Naperville Cobbler Shoe Repair

I wish I could give this place 10 stars! I regretfully took my Christian Louboutin shoes to Paul’s Shoe Service in Glenn ellyn and the owner completely destroyed my brand new shoes by putting a huge glob of unrequested shoe polish on my shoes and nicked and tore the side of my left shoe AND put on the vibram sole totally sloppy and uneven. Frantic and frustrated I went to this Naperville shoe repair and they were wonderful! Shelli sympathized with me and saw how upset I was. She helped me and even sent me pictures to show me what Mario (the owner) did to repair my shoes. I didn’t think it was possible for them to ever look good again but Mario did a great job covering the sloppy work done by the other shoe repair service and for less than half of the price and even gave me the shoe polish to take home! I am so happy I found this place I will be recommending all friends and family to this place. It’s a little far from me but definitely worth the drive. They are truly the kindest people and take pride in what they do. Thank you again for your help!!! Love this place and cannot wait to bring many more things to them!

I love bringing my Fall boots here to get cleaned and get new heels replaced. I bought in an expensive pair of boots a few years ago to get extra grip put on the bottom. 3 years later, I came back with the black leather looking on the grey side, stains on the brown leather, and a looking for new heel (since the other was worn away). The turn around was 3 days, and my boots came back looking great!
AMAZING /​affordable prices (best in Naperville) and high QUALITY work! My dad has been coming here for 15+ years to get his shoes repaired, shoe items, etc. Honestly, there is no other place I rather go.
The guy who works there isn’t about small talk, which I 100% do not mind. All I have to do is go in drop off my shoes, get a quote and out the door in less than 5 minutes! Perfect!

I can’t say enough kind things about Naperville Cobbler — the turnaround time, the INCREDIBLY reasonable prices… the business is a hidden gem and I will definitely be a repeat customer.

The guy charges too little. Seriously. I dance (Salsa, Swing, etc.)in regular dress/​street shoes not intended for dancing. This is hard on them, especially near the heel. Plus women stepping on my shoes tends to ruin the polish.
Joe sews up and otherwise fixes shoes that I would have killed years ago. I’ve got a favorite pair shoes I bought in Spain seven years ago that get weekly abuse. Thanks to Joe they’re still just fine. They’re going to his shop tomorrow with two other pairs of shoes.
He’s a bit gruff, which may put off some people. It’s not you, he’s just a down to business type. He doesn’t need to be chatty or friendly — especially since he does such a great job.

Best prices in the Naperville and Downers Grove area, and EXCELLENT work! Fast turnaround as well, got my boots resoled in 3 days.

I was very impressed with the work done on my boots… I had riding boots with 2″ sole, I no longer needed 2″ sole so I took it in and because I had the 2″ on my boots from another company I was unsure if he’d be able to lower it to 1″. I was pleasantly surprised to see my boots were as I requested, polished up, and very affordable… I will be using them again.

I brought in my favorite pair of boots (I’ve been wearing them for years and I LOVE them) and they were in pretty bad shape. I asked for them to be re-​soled and he patched up the holes in the leather, fixed all the nicks, and shined them up — they look BETTER THAN NEW! I love love love these boots and I’m so glad I brought them in. He didn’t even jack up the price after the other repairs — fast, direct, and extremely well-​done. This is the only place I’ll bring my shoes!

I came away very satisfied with the work done and how quickly. I brought in a pair of Allen Edmonds oxfords to be resoled. He gave me options of heel type and got it done in a day and a half. The shoes are new looking but now are perfectly comfortable. The price was on par with other cobblers but he got done faster than any place I have gone to in the past.

Great quality work.
I find that they do great work. When I bring shoes in they fix what I ask and they also clean up the shoes. Not all places do that unless you request it and they charge extra. Extreemly reasonable prices. The man is a little old school so he can come across as grumpy. He told me that I ruined my shoes and should of brought them in before it got to that point where there were holes in the front because it’s almost impossible to fix at that point. And I said I know and then put a pair of almost new shoes and said that is why I brought these in now, so they don’t get to that point he smiled and was friendly. He repaired the holes and shined up my shoes other places wouldn’t fix the holes and said the shoes were ruined. So I will continue to use this cobbler for all of my shoes.

For starters, I have to let you know that this business did not actualy perform any service, but I wanted to post my experience when I made a phone call today. I own a $ 75 pair of dress shoes where the sole has separated. I called and spoke to someone that generally had no interest in my business or in helping me with my issue. My question was: What is the range of price to expect when repairing an issue like this? Is it $ 20, $ 30, $ 40, and is it even worth looking at or fixing a $ 75 pair of shoes that already have some wear? The person just kept saying «you gotta bring the shoe in» with an attitude and a demeanor as if I was nuts for calling and not driving to the place of business. Anyways, I called a different shoe repair place at the Fox Valley Mall and they told me that a re-​glue was $ 10 and typically fixed the issue I was describing. Now THAT’s the type of service I was looking for — someone to tell me that it was a cheaper repair, it was a best-​effort job, and was worth my time and effort to attempt fixing.

Courteous, effective and reasonably priced.
I will continue to use this business.
On more than once occasion, I have had to insist on paying for small repairs.