousands of keys on and still the first thing out of their mouth is "Do you cut keys" =D> =D>

 

No shit Sherlock

 

Should I start to tell em I am simply a collector

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What happened to half an hour being a reasonable amount of time for a simple repair job ?

 

...we now get customers (usually women with stilettos) saying this..

 

ME - `2 pairs of stilettos yep certainly - half an hour OK ?`

 

CUSTOMER - `That long - Can`t you do them quicker ?`

 

ME - `O.K - 20 minutes?`

 

CUSTOMER -`Nah I`ll leave it`....shoes back in bag ...out the door!

 

we are now getting this about twice a week - for the last couple of years ...obviously I will try while you wait when possible but sometimes I stand firm out of sheer bloodymindedness.

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I did a wile u wait sole & heel today ,

Thinking about it ill say to the customer i can do wile u wait could take 15 minutes or so

Just incase I get a few keys or bit of engraving in ,sods law

& the customer said i can tell you was I trained in the city

Errr no

Why

?????

Because the man up the road in the other cobblers said it would have to be nxt wk

Whilst he was reading the newspaper :lol:

WTF

Or the other one is

Can you repair these types of shoes

The modern moulded soles & heels

As the other cobblers said its a throw away society & can't be repaired

Lol

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This happened last week....

customer..How much for a yale key ?

me.........£3.50

customer..The guy up the road only charges £2.75

me..........Well i would go to the guy up the road then

customer...But he is shut

me...........Mine are £2.75 when i am shut !

customer had key cut !

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It is heartening? to see that you people have the same awkward customers as me. They sure get round the country quick.

Just yesterday, young lass wanted me to take off her sole and heel from her fashion boots and attach a chunky moulded wedge unit which had somehow been taken off a trainer, she then questioned me why can't it be done. Hellooo...

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