DoorDash grocery before it was a thingWe used to get milk, eggs and bread delivered to the back porch twice a week.
We used to get milk, eggs and bread delivered to the back porch twice a week.
I built a nice shoe shine kit from Amazon for Son #2 for this Christmas.Dry cleaning took a HUGE hit during covid, and while not completely gone it will never recover to the industry it once was.
Speaking of covid - during that time there were services that would come the night before your kid's birthday and fill the yard with signs. Then, day of, all their friends could drive by and wish them a happy birthday while your kid stood in the front drive getting those wishes. THAT is a service that was short lived.
Shoe shines. I only see them in a few major airports anymore. Most folks don't wear such shoes, nor take care of them to that degree.
I built a nice shoe shine kit from Amazon for Son #2 for this Christmas.
I know... it's still the Army in me, and the "taking care of good things" in me. Son #1 was with me the day I picked up a pair of dress shoes I had re-heeled from a GOOD boot shop near us. The owner said, "How long have you had those?" I told him "30 years" and he said "keep doing what you're doing and you'll have them for 30 more." Son #1 got the message and takes care of his cowboy boots properly... Now that Son #2 is in the professional world, he asked me a few weeks ago, "can we talk about how to shine shoes?" So I put this together for Christmas and will show him how to Saddle Soap (Kiwi only for me, because of ingredients they use, no need to spend more $ for saddle soap that then requires you to apply other products... scam!) and shine his shoes. Nice that a few things are getting passed along.I say this with love, and not for the first time...nor the last, but you do realize you aren't "normal", correct?
If I had chosen shoe salesman as a career, customers would have to to be by invitation only.
Go get your f###n shine box!I know... it's still the Army in me, and the "taking care of good things" in me. Son #1 was with me the day I picked up a pair of dress shoes I had re-heeled from a GOOD boot shop near us. The owner said, "How long have you had those?" I told him "30 years" and he said "keep doing what you're doing and you'll have them for 30 more." Son #1 got the message and takes care of his cowboy boots properly... Now that Son #2 is in the professional world, he asked me a few weeks ago, "can we talk about how to shine shoes?" So I put this together for Christmas and will show him how to Saddle Soap (Kiwi only for me, because of ingredients they use, no need to spend more $ for saddle soap that then requires you to apply other products... scam!) and shine his shoes. Nice that a few things are getting passed along.
I know... it's still the Army in me, and the "taking care of good things" in me. Son #1 was with me the day I picked up a pair of dress shoes I had re-heeled from a GOOD boot shop near us. The owner said, "How long have you had those?" I told him "30 years" and he said "keep doing what you're doing and you'll have them for 30 more." Son #1 got the message and takes care of his cowboy boots properly... Now that Son #2 is in the professional world, he asked me a few weeks ago, "can we talk about how to shine shoes?" So I put this together for Christmas and will show him how to Saddle Soap (Kiwi only for me, because of ingredients they use, no need to spend more $ for saddle soap that then requires you to apply other products... scam!) and shine his shoes. Nice that a few things are getting passed along.