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Have you had your shoes fixed at the cobbler? Do you remember walking past the cobbler uncle as you frequent your neighbourhood shops? A Singaporean very kindly paid tribute to a late cobbler in the neighbourhood by pasting a sign on the wall where he worked. One of the late …

Whatever competition from commercialised shops, he takes it in his stride. “For the same job, I charge $10 but they can charge some $40. Sometimes, it’s even more expensive than the cost of the shoes. The customers will come to me eventually.” The 65-year-old’s rates for shoe repair vary from as low as $2 to $450, which is the cost for stitching leather soles onto a pair of Louis Vuitton heels. On average, he mends 20 shoes daily. For someone to entrust him with a pair of heels costing at least a thousand dollars, his workmanship is obviously of a certain quality.