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    Monrovia Shoe Repair

    3.9 (40 reviews)

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    I will start off by saying, if I could leave them a 0 star I would! This is my first time repairing shoes and I, like many of you went through many reviews to find this one. I hope that this would put some kind of direction for someone else that is looking for shoe repair! I had a pair of suede flats that I had not worn before but have had them for 3 years and the glue must of came loose. I dropped these shoes off for repair and picked it up 1-2 weeks later. The right foot seems a little tighter than usual but I figured since they had to add more glue to it, maybe it was normal... I decided to put them on and wore it out to my car. I drove 5 minutes and went into a store. As soon as I walked into the store, the left shoe split.... I turned back to this store and they took the shoe back but no apologies. I picked up my shoes a week later and again wore them out to my car and within 30 minutes, the left side opened up like a crocodile. I was done with it... I am very disappointed in the place and do not recommend this place to even anyone. Wearing a pair of shoes and having it split when you are out, is not very cool.... So disappointing, I really liked those shoes. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE.... what. Bad first time experience with shoe repair. 2 attempts and they still failed:(

    BEFORE: This happened the first day I wore these shoes...
    Tashi M.

    I somehow scuffed and had a chunk of leather torn out of my shoes the first day i wore them... I figured I'd try a shoe repair place nearby before losing all hope and I was pleasantly surprised. I can't believe they look this good again! You can't even tell where the chunk of leather was missing from the shoes. It only cost me $18 and was ready in 3 days. Really nice lady running the shop with her husband...They do amazing work for a really affordable price! Thanks once again!!! Will be back with all other shoe repair/restoration needs.

    Ed M.

    This review is based on a one time experience. I brought two pairs of shoes and one pair of boots here based on reviews below. The boots needed new soles and cleaning and came out fine. One pair of shoes needed refresh and were ok...but the polish was uneven. The other pair of shoes WAS a dual toned wing toe. One shoe had faded and I wanted them dyed to match each other. Apparently they misunderstood "choose one to match" and made both an ugly single tone brown. It wasn't dyed, it was heavily brushed cream. I refused this and asked them to redo it. Assuming the two tone nature of the shoe was forever lost, I agreed they dye it a lighter tone of brown. Attached are the finished result (32$) vs what it should have looked like. I don't recommend bringing technical shoe dying work here.

    Christisn Louis Vuitton- as you can see the boot on the right shows the inside of the boot where the modifications were added.
    Donna C.

    Wow! I love shoes and boots are my special favourite! I was in The Army and as a result of the work outs and great deal of running that I did I have runners calves. Most boots will not fit over my upper calf area. I have bought many boys over the years because I just had to have them and hoped I would be able to force them to fit my legs. Needless to say this idea sucked and did not work. So I set out tho find an "Old World" shoe craftsman (this is someone with a lineage of export craftsman throughout their family line and the skills were passed on to them)! MONROVIA SHOE REPAIR had an " Old World Craftsman" who's particular speciality is shoes, purses, and other leather goods though his skills are not limited tho leather products by any means. But if you want the best leather is the way to go! I take all of my boots and shoes too them and no matter how complicated it difficult the task I am always impressed and doubly pleased with my beautifully crafted new product that I can actually wear now comfortably! They are a shoe phenomenon and anyone who wants the best result possible should become a regular there as I am!

    My new dog chewed on the heel of a relatively expensive, little worn pair of boots. They were leather wrapped heels and I was skeptical that Zed (Zare? Not sure, the woman who runs the shop) would be able to match the leather exactly and was prepared to have both heels replaced with black stacked wood heels. But she totally killed it and honestly at first I couldn't tell which one had been replaced. It was expensive yes, $65 for one heel, but since it matches perfectly and now I can wear my boots, it was totally worth it.

    You can see the original Olive suede under the black shoe polish. She said that is just how they clean purses!

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    Great local business. Reasonably priced. Re-soling if my boots were done nicely. Will use again.

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    I had my purse cleaned and fixed here. Beautiful work! My purse looks brand new! Friendly family business with the cutest pup assisting

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    11 years ago

    I've brought in shoes for repairs here twice and they did an excellent job both times. They look like new!

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    Zep is very nice, and it's a pleasure to come in to this place. The work is done very well.

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