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| - Warmer weather = time to get my sandals repaired. This will prevent my feet from inflicting a nasty sweat storm in my closed-toe shoes. And getting stank. Getting your shoes repaired is never one of those things that's at the top of your list, ya know? It kind of gets kicked down a few notches when you have to worry about bills, taxes, work, evil DMV shenanigans, etc.
Anyway, I'm going off on a tangent here. I took my shoes to this place called Jim's Shoe and Boot Repair on Baseline, across the road from my workplace (it's between Mill and Kyrene on Baseline- on the right side of the road going east. I would always notice it when I'd drive by and think, "yeah, I need to get around to that sandal thing." The shopping center it's located in doesn't believe in individualized shop signs I suppose because above each are generic signs indicating services rendered there like "Hair," "Nails," "Shoe Repair." Maybe that makes the business easier to notice, without proper nouns there to get you confused? I don't know.
I walked in, showed the lady behind the counter my shoes, and she simply said "have a seat." I had the impression it'd be a drop-off and pick-up-later deal. But she was able to fix my sandals in 5 minutes! And it was only $6.50. She also saw the tattered leather strap on my purse and fixed that for me free of charge! She mentioned she didn't like to see things in poor condition. I offered her a generous tip, but she kindly refused. I walked out of there thoroughly pleased with my decision to take my business there. If I ever need any shoe repair again, I'd be there in an instant!
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