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• Shoe Resoling
• Mephisto Shoe Repair
• Mens Shoe Repair
• Womens Shoe Repair
• Boot Repair

There are people that really enjoy shoe shopping. They love to scan the stores for the latest shoes, the latest trends, the “cute” shoes. I’m not one of them. I’m not a shoe lover. I prefer to be barefoot, wearing slippers, sneakers, or other comfortable flat shoes. I’ve tried buying the “cute” shoes. I have many pairs in my closet, but I hate them. They hurt my feet and make me feel like any moment I am going to eat dirt. I believe I am an oddity. As a woman, I believe I am supposed to love shoes, shop for shoes, and practically worship them. I do not. Once I find a pair of shoes I love, a pair of shoes that is comfortable to walk in all day, a pair of shoes that keeps me on my feet, I wear them a ton. The heart break is when they wear out and I have to find a new pair of favorite shoes. Often, I will start out by trying to find the same shoes. This is not an easy task as most shoes are only in the stores for a short time. Not enough time for me to wear out a pair and then come back for more. If I were smart, perhaps I would buy multiple pairs. For me, though, I am never really sure that I love a pair of shoes until I have worn them a few times and really broken them in. For this reason, by the time I fall in love with my shoes, they are no longer in the stores. Or, if they are, my size no longer exists. I do not have shoe luck.

Recently, I came across an answer to my shoe dilemma. An option I hadn’t thought of since I was a kid. I remember bringing my father’s shoes to the local shoe repair man to be fixed. But that seems to be a lost trade in this era of disposable everything. “Just throw it away and buy a new one” seems to be the mantra. But it appears that this is not a lost art. I found a website, nushoe.com, which offers shoe repairs. They not only do shoe repair, but can completely revitalize your favorite pair of shoes. You send them your old, worn out, smelly, shoes, boots, pumps or sandals and they send you back brand new shiny shoes. Shoes that look like you remember your shoes looking when you first bought them.

There are so many advantages to shoe repair, not just for me, but for anyone with a favorite pair of shoes. No need to hunt in the stores to find another pair of shoes that will be as comfortable and well worn as the originals. Less money and time spent on gas, the search, and the new shoes themselves. I am thrilled to have found the answer to one of my life’s dilemmas.

• Leather Briefcases
• Leather Document Case
• Leather Wallets
• Leather Purses
• Leather Handbags
• Leather Luggage U.K.
• Ladies Leather Briefcase
• Leather Backpacks
• Leather Attache Cases
• Leather Briefcases

Pocketbooks and purses come in a wide variety of sizes and styles, from a tiny clutch purse to a large shoulder bag. With most of them, however, there is a tendency to want to put them down when you are engaged in some activity that requires the use of your hands, shopping for instance. This greatly increases the chance that your bag will be stolen or forgotten. With the new rucksack style purses, however, you need not put the bag down to have full freedom of movement.

The rucksack or backpack style purse is worn, as the name implies, on the back with comfortable shoulder straps to hold it securely in place like a backpack. With these purses, your hands are free and you never have to worry about leaving the purse in a clothing store, on a bus, or anywhere else.

Maxwell Scott, a UK-based purveyor of fine leather handbags, is now offering three styles of rucksack purses. Each is stylishly designed from the finest Italian vegetable tanned leather and combines fashion with robust design that will last for many years.

The Sparano Rucksack is luxurious and practical bag. It features a drawstring closing mechanism that is covered with a secure flap that is held closed both by a magnetic buckle catch. The Sparano Rucksack is perfect for use as a daily purse or for specific such as a gym bag. The linings are made for easy cleaning and can be wiped down with a moist cloth. It has both an external zippered pocket and a zippered pouch inside the main compartment.

The Carli Leather Multiway Backpack is designed to give you options. It can be worn as a backpack with two over the shoulder straps, but it easily reconfigured to transform into a clutch or a shoulder bag. It can also be worn as a cross-body courier pouch or satchel bag. It has several pouches and compartments, each with secure closings. The main compartment opening lies securely against your back when worn as a backpack to prevent any possibility of unwanted access. It is small enough to use as an everyday purse, and big enough to be an overnight bag. The versatility of the Carli Leather Multiway Backpack is unparalleled.

The Popolo Rucksack is Maxwell Scott’s most affordable rucksack style bag. It is a smaller version of the Sparano Rucksack, best suited for everyday use as a purse. It has the same style of comfortable shoulder straps and similar closing and compartments in a more diminutive size.

All three are available in your choice of color: Classic Tan, Dark Chocolate, or Night Black. Like all leather luggage, handbags and briefcases manufactured by Maxwell Scott, these rucksacks come with a lifetime guarantee on the materials and workmanship, including all clasps, zippers, straps, linings and more. For more information on these and other fine quality leather bags and business cases visit MaxwellScottBags.com.