cobblers.keys Posted August 29, 2020 Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 I know we have all had them but I have had two odd enquiries in the last couple of days. Yesterday a woman came in and asked if I repair washing machines and today someone has just been in and asked if I repair grammaphones.??? Mike at Vauxhall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBrown Posted August 29, 2020 Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 stitched up a lawn mower bag yesterday, also got asked to refurbish a fire bellows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithm Posted August 29, 2020 Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 When I was a young apprentice at Automagic back in the seventies, a customer came in to the Kings Cross branch and asked us if we sold stamps, the manager told the woman that we stopped selling stamps when the Post Office stopped repairing shoes! kobblers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted August 29, 2020 Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 Was asked for a large cabbage once, customer couldn't understand why we didn't sell them. Mike at Vauxhall and kobblers 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobblers Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 13 hours ago, keithm said: When I was a young apprentice at Automagic back in the seventies, a customer came in to the Kings Cross branch and asked us if we sold stamps, the manager told the woman that we stopped selling stamps when the Post Office stopped repairing shoes! Steve Coffey, my Area Manager, would have gone and bought some stamps and stuck a penny on each Rick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 1 hour ago, kobblers said: Steve Coffey, my Area Manager, would have gone and bought some stamps and stuck a penny on each Rick. Why not, we had a contract to supply 7000 treffolyte labels to a power station. We ended up supplying all sorts Toilet Rolls, Soap, Safety glasses fire extinguishers basically anything they wanted we just added 20% onto the cost price as they didn’t want to open accounts all over town. The total quote was originally around 35k when finished they had spent well over 100k. We will supply anything if we can get it cheap enough. Mike at Vauxhall, kobblers and chrisorros 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x minit uk Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 We’ve done so many odd jobs there is not enough room to list them, we are currently repairing a cover for a speedboat. ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsy9 Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 57 minutes ago, x minit uk said: We’ve done so many odd jobs there is not enough room to list them, we are currently repairing a cover for a speedboat. ! I repaired a boat cover last week also. x minit uk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algsoul Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 once made leather cuffs and ankle cuffs with loads of spikes rivets and d rings for a sretching rack (bit rude) not for me by the way Mick Friend, hakeemz and kobblers 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_ Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 When I was a rep in the trade I had a customer who specialised in repairing leather sex-ware! Gimp suits, whips, masks! He was mad busy! Mick Friend and kobblers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike at Vauxhall Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 A " customer" thought I was a hotel, and tried to book a room.....he was very, very... drunk. I'm inbetween two coffee shops, but get asked " do you sell coffee?". Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironplanet uk900 Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 I repaired this fit thing last week. Mike at Vauxhall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OS Keys Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 we have had a couple of strange request during lockdown We general do office keys, classic car & atm keys and we live in the middle of scotland so 100 miles away from the sea. We had an Gentleman who must of been in his mid 60s bring in a Jet Ski into us during lockdown in May to have it fixed and eventually we replaced the key switch on it. Note we are in the middle of scottish borders nearest sea about 120 miles away. Only done it because we never had much in that week. Steven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakeemz Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 22 hours ago, algsoul said: once made leather cuffs and ankle cuffs with loads of spikes rivets and d rings for a sretching rack (bit rude) not for me by the way bet you had a sniff though kobblers and algsoul 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x minit uk Posted September 1, 2020 Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 Had this one in today for a new zip.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisorros Posted September 11, 2020 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 Had so many over the years but the oddest single request from a customer was a second hand shovel, maggots & a hair dryer. Till this day i believe it to be windup. I'm always happy to help but fuck me that was out of left field kobblers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simes Posted September 11, 2020 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 When I started at Timpsons at 16 in Kendal, this poor old dear took an age to get to the counter and then asked for a portion of fish and chips! I expect the machines at the back of the counter were mistaken for the fryer. I felt really bad for her, but is was still funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike at Vauxhall Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) I blame that BBC programme," The Repair Shop." Had a customer asking about spectacle glasses, wasn't very enthusiastic, but said. " Bring them in I'll have a look!" He goes, " Great, they are antique gold frames from the 18th century!" In case, just don't bring them in. Edited November 28, 2020 by cowers lane 583 Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 Currently repairing a shot gun case, circa 1850. All hail the repair shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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