I've been coming here over 15 years. Abe not only fixes leather shoes and heels of all sorts but also fixes other leather goods like purses and luggage. He also sells items he has fixed and has been left he has a few name brand purses. His prices are very reasonable and his work is real quality! I recently lost a heel on my favorite boots and he replaced them and they're perfect again!! read more

Took some Ralph Lauren kitten heels in to replace the heel caps. Great service, kind owner and the quality of the replacement is better than the original. Will be returning! read more

Abe was super friendly, need help before a trip with my shoes & he was clutch. Support local, he's been doing it since 2008, gotta love it!

Needed a hole punched in a belt. Was willing to pay $10 for job that takes 30 seconds. Owner's response was "I don't do work while you wait", and returned to the rear of his shop. He must have plenty of work to be able to turn down a job like that. I'm never going to return. read more

Came in with 1992 women's Reebok sneakers never used but the glue was coming off the bottom. Ask how much it would cost. Abe's quote "this will take too long, I don't have time". 0/10 would NOT recommend SMDH ‍ read more

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Luis was awesome! He turned my favorite worn down shoes into like new shoes! Great attention to detail and he's honest about what he can do. He will tell you if your expectations are realistic. He's also such a kind soul/sole. read more

Abe's Shoe Repair - New life to my shoes - Shoe Repair Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Abe is an absolute angel. First time getting shoes repaired ever and he made it extremely clear on if it would even be worth it. Told me exactly what he would be doing and if it would affect the look or feel of the shoe. He LOVES soccer! He's THE ONLY PERSON who works there!! Definitely give this place the benefit of the doubt, he's professional, he's joyful, amazing customer service. He told me I could get it done if I wanted, but it might not be worth it if I could get replacements for the same price. I'd rather support his business though read more

If I could give a negative 10 I would. The owner was unbelievable rude. I brought in sandals and a Gucci purse to be fixed was told it could be repaired but it wasn't worth his time to do the work. He clearly does not want the business nor the funds. I will never go back and never recommend this business.. read more

Louis is the very best. His prices are reasonable, exactly half the price of the last store i used. His work is exceptional. Places lifts in one shoe and is on time. None like him. read more

My friend has been bringing her shoes here for years, so I was resolved to try them out. However, after reading all of the negative reviews about the rudeness of the shop keeper, I was very anxious while walking in. I was delighted to find that the new owner is a wonderful man named Luis. He greeted me with a smile, was patient and kind, engaged sweetly with my baby girl who I carried in, and even expedited my order to ensure my shoes would be ready for my vacation. The price was very reasonable. I will definitely be back! If you've had a bad experience with previous owners, I encourage you to try them again! read more

Wow....my spouse took her purse into Abe's for the first time for a simple replacement of a single rivet on the strap. She was badgered and lectured about "we are too busy!!!" So much so she just left. Extremely poor service and consideration for customers. This lack of common business courtesy/service/demeanor is probably is also represented in the work performed. Lost a customer for life there Abe...nice work. read more

If you're looking for someone to repair shoes, luggage or anything leather, go to Abe's in Tempe. Not only was he friendly & accommodating, but he proved perfection in my boot repair! He has been a shoe repairman since he was 7 years old. I give him the highest recommendation possible! From Joan, a visitor to Tempe from Ohio. read more

Hours need to be updated. I went off of this app and theyre not open on Mondays. ..............

I stopped at this repair shop to get an estimate on a gear bag repair. I explained to the older gentlemen with glasses (not sure if he was the owner or not). my bag was damaged at the airport and I needed to know how much it would cost to repair. He told me $25. I said ok. Could you give me a written estimate. That seemed to upset him. He grabbed the little boy that was standing there with him (maybe grandson) waved me away and said very rudely "We don't have time for paperwork. We don't do that.Bye" He went to the back and left me standing there. Terrible! read more

This is a wonderful, wonderful shoe repair with a gracious owner Luis with whom it is a pleasure to do business. The owner does beautiful work. He has refurbished shoes and handbags for me so that they look new. He welcomes his customers warmly. It is a pleasure to visit his shoe repair and to interact with Luis and to benefit from his exceptional skills. read more

Have been here multiple times with excellent repairs on very nice shoes. When the face on my custom beaver hat started to come off I came here. Quick fix and it's better than before and ready for more use! He even fixes fur hats! Stoked with it and I'll be back! read more

Abe's Shoe Repair - Beaver hat - Shoe Repair Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

I was disappointed to see the results of my golf shoe cleaning. Even though he explained and I understood scuffs would not be repaired, I did not expect to find grass stains, dirt and debris still in the shoes. I would have been better off paying my grandchild to clean the shoes. He would have done a better job. read more

Abe's Shoe Repair - Dibrit still in the shoes. - Shoe Repair Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

I have used Abes before to replace the plastic on my heels. This time I brought in a pair of knee high boots to re-sole them. I got them back in less than two weeks and they look fabulous. Worth the money to have them polished too. You cant tell that there are two different leathers used to fit my fat calves. read more

Abe's Shoe Repair - I wish I had a before picture. - Shoe Repair Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Shoe repair work is not refined. I had brought in my shoe where the heel got caught in the crack of a sidewalk. With that, there was a small piece that tore on the heel that needed to be glued and buffed out to look smooth again. I let him know the situation. The work was just glued but in a messy way. There was a lack in basic craftsmanship. Lastly, you need to pay 50% of repair fees before even seeing finished product. I was not a fan. read more

Went in to ask if he could do a hole punch on a purse stop and as rude as he could be, told me he was too busy to even look at me. This was after 2 women went before me, and did business! Not only was he rude, i was discriminated against . my job would have taken all of a minute! Karma will get you! No wonder your shop only has a 2 star rating! Strongly advise to do business elsewhere. This person and shop doesn't deserve the time of day read more

Luis worked magic on my husband's Italian leather dress loafers! (I wish I had a "before" photo to pair with this stunning result.) The soles were nearly worn through and the wood heels were showing their age. Luis gave new life to the leather and colored the heel to perfectly compliment the dark brown. He recommended a rubber sole to replace the prior wood and enhance my husband's comfort during long trade shows. They look fantastic and will now be more functional than when they were brand new. Thank you for reviving these shoes! read more

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I thought my 20 year old boots were unrepairable. Abe's did an amazing job bringing them back to life! It only took a week. Friendly service, lots of pride in his work too. I ended up dropping off another pair! read more

Abe's Shoe Repair - Before and after! - Shoe Repair Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

I've had several pairs of work boots re soled and cleaned at Abe's. Every pair have turned out great and look like new when I get them back. I can count on a quality job and fair pricing from Abe's. Thank you! read more

I decided to get some leather shoes repaired and am so glad I did. Quality of repair was perfect, great customer service (though he has strange hours due to covid), and I saved a ton of money compared to getting new shoes. so happy!! thank you! read more

Abe's Shoe Repair - Before Vs After Repairs - Shoe Repair Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Was charged $50 to repair the sole of dress shoes and they came back ruined. Do not recommend.

Terrible customer service, extremely rude, and incredibly overpriced on top of that. $14.00 to replace heel tips! This shop gives small business owners a bad reputation, should not remain in business with his complete lack of any respect for his customers. I will never return. read more

Thank you Abe for constantly helping me keep my favorite shoes looking brand new. I have also brought in shoes found during my thrifty adventures. One time he helped me give new life to some 70s Brazilian leather boots. Definitely recommend this place! read more

I've had these boots for 17 years, and as you can see I've put them through a lot. Before that they belonged to my mom and all told they are 20-25 years old. I pulled the heels off about 10 years ago and had wore the sole nearly through. Last week I finally got them re-soled! They are more comfortable than the day I got them and thanks to the complimentary leather treatment and shine they look better than the day I got them too. Staff was very friendly and I couldn't have asked for a better result. I was worried it would be really expensive to re-sole these and was pleasantly surprised by the price. Hopefully they are up for another 20 years read more

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Called Abe first and then took roller bag for zipper pull replacement after AA baggage handler ripped them off my bag. When I arrived he gave me price and said I would have to leave it and had no estimate on when it could be fixed. When I implored him that it was a simple job and I could wait he says "I am too busy and you have wasted too much of my time already"! Lousy customer service and grouchy old man! I got some tools and fixed it myself! Z read more

I needed to get work ready which included getting a couple of pairs of shoes stretched a bit so they don't rub across the top of my foot. Getting them stretched is way better than going to the mall and paying more for new shoes in my opinion. The guy behind the counter was ok. Not friendly, but not rude either as reported by others. That doesn't bother me at all since I don't feel like talking all the time. My shoes were promised after 4 pm on a Thursday and I decided to pick them up on a Saturday. I arrived at 9:15 as I had a ton of errands to get to. Lo and behold, the place was not open. Huh! That's weird. Another person was waiting for them to open as well. I decided to come back later; inconvenient but understandable. Anything could have happened. Came back a few hours later and was in and out quickly. Shoes are perfect. Here are a couple of tips based on numerous signs posted around the space: 1) bring your ticket when you pick up your items. It seems it caused them some amount of angst if you don't have it. 2) they will take your credit card if the charge is over $10 only. There were at least 3 signs posted announcing this. My experience, except for the late opening, was as expected. read more

VERY VERY bad customer service!! Abe will call names if you don't have your ticket. It's a shame that this guy can get away with such language to a lady, or ANYONE!! read more

$70-80 to replace soles on Birkenstocks. Called to see if my shoes were ready and was lectured. Employee went on about how my pick up date was written on the receipt. It would be nice to be treated kindly as a customer, and not someone who's inconveniencing you. read more

Luis is an awesome craftsman and master worker. He made my shoes brand new with a new sole and heel. Thank you Luis! Ben Khader read more

I asked for them to polish my shoes he said you can go home put soap on a rag and scrub the shoes and scammed me because I asked him to glue my shoe and fix the back of the shoe read more

My favorite pair of riding boots busted the zipper so I took them over to my neighborhood boot repair place, Abe's, to see what could be done about it. The guy behind the counter explained the process and quoted me $25 for the repair. The problem was I was on a short timeline (flight left in 3 days) and he wouldn't give an option for a quicker turnaround. Most places will just tack on $5 and let you pick it up early but I donno... either they don't do this or he didn't want to. Was really hoping to find a good shoe repair as I seem to need them a lot lately... Won't see ya there. read more

Completely ruined my boots and claimed it was "water damage" that was on my boots when I brought them in. Confirmed with another cobbler that the stains were from the glue he used for the sole repair. I suggest taking a picture of your shoes before bringing them in. read more

This place is great and highly recommended. Luis fixed both heels and did an extensive polish and waterproofing. Huge improvement. Even called me and waited 15 minutes after closing because he knew that I had a trip planned. Great service! read more

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BACKGROUND The original Abe was a character and a great cobbler. He was a guy that came from "The Old Country" wherever that may be. He was from a long line of cobblers, and was disappointed that his children weren't following in his footsteps, although very proud that he was able to provide a better life for his family than he had. Abe only needed his workbench and tools. He remembered everyone and didn't really have a "system" to keep track of orders, other than his memory. The place looked crazy, but if you knew Abe, it all made sense and his devotion to excellent work spoke for itself. SERVICE EXPERIENCE I recently went in and the place looks basically the same, except Abe is gone. He died in 2008. The current owners have been there years. It didn't feel like the same shop. Whatever, I paid (yes, you pay upfront) and left my shoes. When I got them back, I was satisfied. The price was too high. The service was ok. The location is close to my house. CONCLUSION I used to look for reasons to stop by Abe's. Now, I replace shoes instead of repairing them. Which is for the best, since Abe is gone. 3/5 RECOMMEND OF NOTE * Plenty of Free Parking * Hours Mon-Sat 8AM-6PM Sun Closed read more

Very disappointed with the customer service Luis , the owner has or should I say lack of customer service. I took a pair of shoes during Covid and when I went to pick up they had last one of them. Not a big deal they told me they would call me once that had been found I never got a call however I decided to give them a second chance and take another pair of shoes to get fixed. When I asked Luis if they ever found my shoe he got extremely upset, rude and told me we couldn't do business again??? Somebody needs to teach that man customer service skills and manners read more

I have used this place three times in the past two years. The first two times were to get new liners put in shoes that I had bought from China. The first time I went in I showed them that the sole liners had begin to slip and without warning the guy at the counter ripped the liner out and I was told I needed new ones.. if I didn't before I certainly did now. It was brash and abrupt and could have been done with more tact. But the shoes came back with new liners for $20 and the work lasted the life of the shoes both times. This third time was different, the same guy wasn't as harsh with me but he did push me to get an estimate for work I did not ask for. I bought a pair of shoes that did not have the holes punched all the way through for the laces because they were slip ons. I was told I should also get metal eyelets but I would be called with an estimate for that. I was called and the gentleman left me a voicemail to call him back. When I called back I was asked to wait while he assisted other customers. There is no "hold" on their phone, he just placed the phone down on the counter and I could hear him assisting the other customer. When that customer left he did NOT pick the phone back up to help me. I finally gave up and hung up, I called back an hour later and the phone was still off the hook. I called back an hour after that and got the estimate for the eyelets which I declined. When I picked up my shoes today I was horrified to find that the holes they punched for laces are crooked and not evenly spaced! Why? How do you mess it up so bad when the shoes had a guide for where to punch the holes? Did they not have the correct size hole punch and did not center it at the bottom?? I really hoped that when I put laces in these shoes that they cover up the mistake but they didn't and they look dumb. What is even more infuriating is that I can clearly see the guide cut outs where it was SUPPOSED to be punched. I cannot believe I paid for this. I changed my review from two stars to one because on closer inspection this work is out right careless and I will be taking the shoes back in. Update 2/12/18: I went back in today for the third time, they have had my shoes for a week since I complained about the work and they have done nothing to fix it. I explained to them on the phone last week that I would like them to fix the bad work they did or I would be requesting a refund. My shoes have not been fixed. I spent 20 minuets in the shop with the black gentleman as he talked down to me and insisted that them punching the hole crooked was a mistake made by the manufacturer - impossible, I have photos to prove it. The black gentleman told me he did not "have the power" to give me a refund and if the Hispanic guy had not fixed it already that he was not going to fix it because "that's his nature". WHAT?! Is this real life? How is this business model working for them? Denying that their work is bad, talking down to clients, insisting that it's my fault these NEW, never worn, shoes look like this. I tried to be reasonable with these people and I even gave them a chance to make it right and they won't, and now they won't give me a refund either. Please go elsewhere, please. Update 2/26/18: They have misplaced my shoes and cannot find them. Update 3/5/18: They have had a chance to make this right and fix their mistakes for almost a month and they have done nothing. I have taken the shoes they messed up and was not given a refund. I was however given a FAKE receipt when I asked for one, it says that I paid zero dollars when, in reality, I PREPAID $20 in cash to this place. So shady! I tried this place despite the bad reviews because I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt, I can deal with three star customer service but one star work will not be tolerated. P.S. Measure twice, cut (punch) once. read more

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