For someone like me with ginormous feet, it's extremely difficult to find shoes that are nice and that fit me well. So I've got to do all I can to keep the ones I have in good shape. Enter Gino's Shoe Repair in Kamm's Corners.
It's awesome that these kinds of little shops still exist. Gino has to be one of the cutest little old guys ever. Super nice and polite. He'll give you the straight answer about what he thinks can or can't be done with your repair.
I brought a couple of pairs of dress shoes in for him to look at. Pumps for work just needed new heels - no problem. The other was a pair of heeled strappy things that I love but had a run in with a cobblestone and suffered a heel injury. He said he wasn't sure he could do much but he'd try to smooth it out.
Both pairs turned out great! New rubber heels on the work shoes and the heels, while not completely good as new, you'd never notice without a close look.
All this for only $10.75! That is a complete steal especially with what you have to pay for new shoes these days. I'm relatively sure he repairs most leather goods as well, purses, bags, belts, etc.
Take your stuff here and have Gino take a look, odds are he'll be able to get you sorted out for a great price.
Word to the wise: CASH (or check) ONLY