Apparently the recession has caused the cobbler industry to make a comeback! Seriously. People who…read moreused to frequently throw their shoes out are now trying to get more wear out of them by bringing them to be re-heeled or whatever! That explains why this place was busy when I passed the other day. In fact it seems to be doing a thriving trade - and rightly so. Every area of the city should have a good local cobbler/shoe repair store and this one fits the bill nicely.

They're keeping it seriously old school in Leather Goods on South Anne Street. This out of the way…read moreleather repair shop makes an art out of caring for bags, shoes and everything you love that's fine leather. Those beautiful pebbled flats suddenly squeezing? Leather Goods can stretch 'em. That fabulous suede folio sporting a deep scratch? Leather Goods can sympathise (and advise). Need a new briefcase, good polish or some keys cut (is every shop in town going to do this eventually?)... you know the place. The shop feels like a 80s throwback with its bar lighting and formica front desk, but I'm delighted to find a place that cares about my BillyBag's well being as much as I do.

I was in a rush one Saturday, popped some boots on, and ran out the door without realising the…read moreheels were down to nothing :( The noise from the metal scraping the ground was driving me crazy, so I dropped in to the Italian Heel Bar to see if they could heel them for me. The lovely man said no problem, so I hopped up on a stool and played with my phone (while sitting in my socks :) ) for 5 minutes while he did a wonderful job. Next time I have a heel emergency, I'll be back :)

Out for a shopping trip in your favourite heels and you happen to snap it off? Rapid Shoe Repairs…read morefixes your shoes while you wait! The owner of the shop is extremely friendly and great to have a chat with while you're waiting him to fix your shoes. The service he does is speedy and really good. They also do key cutting, but I suppose what good shoe repair place doesn't!

I have gone here several times to get my shoes heeled. The man who runs the place is a real salt of…read morethe earth Dublin man who makes you feel real at home when you go into his shop. His son also helps out with the business. He loves to have a chat and there are high stools in the small shop if you wish to wait whilst the job is done! They also cut keys whilst you wait. It is just on Sackville Place which runs between O,Connell St and Marlborough St.

It never occurred to me until I started researching this but there are loads of these C & D Shoes…read morearound. You'd never guess it if you see the shopfront, it's higgledy-piggledy scatter shot window display has everything from pliers to USB cables in a veritable smorgasbord of useful brick-a-brack. Just because they're a franchise doesn't mean they're heels though *ahem* franchisees have sole too :) I imagine the cobbler is an endangered species no matter which way you cut it. In this modern era of cheap, fashionable shoes designed to last one weekend and be abandoned it's probable that many of us haven't ever had a shoe repaired. If you do have an precious pair of favourites you can't imagine parting with, then don't. C & D Shoes can do wonders loosening tight shoes, tightening loose shoes, lowering high-heels and, quite probably, highering low-heels.

I have had a pair of ankle high boots repaired here. The heel was covered in a specialised leather…read morebrown layered look which had begun to come away and the soles were originally brown. I was also a little concerned as they a re of a nu buck finish that this would become polished and spoiled. The cobbler repaired the leather finish matched the colour of the sole and repaired everything perfectly! The shoes are like new and I am really delighted with the service. I didn't go for "as you wait" because overnight was perfect for me. The right shoe was badly worn with a little hole through to the 'hollow' heel but this proved not to be a problem. The cost was €10 a song compared to hunting and paying for a new shoe especially when this is a 'fave' pair! A Happy customer.

These Men are the best in the business, for shoe repairs, keys, locks. Really helpful, they go out…read moreof the way to help you. A great asset to the area and independent local Cobbler.

I left a handbag in for repair as the strap had come out its socket. It was 1.5cm wide so required…read moreapprox 2 stitches. This cost €20. When queried they said that there is a minimum charge on stitching of €20 no matter how many stitches required. Good customer service would have been to ssy this in advance. Very very expensive

Every time I bring in a pair of shoes the price is higher, I think they just make up the price,…read moreit's too expensive I will not be going back.

If you have any sort of boot or other leather shoe this is the place to bring it to get fixed. The…read moreshop does excellent and very cheap work with a smile! They also do all kinds of other services like key cutting and engraving. So the next time you want to get a frame or jewellery engraved, but you also want to be able to wear your favourite shoes on the night out you can't really go wrong by stopping here.

Did an okay job but very poor customer service. Got my boots re-heeled and re-soled in Bryan's…read more When I brought my boots in for repair the young guy (Bryan's son maybe) told me to leave my boots with them and they would be ready in two days. So I did. And I paid in advance, €28. When I went to collect them the two days later, it was a different man working there. He couldn't find them initially. It turned out they hadn't been repaired at all. The man told me to go off for about 20 minutes or so and he would repair them in the meantime. I decided to wait instead. He started to work on them and, while he was working on them, another customer came in for a heel repair. He stopped working on my boots and did the other customer's shoes straight away. He then finished the work on my boots. Being let down and then delayed like this was very disappointing and I will not return to this cobbler for any further repairs. Furthermore, one of the soles started to come loose a few months later.

Having been so very scathing about C&D in Sandymount i am now about to make an intentional and…read moredecidedly preachy point about staff and how between two shops in the same chain the differences in experience can be colossal. So here it is, I love this place, I trust the guys completely; the feeling you get of dealing with professionals who will do their very best to repair your footware and if it is beyond repair, they will just tell you - no messing about, no trying to up-sell something you neither need nor want - that is the feeling you get here!