S Parmar Shoe Repairs

Thanks for saving my shoes Mr Parmar!
If I hadn’t stumbled across this shop I’d be a few pairs of shoes worse off. Getting shoes re-​heeled is just one of those things you always forget to get done and in the end you chuck them away because you can’t be bothered — hopefully this isn’t just me.
Fortunately for me I go over this way to get my hair done.
I popped into the shop — expecting a big discussion — but the guy behind the counter took them off me and said he knew what to do. He was friendly enough and assured me he would have them ready within an hour or so. It was brilliant. I was in and out!
When I collected them there were a couple of people already in. It did make it a bit of a squeeze (as the shop floor is tiny) but I didn’t mind waiting, I’d been gone for a few hours so I knew they would be ready. Out they came all newly heeled and shiny — I don’t think he polished them but they looked so much better than when I first took them in. For such a little shop he certainly gets a lot of business, this has to be down to the service and pricing. I’ll be using him again soon.

There’s not a lot of glamour or glitz here, this is an old fashioned key cutting and shoe repair business, plain and simple. I couldn’t even find a website for the business when I googled it. The shop front is fairly chaotic looking and more image conscious types would be itching to give it a makeover. Once inside the cramped shop, there’s maybe four feet by four feet square where the customer can stand, but what more space do you need if you’re only coming in for a heel repair or to have a spare key cut?
I’ve had to use S Parmar’s services a few times over the last few years and each time has been a pleasant experience, I’ve gone in to get a key cut, the service has been friendly, the price has been cheap and all importantly, the key has worked. I haven’t used the shoe repair side of the business so I can’t comment on that, but as a key cutters, it definitely gets the thumbs up from me.