I stumbled across (excuse the pun) Shoetech! when passing through the Merrion Centre purely by…read morechance. A pair of tall boots bought for my girlfriend as a Christmas present were a little too tall for her diminutive frame and so I was looking to get around half an inch taken off the top. The shoemaker in question was quick to point out it was not an easy job, as they are machined leather throughout, but he would give it his best shot. However the resulting job was perfect, exactly as requested and very well finished and stitched. The price was only £15 and they were back within two days. I think the exclamation mark in their name is warranted after all.

V good and friendly service. I came here after being quoted a ridiculous price on the market stalls…read moreand had just about given up. The chap here did a great job v good quality - and was almost half the price. I dont know how it compares to Timsons but I would guess its half the price they charge

This is a great cobblers shop along the main street of shops, in front of the arcade, at Cross…read moreGates. I was having a bit of a schmooze along the road, generally checking out the charity shops here, and came across Shoecare. Being much larger than the average shoe repair cupboard you find about town this place seems to offer much more in the way of services. You can, of course, have your favourite heels/shoes fixed up, but there is more on offer here than just that. Shoecare, which is a bit of an undersell in terms of their services, also offer watch repairs, key cuttings and an engraving service - all particularly useful and specific chores. Judging by the utterly huge trophy that I saw in their window I'm guessing that the engraving can be performed on a range of differently sized items, including the particularly large ones. Keys and watches will always need sorting too, I can't tell you the amount of times I've either lost my keys or dropped my watch in the bath, so another useful service to know about! They also had a Zippo counter with a variety of differently decorated Zippo lighters, hundreds of door/house signs on the wall (so I'm guessing they could sort you out with a new house number/name sign) and the staff seemed to be friendly too. All in all, not a bad place to know about if you are in need of any of the above services and don't live too far away!

While they appear to be competent in dealing with shoe repairs....they are totally INCOMPETENT in…read morecutting keys...do not trust them in any circumstances...not only will they fail to cut the new blank correctly..they will destroy your original in the process.

So, I have been saving up many pairs of shoes to re-heel all at once and decided to revisit Bob's…read moreto get them all done at once. I nipped in to Chapel A and went on in, explaining that three needed re-heeling and my boots desperately needed some kind of rubber bottom to the heel as the plastic was proving lethal in the wet weather. (Yes, summer seems to be officially over in Leeds with nary an hour of decent sunlight in the last week or so... ) The chap asked if I wanted them doing today, which I did, so he said he needn't bother with a ticket. Since I was getting four pairs done at once he decided to do all four for for only £20, where usually the individual pairs are a £6.50, which I thought was marvellous! I handed him my bundle of shoes and spent a lovely hour or so mooching in Chapel A and enjoying a coffee at Zed before heading back to see how he'd done. He showed me my newly re-heeled shoes and all three pairs seemed as good as new, it still amazes me what a new lease of life simply re-heeling can do for my favourite pairs of shoes, and he'd even polished up my boots with their new safety-friendly rubber heel. Couldn't be happier with the service, lovely staff and great work. Win!

Awesome service. Engraved my son's army dog tag - he was very happy. Had loads of shoes re-heeled…read moreto a high standard.

I've been back several times now, to bring new life to old shoes, and I have to say that these…read morechaps are fantastic. En route to town, I dropped in my solid favourite heels to be fixed up, and was greeted by the ever friendly and welcoming guys that man the shop. I'm sure one of them must be Steve, and one day I might venture to ask which one, but on this occasion I wasn't so brave as to make introductions. It costs just over a fiver to get re-heeling done, and I've never been in without being able to collect the shoes about 30 minutes later. Basically, it gives you enough time to pop off for a coffee, take in the world, and pop back again before going about your day. Of course, if you need keys cut, and the various other cobbler odd jobs, they're ready to provide good service for that too. They're always smiling, they're cheap and cheerful, they're fantastic and I've them to thank for not having to buy new shoes. It's always a pleasure. Cash only, but as Hannah says, there's a cash machine right next door!

Steve's is probably the most traditional business in the whole of Headingley - amidst a sea of…read morestudent pubs, bars and modern delis, it stands proud, providing ye olde cobbling and keycutting services for anyone who so desires. The keycutting services are as fast as they are cheap (very) and on the two occasions I've needed a key cut here, I've had no problems with the finished product working in my doors. Can't say I've ever needed to have a shoe cobbled though. I'm a firm believer in the if-a-shoe's-broke-bin-it school of thought, so I can't comment on Steve's shoe skills, but I'd wager they're as professional as his key-cutting skills are.

Quick update - SuperPete to the rescue once again! This time he fixed the handle on my favourite…read morehandbag. And he only charged me £2. I really cannot recommend highly enough!

This place is a fantastic little cobblers. I was on a busy mission in town, which isn't unusual…read moresince I always collect errands in order to make it worth the trip in. (My, I sound old.) One of my tasks was to reheel the many pairs of shoes that had, at that point, just failed. I couldn't bear to dump six pairs on one poor cobbler so I brought but two with me, to gauge how much it might cost at the very least, and decided I could do the rest at a later date. I nipped into Jim's and the bloke immediately understood the task at hand. Presumably they get a lot of trade like me - shoes, that is. He raised a kindly eyebrow and said "Ready in an hour love, that ok?" to which I replied "Perfect, thanks! How much will it be please?" and he said "'Bout a tenner!" How totally excellent. It was like getting two brand new pairs of shoes back, as it had been that long since I wore them last, and for only ten pounds. They were friendly, work was swift enough to shoot round town and do my bits, and it was lovely and cheap to boot. (Hah hah, get it? Yes, I know. It was awful...) Grand stuff!

Rowena's experience is normal. Qype User's is very much not. I have been using Jim's Place for…read moreyears and have recommended it to friends many times. They've ALWAYS done a brilliant job and are friendly and very well-priced. Correction - once a show wasn't glued quite right but when I took it back it was promptly and cheerfully fixed (free of charge of course). Places like this are like little goldmines. Use them or lose them.

Timpson roundhay road leeds,,,she refuses to change the fob batteries or 2nd time she refuses to do…read moreany services ,,i have asked for...customer service is a joke,they hang up the call,and promise they gonna ring m back

Didn't end up using their service so may be unfair to review…read more The price was just way too high for the same service others do for less. One positive is he offered to the work then and there while I waited but it's not the greatest place to wait as you are basically on the street when you stand next to the counter. Very convenient location but I personally would go else where cos a 3 min walk is worth saving pennies.