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| + | A family cobbled together,christian louboutin<br><br>The George family is well versed in its 100 year history of repairing and selling shoes.<br><br>They all know the business began four generations ago with Joseph George in Lebanon. He left his home country but brought his bootmaking trade with him to South Dakota.<br><br>The business has moved a lot, from Toula, Lebanon, to South Dakota,vanessa bruno, then North Dakota, and on to the West Side of St. Paul, Har Mar mall in Roseville, and other area malls before settling in Arden Hills six years ago. Ron George operates George's Shoes and Repair in Arden Hills with his daughter, Melissa George.<br><br>His brother, Jerry George, owns and operates George's Shoe and Skate Repair on Grand Avenue in St. Paul.<br><br>While many shoe repair shops have been wiped out by the recession, those who made it through are seeing a surge in their business.<br><br>"My dad told us years ago how in the Depression,escarpins louboutin pas cher, when shoes were rationed, he just got swamped with repairs," Ron George said. "For us, with the economy going down,cheap tn shoes, the repairs have jumped up quite a bit."<br><br>A generation ago, there were 60,000 shoe repair shops around the country,trousse vanessa bruno, said Donald Rinaldi, president of the Shoe Service Institute of America, a trade organization for the shoe repair industry.<br><br>When Rinaldi took over his father's supply business in 1996, 15,air max pas cher,000 shoe repairers remained. Today, that number has dropped to about 7,000,nike tn uk, he said.<br><br>"The industry has shrunk tremendously," Rinaldi said. "Most of it's due to inexpensive shoes coming in from overseas." Oftentimes, the cost of repairs could be more than half the cost of the original shoe.<br><br>Like the Georges, Rinaldi said most modern shoe repairers were born into the business, although a few trade schools still offer courses in the craft.<br><br>The Georges describe shoe repair as being part handiwork and part problem solving. And the repairs they can make go far beyond new heels and soles for shoes: They'll re lace a baseball glove or craft a new leather latch for the handle of a rifle case. While the focus is on shoes, they'll try to fix nearly anything folks bring in, including tents, sleeping bags, luggage and saddles.<br><br>Their workshop showcases their detailed handiwork, as well as the industrial aspect of repairing shoes. Lining the walls are shelves of new soles and shoes to be repaired,vanessa bruno site officiel, and drawers full of leathers and skins for patching. Spools of thread in multiple colors hang next to tiny boxes filled with eyelets,vanessa bruno soldes, buttons and rivets. Machinery ranges from a sander to shoe stretchers.<br><br>Ron George said the last thing he wanted to do as a young adult was work in shoe repair. But after trying other jobs, such as driving an ambulance,giuseppe zanotti pas cher, he returned to work for his father.<br><br>Although Melissa George said she has been helping in the store since she was in first grade,air jordan pas chere, her father said he never pressured any of his five children to take over the store. She now manages the current store and will move into co owning the shop in the future. She's currently working to re launch their website in the coming weeks.<br><br>Their goal is to treat the customer fairly: If they can't fix a shoe,basket air jordan, or the cost of repair would out value the shoe itself, they'll tell you.相关的主题文章： | ||
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| + | 'The people who hate me are the people I would want to hate me' Jim Davidson, champion of political incorrectness, scourge of liberals, supposed bigot, emigrated to Dubai five years ago. | ||
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