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Title: Shoe repairman in Vientiane
Post by Lao Pride Administrator on 8^th May, 2011 at 2:25am

In Laos, particularly in cities, we have a shoe repairman (also known as a shoe cobbler) who provide a shoe repair service on the streets, for those who want to get their shoes repaired, instead of buying a new pair.

Title: Re: Shoe repairman in Vientiane
Post by Lao LXE on 9^th May, 2011 at 2:58am

Good services. How much does it cost?
;)

Title: Re: Shoe repairman in Vientiane
Post by Lao Pride Administrator on 9^th May, 2011 at 4:04am

It depends what you need fixing. Simple jobs cost 5,000 kip, less than $1 US.

Title: Re: Shoe repairman in Vientiane
Post by LaoCowboy on 9^th May, 2011 at 4:19am

Must be nice to have shoes to wear in Laos. I remember not having shoes to wear in the jungle. However I got shoes to wear after one of the militiary trucks got blown up near our town and we went to the blown up trucks to cut out the tires and made shoes from these tires. Those were the good old days in jungle of Laos ::).

Title: Re: Shoe repairman in Vientiane
Post by Lao Pride Administrator on 9^th May, 2011 at 4:54am

You were definately in the poor echelon of Lao society if you didn't have any shoes to wear.

Some people in Laos these days still use old tires to make sandals or thongs to wear.

Title: Re: Shoe repairman in Vientiane
Post by Larb Dip on 15^th May, 2011 at 3:09am

Is this big business?

Title: Re: Shoe repairman in Vientiane
Post by Lao Pride Administrator on 15^th May, 2011 at 5:12am

Not really. The merchant doesn't make much money.

Title: Re: Shoe repairman in Vientiane
Post by Larb Dip on 15^th May, 2011 at 2:14pm

Is that guy swift with his hands? How long do you have to wait?

Title: Re: Shoe repairman in Vientiane
Post by Lao LXE on 15^th May, 2011 at 4:25pm

Admin Saovaluck wrote on 15^th May, 2011 at 5:12am:

Not really. The merchant doesn't make much money.

They should charge a little bit more. Its a skilled jobs not everybody know how to repair them.
;)

Title: Re: Shoe repairman in Vientiane
Post by Larb Dip on 15^th May, 2011 at 11:47pm

There should be more determined people like this kid!

All that sleeping in their hammocks the majority of Lao people do won't get them anywhere.

Title: Re: Shoe repairman in Vientiane
Post by Lao LXE on 16^th May, 2011 at 1:17am

Lao people like a simple life and are easy going. Nothing is wrong with that.
;)

Title: Re: Shoe repairman in Vientiane
Post by Lao Pride Administrator on 16^th May, 2011 at 2:04am

I don't think any of those gentlemen is a "kid".

Title: Re: Shoe repairman in Vientiane
Post by Larb Dip on 16^th May, 2011 at 11:47pm

That guy in the first photo - the guy being seen from a birds eye veiw - looks like an eight year old. ;D

Title: Re: Shoe repairman in Vientiane
Post by Lao Pride Administrator on 17^th May, 2011 at 2:27am

How can he look like an eight year old, when we can't see his face?

His hands tell the story. He is probably in the same age range as the guy with him.

Title: Re: Shoe repairman in Vientiane
Post by LaoCowboy on 17^th May, 2011 at 2:48am

Can he fix my cowboy boots?

Title: Re: Shoe repairman in Vientiane
Post by Lao Pride Administrator on 17^th May, 2011 at 3:27am

I'm sure he specialises in repairing all types of footwear.