ALLAN PRICE Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Do you ever get customers asking for repairs on a single shoe,leather half sole & rubber heel? do you do the single job?do you charge full price or half? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto Key Wizard Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 All work done as a pair...Period Stanley Mishap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hibsjo(SCO) Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 do what the customer wants thats why you have sheets of materials some are just fannies that dont want to do the work why would you discriminate against a one legged person carry on giving the trade a bad name carry on! kobblers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 My Dad has one leg shorter than the other, so we have no issues doing single shoes we charge half the price. kobblers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobblers Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 We do single shoes all the time - why wouldn't you? You're basically forcing the customer to pay for something they might not want or require........... We charge half the price, too. Rick. The Worksop Heel Bar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Muppet Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 I do them here too if they are desperate or have a good reason like one leg. I always advise them that it will likely balance differently from the other especially when it's the ladies who have worn one stiletto right down. I charge roughly 2/3rd of the full price cobblers.keys and kobblers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 My Dad has one leg shorter than the other, so we have no issues doing single shoes we charge half the price. Are you sure your Dad hasn't got one leg longer than the other. Dean, kobblers and grahamparker 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto Key Wizard Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 All work done as a pair...Period Sort of miss read the question If a pair of footwear comes in and needs repair and the one sole has a hole and the other not, they are done as a pair. If a single shoe needs an adaptation, raise, rocker etc, then this will be undertaken. hibsjo(SCO) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers.keys Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 I do them here too if they are desperate or have a good reason like one leg. I always advise them that it will likely balance differently from the other especially when it's the ladies who have worn one stiletto right down. I charge roughly 2/3rd of the full price same here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x minit uk Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 If it puts money in the till, I will do it. Period. The Worksop Heel Bar, kobblers and Broms Cobb 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Mishap Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 Ortho build ups obviously I'll do a single - but doughnuts who want a single stapled heel on a ladies shoe or a single stilly - have got no chance with me .... I always say 'if you've got a hole in a sock you don't go out and buy just one ?' Or I'll tell them I'll charge full price as they come supplied in pairs and I'm now stuck with one .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hibsjo(SCO) Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 if youve got a hole in a sock you would darn it you wouldnt darn the pair! carry on! Dean and kobblers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Mishap Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 if youve got a hole in a sock you would darn it you wouldnt darn the pair! carry on! Darning socks ?....have you stepped out of a 1973 time tunnel Lenny Godber ?! hibsjo(SCO) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Darning socks ?....have you stepped out of a 1973 time tunnel Lenny Godber ?! He is Scottish !!!. hibsjo(SCO), Dean and kobblers 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Friend Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 see I buy 10 pairs the same - does not matter which two you pick up - shoes Ok I do have pairs, a life- mmmm - well maybe kobblers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Mishap Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 So let me get this right ....when some dozy twonk brings in ONE shoe with a hole in the sole and a missing heel top piece at a 45 degree angle... ....You actually repair just that ONE shoe ? This is one of the most absurd things I`ve ever heard ...(and don`t trot out all the one leg excuses - of course I`d accommodate that customer - this is not the point being made here) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 So let me get this right ....when some dozy twonk brings in ONE shoe with a hole in the sole and a missing heel top piece at a 45 degree angle... ....You actually repair just that ONE shoe ? Yes. We do what the customer requests and price accordingly. Why is this absurd ?. hibsjo(SCO), Dean and kobblers 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 So let me get this right ....when some dozy twonk brings in ONE shoe with a hole in the sole and a missing heel top piece at a 45 degree angle... ....You actually repair just that ONE shoe ? This is one of the most absurd things I`ve ever heard ...(and don`t trot out all the one leg excuses - of course I`d accommodate that customer - this is not the point being made here) So before carrying out a repair you actually question your customers disabilities. The customer may be bringing in the repair for an elderly relative who may, or may not have a disability. If I were the customer I would tell you it's nothing to do with you. I repair many odd shoes without question, two thirds the price of a pair. kobblers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 I advise them that getting the pair done is best (standard repair) but will do odd if pushed. After telling them they'll have a limp they usually opt for the pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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