He will rarely catch me making a right out the door review it just doesn't happen I've got a process pause and think and then contemplate and look at the comparables. Mr Kim owner of Kim Su once again here in Gardena northside he did not only for $30 replace the bottom hill rubber texture contact plates but he matched the left leather stacked heel with a right TPR textured exactly the same in grand and the perfect reddish Finish which is absolutely necessary if you know anything about Footwear leather Italian red shoes or if you're going to go to work and you wanna pop some luggage color shoes leather fashion sneakers Luggage colored slip bonds I don't care what type of construction they are the key is in the vintage rubbed out Cordovan reddish touch or accents you find in the real leather uppers. Lastly Mr Kim had these pairs done the next day secondly I know shoes I actually designed shoes for over 15 years and created one of the most popular brands made in the past 15 years it is the number one footwear growth brand in the nation. No already with me on best of the baby for the Covid capsule and those who know our drivers on all platforms do you know what I've had my hands on product designs the global travels culinary arts SAG, AFTRA, and BMI publishing's. LSU right in this world I don't give a shit, the fact of the matter is everything that I've done gives me the user experience to come to a good and fair and objective conclusion in every decision and every choice that I am about to make. With that said Mr Kim gets five stars there are a few other stores a few other footwear repair and finishing locations that are going to take over 75 pairs from me within this year. That goes all the way from all leather no don't buy plastic cheap sneaker freaker shoes that are completely Gin in my pocket. And I don't hustle people give away shoes to Michael's learning Place auntie Jefferson Foster Home's and in Vietnam through southern Asia all the way to Africa and Nancy South America and I just donated one brand look it up Rawtoons donated over 75 custom-made Kuyt print hoodies 20 shirts all in bags all custom designed by Rawtoons the top graffiti artist friends of Crayola, Jay rock and Artists. That being said their shoes I can't wait to Vermont if I can put them on right now before I head over to Manhattan Beach California to get a nice hibiscus iced tea and then get in a workout on the basketball court back in Gardena I hope to see all the beautiful people in Gardena. Get your shoes Dina Mr. Kim's and with that being said Mr. Kim's at the number one spot thus far. ~ infinite zero read more

Got an old backpack zipper fixed and now it's like new! Only took a couple days and price was reasonable ($35). I thought the owner was totally fine. Straightforward interaction. Respect your elders! You are not the most important person just because you are a customer. read more

this is what happens when you try to support local businesses sometimes. i wish i would have read the reviews about this place before i took my boots there. i took my boots to get the soles replaced and cleaned up. before i took them to the shop, i put some boot dressing on them to see if they could clean up. i got the price for the repair and cleaning and i asked the man at the shop several times if he was going to clean up the shoes, his reply each time was yes. i go to get my boots today and the soles have been replaced like i was told they would be. Then I asked him about the cleaning that was supposed to happen on the boots. his reply was, he just finished cleaning them up. i told him the boot dressing that we both were looking at, was the dressing i put on the boots before i brought them there. he looked me straight in the face and lied to me over and over, saying he had cleaned them. i told him he was lying about cleaning my boots and he kept trying to say he did clean them. i would recommend to anyone, go someplace else before dealing with a liar who has a business that does not care about doing right by the customer. i will make sure to tell all my family and friends to never deal with this place...... Don´t support this place... read more

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Honestly, I feel like a complete idiot because I hadn't even considered the ratings for this business. I don't always heed the warnings of "bad" reviews either because I like to give the benefit of the doubt and my business to the local vendors in support... Long story short is, I had a Prada mini bag that needed a zipper replaced. In my haste, I took it in to this place. Was quoted what seemed a fair/reasonable price and it took nearly 3 weeks before I got the call that it was done. The worst part is when I went to pick it up, the zipper worked fine, BUT they used a BLUE material on my PURPLE Prada!!!! WHO does that?!! Also, the stitching was so uneven and it was a very messy job inside and out. I don't like confrontations, so I just got my bag and left. NEVER again. So thoroughly disappointed (mostly in myself) with the entire transaction and regret leaving my precious Prada bag in such incapable hands. Not a happy customer to say the least. Don't make the same mistake(s) "I" did. read more

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Absolutely amazing :D Put my Steve Maddens back in business I wore the heel down to the sole and lost all hope of wearing them again but for only $25?!?! He fixed them like new and even has anti slip grip AWESOME! Thank you read more

Kim's Shoe Repair - Cool! - Shoe Repair Near Me - Gardena, California

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Mr. Kim is the best! Highly recommend him. He's the sweetest old man on the block. He enjoys his business and I hope he remains for many more years! My shoes are always repaired well the first time. Note: cash only/prepay read more

The man who answered the phone was very rude. He acted as though he didn't want to be bothered with a simple question about his services. I wish I could give 0 stars. read more

This review is way past due! Went here to have my favorite comfortable shoes repaired only to come back to have it repair again after two days of use. Mr. Kim was going to charge me again to have his work redone! He also sold me a pair of shoe stretchers way too big (size 7) knowing that I wear smaller size (5 1/2). Poor workmanship and surprisingly not too honest either. read more

Came in for new heel tips on a pair of pumps and he did a great job. If they aren't too busy, sometimes they can fix the tip while you wait. He also shined & touched up the missing color spots. I am bringing all my repairs back to him. read more

I've never been treated so poorly in my life! I had one patch sewn on a vest. First he tried to charge me $20 for something no one else has charged more than $10 for. When I say no thank you and turn to leave he dropped the price to $15. It was still a little high but I decided it was worth it due to location and turn around time. I go to pick up my vest the next day and notice that my patch is a little crooked. I point it out to him and he agrees it is off. He then seems to become very agitated. He tells me that he will send it back out to be fixed. I didn't know he didn't do the work personally. I told him I could not leave it with him another night he begins to yell and accuse me of not wanting to pay him and he knew i was trouble when I dropped it off. I was still trying to work something out with him and he kept accusing me of trying to hustle him. I told him $15 was too much for the job not to be done right. He just continued to yell. He had my vest bald up in his fist. I grabbed it and asked him not to handle my thugs like that. He grabbed my wrist and started to pull my item away. I'm telling to let me go. He threatened to call the police and I encouraged him to do so. Im telling That I'm not going anywhere but that he needs to respect my things and me. He finally lets my wrist go. I straighten my item out on the counter. He then yells get out! Really stunned at everything that just happened I just left knowing I'll never be back. That man was profiling me from the moment I walked in the door. read more

Kim's Shoe Repair - Kim's Shoe Repair @ 14127 Van Ness Ave. is the worst place to spend your money!!!!! STAY AWAY!!!!! - Shoe Repair Near Me - Gardena, California

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Today I went to Kim's Shoe repair to get some new heel tips put on my fairly new boots, while I waited. The original tips were made of that hard material that wears down prematurely. I have been going to Kim's since 1984 and no problems. Today he had another person working with him who replaced my tips. He put tips on that were over sized so I asked him to scale it down to the size of the heel (and original tip size). When he brought my boots back, he had re-sized the tips by sanding or however they do it and they were horribly shaped. On top of this, he had sprayed dye on my heels ruining the stacked heel design. I think he dyed them because he had damaged the heel. I asked him to have Mr. Kim come up front to discuss my disappointment and dissatisfaction with the quality of workmanship. Mr. Kim smoothed out the shape of the tip a little better, but also put more dye, which was botched up, to attempt to even out the other bad dye job. I could have broken down into tears!!! I just got the boots this past October (spent a little over $100 on sale and special discounts, but actual value was $159) and now the heels look horrible. This affects the overall appearance of the boots. They are basically ruined. Mr. Kim offered no apology and I don't even think he comprehended the extent of the damage he and his associate did to my boots. He still expected to be paid, which I did, but I will be filing a complaint with consumer affairs if he's not willing to reimburse me for my boots when I go back to see him with my receipt. Too bad I don't speak his language :( 12/21 update - Found the same boots at the store and will proceed to file the complaint for Mr. Kim to pay for the new boots plus refund me the money he charged me to ruin my original boots. I've decided I do not wish to get my blood pressure up confronting him again in person. By the way, the person helping him yesterday apparently is not schooled in shoe repairing. Before I pulled off in my car, I saw him go into the laundromat next door. He may oversee the laundromat, if not own it. 1/9/14 update - I filed the complaint with the Department of Consumer Affairs L.A. County. They contacted Kim's Shoe Repair. In turn either Mr. Kim or the other guy working there called me and I told him what it would take to clear up the matter. At any rate, on 1/2/14, I took the newly purchased boots (so they could see the original heel) and the boots they ruined along with both receipts to the shop. I let them off easy by having them reimburse me for the new boots which had been discounted even more since I bought the original pair. The other guy reimbursed me for the boots as well as for the $10 repair fee. He still made no attempt to apologize. I will never go back. read more

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Over three weeks ago, I took my boots in for a heel repair just for the tip of the boots which should have taken a day! Twice I was asked to come back and other times the store was closed before end of scheduled business hours. Today I picked my boots up and was so upset I wanted to cry! My boots were damaged! I spent over $100 for my boots that I bought two years ago in another state while visiting! I asked what happened and Mr. Kim's helper blamed the heel tip damage for my boots looking the way it did. I asked how so? I posted pictures for all to see my damaged boots; sprayed and botched up with paint that does not match the color of my boots! No apologies or nothing! So outdone right now! Mr. Kim just needs to retire! His helper is destroying what used to be a reputable service for shoe repair! read more

Kim's Shoe Repair - The other boot! - Shoe Repair Near Me - Gardena, California

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This place was wonderful. Quick, quality service. I was really happy with the work done. My shoes were in awful shape and now they are like new again. read more

not good at all, i wished i would have not use Kim shoe repair. after i picked up my two pair of shoes that i had Kim replace the heel i notice that the back of one pair was all marked up with some kind of glue and the other pair was coming apart at the heel that he repaired. i also had Kim to replace a zipper on my Taylor Made golf bag that took him two week to repair only to find that Kim use a very low quality zipper and it zipped to one end and not both ends as it should have."i will never use Kim again" read more