Tucker’s Express Shoe Repair

One of a pair of my husband’s dress shoes squeaked, and Tucker fixed it right up! He did an outstanding job (which involves removing the entire sole, glueing, resoling, and reshaping the trim) and it only cost us $ 15. For the same shoe, I was quoted $ 40 at San Pedro Shoe Repair! (And San Pedro Shoe Repair «cleaned» a pair of my boots for an exorbitant amount, leaving dirt still caked on the trim. :(Should have taken them to Tucker.) Don’t go to San Pedro Shoe Repair, only go to Tucker!!!

Convenient location and pleasant service. Fair rates– paid $ 15 for new heels on my shoes. Reasonable turnaround. The only tricky part for me is the hours: 9 – 6 and closed Sunday and Monday. The shop is a little old and dusty, if that still matters to you after everything else I mentioned.

I would definitely recommend Tucker’s! He is a genius at his craft. I have taken 2 pairs of shoes to be stretched & he also repaired my Cole Hahn shoes to where they look like they are brand new! I also took a pair of sandals to get repaired that were not name brand & he told me to fix them would cost more than they were worth & because I had tried to repair them myself the repair might not take. I appreciate his honesty… others would have taken my money & ran! He is reliable & his prices I think are very reasonable. He has a customer for life with me!

Offered helpful advice for a problem with my shoes, but rather pricey. Even more expensive than the PV store I usually go to.

Tuckers is great, really solid… friendly, fast, fair! Guy is a magician with his hands when it comes to repairing shoes, leather, etc… love this place
Thanks T!
JM

I have taken my shoes there when I need to and I have never had any problem and if I did he would never hesitate to fix it. He even taught me a few things and he was very honest about it. He has always been a gentleman with me and always polite. I think the prices is not out of the ordinary. I know of someone else who is higher than Tucker and this company is in San Pedro and known him for many years and who is is not honest. So for me I Tucker has a faithful customer and I will recommend him to my friends

He does ok work, but he is always crabby and expensive. I don’t understand everyone’s praise.

I don’t let just anybody touch my tory burch or chanel shoes… you have to 1. earn that privilege 2. or be named Tucker and have a shoe repair shop in San Pedro. He’s awesome. Honest, nice, fast, and cheap (With pricing, that is. Not with results!) He made my $ 400 Uggs and a couple of my Tory Burches good as new. The shoes he thought were hopeless he told me very honestly that I shouldn’t waste my money and that he wouldn’t be able to do much with… I GREATLY appreciate the honesty! Afterall, more of a reason to hit up Nordstroms for some more shoes :-D

I took my Ugg’s to Tucker’s Express Shoe Repair to be resoled, and after picking them up today I am disappointed. First of all, I had this done in Torrance where I used to live and was totally happy with them, so I am not overly picky. But I moved here to San Pedro a couple of months ago, and am trying to find my new places. I have been really loving it here. This is the first place I really regret trying. Now for my boots: 1) He used the wrong color of glue and I can see it. He used a reddish color and my boots are a light natural color. 2) Also, there is a 3″ section where he glued the sole to the boot not in the same line where it was glued before. So I can see the previously glued area. 3) After finishing with my boots, he stored them on a shelf or with a pair of boots he polished black. Yeah… he gave them back to me with a few spots and lines of black polish on the light colored suede and fur. When I showed it back to him, he used a rubber eraser to try to get them off as best he could, but they are not completely gone. He did not apologize, which didn’t make me feel very good… This service cost $ 60.00 which is the same as my old place would have charged me. But now I feel like they are kind of ruined…

Took my beat up shoes to see of they could be salvaged instead of coughing up $ 300+ for a new pair.
Not only did he put in new heels and fixed the soles, but he shined them and repaired some deep cuts they had. All for under $ 30. They don’t look brand new BUT they certainly look very presentable and in a hell of a lot better condition than before.
The gentleman behind the counter was helpful, honest, and friendly.
I’ll definitely be returning to this place.

I have been taking my shoes here for years. I most commonly get my boots shined but he does all kinds of repairs and I have always been 100% happy will the results. Some of my boots or shoes were on the verge of death and he completely brought them back to life. Fyi– you pay for the repairs when you drop the shoes off.

John Tucker is very good and very honest. Don’t hesitate to bring your shoes or purses here.

Tucker (at least I assume the man behind the counter is Tucker) is a miracle worker on shoes! I trekked in here during my lunch break desperate to have the heel of one of my Marc Jacobs’ high heels fixed. I didn’t realize I was scraping metal on concrete until I had worn the shoes to work (they were only a few weeks old, I didn’t expect the heel to fall apart so quickly!). I needed the shoes fixed before going to an out of town interview. Tucker said to bring them in so he could take a look. I stood in his shop barefoot while he worked his magic and within three minutes I walked out of his shop no longer off balance. Women trust him to fix their Louis Vuitton purses, too!

After a night of heavy drinking a few months ago, I managed to destroy the heels of my shoes. That being said, I brought my mangled boots to Tucker’s to have both heels fixed. The gnarly scratches on my wooden heels made them unwearable, hence they were sitting in the closet for over 4 months.
Anyway, I dropped them off and they were ready for pick up 3 days after. I must say I was very pleased… the heels had been redyed so the scratches were no longer visible. They were just like new and only cost $ 6 to fix. Not too shabby! I will definitely be a returning customer.

Tucker’s is a wonderful shoe repair because:
1) the quality of work is excellent,
2) the prices are reasonable, and
3) John is a great guy — knows his profession, explains why the repair is necessary, finishes the task quickly and has a great sense of humor.
I LOVE Tucker’s … why can’t more businesses be like this one?

Great shoe repair shop in San Pedro!
I went in to get the low heel of my flat boots replace because it was all the way worn on the edges. It cost me $ 10 for both shoes and it was done within 24 hours! Now that’s some speedy, economical service if you ask me. And the store keeper, who I can only assume is Tucker, was very polite and helpful.
I will definitely be back when I need to repair any of my other shoes.
Pros: reasonable prices, speedy service!
Cons: none so far

I just had the two lace hooks on my boots replaced today. I called early this morning for a price and a time frame it would be finished and the man on the phone told me he could probably get it done while I waited if he wasn’t too busy. So I drove down and in like 5 minutes and $ 3.50 later, I was out and on the way home.
Exceptional customer service and I will definitely go back. I suggest this place to any one who needs to have a repair done on their work boots.
Just awesome.

We all have a pair of shoes that we love. I have a pair of brown wingtips that i love and can wear with anything from slacks to my broken in Sevens. Well needless to say i wore the hell out of these shoes and they were in dire need of new soles and heals. So i took them to an unmentionable shoe elf up on Western and 25^th. 50 bucks and a week later, i pick up my shoes unpolished and dusty with two uneven rubber pieces glued to the soles. The rubber pieces looked like they were cut out by a blind man with two left hands, a pair of plastic right-​handed elementary school scissors and glued on with a glue stick! RIP brown wingtips. A few weeks later I see Tucker’s and decide to take my shoe’s in. OMFG this dude is awesome. 30 bucks and 4 days later my shoes were salvaged, resuscitated and in full effect. New Soles, new heals, polished, new laces and ready to be worn the hell out (again). This man takes pride in his work. Def recommend this spot.

I preach the gospel of the importance of a good cobbler (the shoe kind, not the berry kind — though I like those, too!) to anyone who will listen. A little preventative maintenance will extend the life of your precious shoes. I take all of my good shoes here for rubber protective soles ($ 25) and for replacement heels (usually around $ 7.) The workmanship is perfect, and John (I think that’s his first name) is friendly and helpful. He will let you know what he can or cannot do for you and your shoes. He treats my Ferragamos and Choos with the same loving care he treats the workboots of the longshoremen. He’s an equal opportunity cobbler!
My only minor complaint is the lifesize stuffed toy white tiger as you enter the shop. It freaks me out a little.