Jacobs Shoe Repair

WARNING!!! STAY AWAY!!!
I’ve used Jacobs shoe repair several times over the years without incident. I went in the shop a few weeks ago to have a pair of sandals repaired. Simple glue job on the sole. They charged me $ 5 and the shoemaker smiled as he gave me the sandals and said that their work was GUARENTEED!
The second time I wore them the glue job came apart.
I took them in today and they said that they would be $ 10 to repair. I told them that their repair held up for only two wearings and they should stand by their work. What about that GUARENTEE. They then said that they had never worked on the sandals and that I was essentially a liar. That I was making the whole thing up.
About this time they stopped speaking English (they speak English when they want to) and began speaking in Spanish while they walked away and ignored me.
I was stunned.
As I was leaving with the sandals one of the men said, in English, «We’ll fix them for $ 8.
WARNING!!! STAY AWAY!!!

I went to this place because of all the spectacular reviews of it. They did a fine job and it wasn’t too expensive but I wish the reviews had mentioned that no one who works there speak any English whatsoever. I just recently moved to Miami and speak zero Spanish so it was hard to communicate what I needed done and had to have another customer in the store translate for me.

Shoe repair isn’t exactly something most people get excited over. But after my last cobbler changed their policy to force customers to pay in full at the time of drop off, I was in search for a new business to rely upon for my shoe and handbag repair needs.
Enter: Unilocal,through which I am so happy to have found Jacob’s Shoe Repair, with its positive reviews and helpful tips from users.
I visited on a Thursday afternoon to drop off two handbags and two shoes for simple repairs. A friendly, older man took a close look at each of my items, wrote me a ticket, and informed me that they would be done by Saturday. He was also sure to tell me they close at 1pm on that day.
I came by and my belongings were ready, as promised. Everything looked perfect, including my favorite pair of sandals which were broken in two places. The price? $ 12 to fix four itmes! And I didn’t have to pay in advance prior to seeing their work.
I went by once and they were closed, so I agree with the previous reviewer who advised to be careful of their somewhat limited hours. Also, note they do not accept credit or debit cards, so bring cash. If not for that, they would get five stars.
Bottom Line: Quick, quality service with a smile that can’t be beat!

I wasn’t so sure if a Shoe Repair Shop in South Beach would be a good idea, but after reading the reviews here, I decided to give it a try and was I impressed.
The place is a little hole in the wall, I stopped by before 9AM with three pairs of shoes– as the guy was looking at them– he fix one pair that just needed some readjustment of the screws in the heels and there was no charge!!! The other two pairs were ready the same day, but since they close at 4PM I picked them up the next day and it was only $ 16!!!
Very happy with the work and now I have a place to get all of my shoes fixed!!!

Totally a fan and I will be back! I called at 8:15 AM to see if they were open, and he was, so I dropped off my heels to have the heel tips re-​heeled. The guy working was very sweet, an older guy (owner maybe?). I aked if he would be open when I got off work at 5 and unfortunatly, no he wasn’t. They close at 4 pm, which is a little early, but I made over at 12:30 during lunch and they were already done. And onl $ 6, pretty reasonable, I thought. Great location on Washington between 9^th and 10^th, and they got my work done pretty fast, and very nice people, and supporting your local shops is always worth another star!