My last shoe repair shop in Oakland closed so I needed something close to home. The reviews were mixed on Instant Shoe Care, so I was a little dubious but I took 3 pairs and one pair of Japanese wood zori. I was very happy to see the results. He resoled a pair of shoes I've had for 30+ years with Vibram soles, put rubber soles on 3 pairs and fixed up the toes on two that were worn and almost worn through. He polished the oxfords (w/the Vibram soles) and matched the color for the toes on the other two pairs. I also took a leather waist pack that had one brass snap fall off. He had a match and replaced it. I'm so happy with all the results....and the fact that... read full review
January 2024
This place takes care of all my boot repairs for years now. He even restitched me daughters boots he repaired that had come undone for free as a warranty. He typically fixes my repair needs super fast that I would miss the pickup date. Give it a try, you might just find yourself a go-to shoe repair shop.
April 2023
Polite, professional, capable and fast service! Went to Instant Shoe Care 2 days ago, and already (in October 2022) repaired. It was a unique job too: to resew the shoulder strap onto my 30 year old Italian leather messenger bag.
My last shoe repair shop in Oakland closed so I needed something close to home. The reviews were mixed on Instant Shoe Care, so I was a little dubious but I took 3 pairs and one pair of Japanese wood zori. I was very happy to see the results. He resoled a pair of shoes I've had for 30+ years with Vibram soles, put rubber soles on 3 pairs and fixed up the toes on two that were worn and almost worn through. He polished the oxfords (w/the Vibram soles) and matched the color for the toes on the other two pairs. I also took a leather waist pack that had one brass snap fall off. He had a match and replaced it. I'm so happy with all the results....and the fact that... read full review
This place takes care of all my boot repairs for years now. He even restitched me daughters boots he repaired that had come undone for free as a warranty. He typically fixes my repair needs super fast that I would miss the pickup date. Give it a try, you might just find yourself a go-to shoe repair shop.
Polite, professional, capable and fast service! Went to Instant Shoe Care 2 days ago, and already (in October 2022) repaired. It was a unique job too: to resew the shoulder strap onto my 30 year old Italian leather messenger bag.