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Re:How to assess the quality of garments (2014) by Domenic_S on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @02:03PM (#20508792)
That's a great failure mode as you can simply get them re-soled.
Re:How to assess the quality of garments (2014) by jandrese on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @02:09PM (#20508845)
Theoretically, but the couple of times I've checked it would cost pretty much the same or more to re-sole my shoes as it would be to buy a brand new pair. It's pretty hard to find anybody who even does that anymore, and their clients are people with extremely expensive imported dress shoes.
Re:How to assess the quality of garments (2014) by cbzoiav on Monday July 29, 2019 @02:36AM (#20551993)
Not sure where you are but in the UK Timpsons are absolutely everywhere (although the quality and pricing of repairs seems pretty hit and miss - some stores are excellent, others less so).

And there are still plenty of independent shops kicking about. Most places offering lock smith services also offer shoe repair.