Replace heels and soles, stitch, glue and stretch shoes, and fix bags and zips, from a small stall, container or home.
- Who it suits
Patient people who are good with their hands and leather, often learning from an experienced cobbler first.
- Who pays
Workers, school children, people who want good shoes to last longer.
- What they get
Shoes and bags fixed for much less than buying new.
- Is there demand?
SA repairers publish prices: heel repairs R140 to R260 and half sole and heel R360 to R510 at Barksole; heels and tips from R95 and soles from R300 at El Sole Leather. Street cobblers usually charge less.
- Real examples
- Stall at a taxi rank or mall entrance
- Repairs from home with drop-off
- School-shoe repairs before term