However, if I expect him to work on my shoes while I wait thereby saving a return trip to pick up, then I would add a bit extra for the convenience. That way, everybody wins. With Christmas just around the corner, I am sure your cobbler will appreciate it. Orsini Honors Member. Mine charges plenty and is happy to see me, so I don't.
Haffman Super Member. I don't think I was. However, I could have had my exchange rate all mess up. Now, a pound is what? Just joking My take home message from London was that tipping is fraught with a lot of baggage over there. Unlike the US, where everyone likes money. Shaver Suspended. Haffman said:. Yes the problem in England and many parts of Europe is that people who work in the service industry are very sensitive to any notion that they might be considered any way subservient to you or patronised by you, 'I am as good as you are' must be the maxim of every transaction.
Perhaps a hangover from the days of aristocracy? However I also feel tipping in the USA is out of control. Folk seem to expect a tip for asking them the time or the directions to somewhere or other Shaver said:. What I especially dislike is the temerity of those who remind me that tipping is applicable before the interaction is concluded or even whilst I am actually reaching for my wallet to tip them!
I will adjust both up if someone has gone out of their way to be helpful and down if they have been unhelpful. Thank you Haffman. Your first paragraph explains a lot. Regarding your 2nd paragraph, I agree. I've seen tip jars in my office building cafeteria, local McDonalds, and dry cleaners.
It's getting a little out-of-hand. To be fair the same applies in the USA, just the 'baseline' is so much higher!! Have doctors started asking for tips yet? Youthful Repp-robate Honors Member. What seems to have got out of hand in this country are pushy parents competing to give teachers extravagant end of term presents - everything from e-readers to spa days.
Don't get that at all. Your email address will not be publicly visible. We will only use it to contact you to confirm your post. Post reply. If you want to save yourself from heading back before the season is over, get your leather and suede shoes waterproofed now. Got a really complicated shoe issue and want to have some idea of what it will cost? Our mission has never been more vital than it is in this moment: to empower through understanding.
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Waterproofing If you want to save yourself from heading back before the season is over, get your leather and suede shoes waterproofed now. Multiple Services Got a really complicated shoe issue and want to have some idea of what it will cost? Next Up In The Latest. Delivered Fridays. DIY alternatives: Wear your shoes or boots around the house with your thickest socks. Or, place a bag of water inside the footbed of a pair of shoes or boots and place them in the freezer.
When the water freezes, it will stretch out the shoe. A cobbler can fit your shoes and boots with rubber, non-skid soles. High-quality shoes can be resoled multiple times. However, cheaply made shoes that usually wear out on the balls of the feet first are much harder or impossible to re-sole.
Just another reason why it's best to invest in quality shoes that will last you for years to come. A cobbler can repair or change the heel of your shoe. For example, a cobbler can change a wide heel into a stiletto, or widen a stiletto into a traditional heel. Also as a preventative, cobblers can place a heel tip over your existing one so it doesn't wear out as quickly.
A cobbler can add padding to the insole and arch. Apparently, this is how Kate Middleton manages to effortlessly walk up and down cobblestone roads and paths all over the UK in super skinny heels. Yes, a cobbler can clean and recondition your shoes and boots.
While there are commercial products and DIY solutions you can try at home, sometimes the problem is too severe for at-home remedies. You can have the outsides of any boot or shoe waterproofed. This is convenient for those living in the northeast and midwest dealing with slush all winter, or those in the northwest dealing with rain.
If you have wide or skinny calves, a cobbler can stretch or tighten the shaft of a boot. They can also shorten the boot's shaft if you found the perfect pair of boots but they seem to be designed for someone a few inches taller than you.
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