UPDATE: The auction for these shoes has ended, and $515.91 was raised for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. A HUGE THANK YOU to the winner of the shoes and to everyone who bid!!! You all are awesome!
@@Paycheck777 Maybe he never knew cobbler _still_ existed. But I wouldn't blame him for not knowing they exist. I'm sure most people in 1st world countries don't. They just use their shoes until they fall apart, then discard them for replacements. No need to understand what a cobbler is or even know they exist if you never use their services.
I agree with you, Kennie. not just cobblers but doctors, fashion designers, plumbers, crime scene cleaners... im sure there are more. but these are the people i watch
My favourite refund story is a local Chicago paper took a set of well used car tires back to Nordstrom and got a pro rated refund for them. A no questions asked refund policy is carved in stone. Nordstrom have never sold car tires.
Those $28 Walmart shoes looks and got me through some job interviews. The money I saved compared to the final auction price kept my family of 4 fed for close to 2 months. Walmart has a place for people like me who does not have much money. By the way, I am not poor. My family has a roof over our heads and not hungry.
Please stop going to Wal-Mart, is cheap going and buying a good pair of shoes they will last 10 years and not 1 year. 28.00 × 10= 280.* Can you get something good with 280 u$? I don't know ,my shoes are 5 years old's.🤪
I totally get where you are coming from! And this is not disagreeing with you, just another way of looking at things: I know a group of people who were being given tips for living frugally. One was to buy good quality clothes and shoes. The reason: They will last a long time when taken care of. I used to buy only cheap stuff, and never liked/appreciated them because they felt cheap. But anything I ever bought that was high quality, I liked and kept for a long time. My point is that, if you can, try guy high quality - that doesn't necessarily mean new - you could even buy used clothing that's cheap but high quality. One thing I always wanted was a good formal winter coat (long). But they are not cheap. But once I saw one that was really nice, and ON SALE!!! It was still a couple of hundred dollars, but those are usually $400+ .. I splurged and honestly I love that coat. I've had people stop me and ask where I got it. Of course, sometimes I've had almost no money and had to buy something cheap just to achieve a purpose (e.g. Job interview) - So I get both sides of the argument :-) Hope you and your family are doing great!
@@mascarenhas9624 Well if you get a shoe that lasts you 10 years for 300$. Sadly this is not always the case. Could also be that you spent 300 and then they fail after 1 or 2 years Also its often better to just save money and invest it so the money you have generates more money
Yes, we’ll probably continue with this. We receive quite a few shoes from folks to donate, so we’ll probably do more videos of us fixing them up and then donating them or auctioning them off for charity.
@@TrentonHeath I have mixed feelings about this. These uppers are so cheap, it feels like a waste of good materials (and time) to equip them with vastly superior soles etc.
@@Wapaz Since they are being auctioned off for charity-- I'd venture to say that Trent & Heath don't mind the use of materials/labor costs in order to get this shoe into "auction condition" because the money is going to a beneficial cause.
@@TrentonHeath i think its a great idea, but maybe instead of wlamart shoes find some decent used ones on ebay from a reputable brand and fix those up, you could find alot of value in the sub 50$ range if you know how to search. Personally i know id bid on high a quality refurbished pair for the cause
I'm a thrifter/reseller and your videos have not only taught me brands to look for but pushed me into the shoe side of reselling. I love shoes but never resold them because I just didn't know brands. I really appreciate all the info about what shoes are good to lookout for and I've fallen back in love shoes in general. I've learned so much from you two so a huge thank you for the time you put into these. Since watching your videos my shoe collection has grown in not only size but quality as well. 5.99 at my local GW has garnered me some very high end brands. 👍👍👍
This video rolled into my feed and made my day! When I was a kid it was my big fantasy to become cobbler. I am not sure how I got this idea? There were no cobblers in rural ND to learn from, so I just carried a little suitcase around and polished everyone's shoes for 8 cents. 😁 This video lit my heart up. Thanks so much! From a new fan and imaginary apprentice
I sure wish you would live your dream, because cobblers are hard to come by. Zero in my area and I have lots of nice leather shoes that I would have work done on :)
Never a doubt with your abilities. I've spent more money over the last 8 months buying quality shoes & boots than maybe in my lifetime thus far, just from watching and listening to you guys. Thanks!!
I'm not a cobbler, more of a machinist and toolmaker. Seeing all the older machines and tools never gets old. I also repair and build from scratch vintage style clockwork items (watches, clocks, music boxes, mechanical cameras, etc). Most of my machining equipment is considered "vintage" with some modern upgrades. For my clockwork type work it's hard to beat some tools I picked up from an old timer that he got from an old timer when young over 100 years ago. I hand make (from forging to finishing) hand tools used in wood working, tailoring, metal working, etc. It takes extra effort, but just like with cobbling, it all pays off with a quality you can't beat by cutting corners.
This is epic! I second everyone who'd like to see this become a regular feature. These "from scratch" rebuild videos are your strongest, because they really showcase the breadth of your skills. Again, you guys are awesome!
Heath smiling at the very beginning of a video ... you know something great is coming at you. There's no stopping Trenton's and Heath's creativity. St Jude's Hospital. Thanks mates!
People knock Aldo, but every pair of Aldos I've bought have outlasted almost every other true high-end shoe I've bought. I've had a paid of leather chukka boots from Aldo for six years and they look brand new.
I’m so glad you guys decided to start making these videos. It’s been awhile since I’ve been subscribed, and I’m loving every minute of it. You can tell you’ve put time and effort into mastering the camera work and presentation. Good stuff!
Imagine returning these back to Walmart and some lucky guy gets to buy these shoes for $28 bucks off the rack…. I know this was for entertainment purposes but this takes shoe crafting passion to the next level… Well done …
Watching channels such as yours makes me appreciate the work it goes to repair my shoes. By understanding more about the process it allows me to have more respect for the work cobblers such as yourself do. Plus, since my grandfather did some cobbling for my mother’s, aunt’s, and uncle’s shoes, it helps me to see in some way what he did for his family. Keep up the good work.
I think y’all just accomplished the impossible lol. I expected the whole uppers to just disintegrate when you started cutting the cemented construction off it considering it’s a really cheap material and not leather.
Great work guys. So they actually make a grey suede version of this boot and for some unknown reason I have found it to be the most comfortable and stylish shoe I've ever owned. I switched out the hideous laces they came with and I get tons of compliments when I wear them.They are cheap and wear out quickly so I've easily bought 3 pairs of the same exact shoe in the past 3 years but damn I love them for some reason. Cheers.
Enjoyed your video. My family were coblers in and around Cowan. TN in the early 20th century. Happy that you are bringing this forgotten art form back. Thanks for sharing.
I love stuff like this artists takeong something not very good like a Walmart shoes and doing what they do to make it beyond and then go and auction for charity this is everything ❤
I bought a pair of these for a wedding (I needed a brown shoe) and honestly I don't wanna admit this but these glued shoes are actually nice. Really hit above their price range, and I've payed more for shoes that didn't last as long
Great Video Guys and sincerely thank you for the St. Jude’s Auction, we are a Military Family and we all give Monthly to St. Jude and those Beautiful Kids are amazing and I wish is was able to Visit more often. Semper Fidelis
Just discovered you guys the other day in my newsfeed. I was extremely interested and became more interested and still got my attention. It's amazing how you restore old vintage shoes to a pair of cheap Walmart shoes. You guys are so amazing!! Love your some repair shows!! It's intensely interesting!! Thank you for all the hard work you do!!
Going through my third or fourth second childhood, I bought a pair of Converse One Star’s. The inserts I had buy to wear these costs more than the sneakers!
I will say this.. I worked construction for many many years and for a time Walmart was the books I wore. They were comfortable and I bought saddle soap and smeared them for waterproofing and it worked. I later bought some redwings, but I will say those cheap walmarts were still one of the most comfortable boots I had. I like the channel and I'm glad the money went for a good cause, but junk they are not, I wore ,them. They are made for people like me. The Redwings were of course better made but honestly I don't thing they were anymore comfortable. Thanks again guys
Kudos for calling this video "entertainment." I can't imagine why anyone would send you $27 Walmart shoes to improve. And kudos for sending the proceeds of the sale of these shoes to St. Judes. The bottom line is you made absolutely no money off your time and what you may gain from an eBay auction is going to charity. God bless you.
But they showed us what they can do. I am sure this video will make them money. After watching this I am considering sending my brand new never worn trickers in to them and having rubber soles put on them.leather is too slippery.
Bob the point was these guys can make a silk purse out of a sows ear. I guess they could have gotten 1000 or 2000 dollar shoes rebuilt them and sold them at auction to make a point of how valuable a pair of rebuilt shoes can be.
George was originally a UK brand for the supermarket Asda. Then I believe Walmart bought it out and I guess it headed state side. Was weird to see them working on the George brand
As a student I was only able to afford imitation shoes and they fell apart so quickly, it was unbelievable. Essentially a waste of resources. Some of them even smelled toxic. If I had had more experience back then, I would have gone for a pair of seconds from a reputable brand. Always thinking about cost per wear.
Seeing “toxic” reminded me of a story. My nephews visited us in JAX, we then took them to visit my son, then at FSU. They stayed at a friend of my son’s apartment. One of my nephews would wear a pair of shoes until my sister would throw them out. The smell from the shoes he was wearing were so bad the roommates made him put them in the hall. After numerous complaints to the front office by passing residents they were moved to outside balcony. Passerby’s entering the building passed under the balcony to enter & they too complained about the smell. Impressive, right. They ended up burning them that night. Truly toxic.
Just watched your video of the $28 Walmart shoes. My dad was a kind of driver, a garbage man and his love a shoe repairman. Watching you use the tools the trimmer, the tacks the hole punch. I don't know if you still use rubber cement. I can still smell the rubber cement. He also used to work at a real estate Center. I remember they had it upstairs where you could watch the kids and people skate and have fun. I was around 5 or 6. He promised me to teach me how to skate cuz he was very good at it. But it happened at the time my grandfather on my mom's had passed away we know they've been Texas and she had to come to Virginia. To help my grandmother take care of the funeral arrangements. That was in the year of 1963 I think. I will be 67 next month. Thank you I really enjoyed your video and I am a fan and I will be watching more. I just wish someone would come up with a shoe for people who had neuropathy. The only shoes I can wear that don't hurt my feet is Crocs. I know they're ugly but they're the only kind I can use. If you do use rubber cement please be careful it causes ulcers that's why my dad had to stop working in the shoe shop have a wonderful day stay safe💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
The upper has a veneer that cracks and flakes and cannot be repaired. Pretty tragic waste of a highly skilled cordwainer's labour hours, but this was also a thought experiment to see what he could make of it. To its credit, Wallmart and others have made shoes cheep and widely available so imagine a time when everyone DID NOT have cheep footwear and the appeal of a 30 dollar part of boots becomes more appreciated.
The 'man made' uppers make those shoes unwearable for more than an hour or so. They're like wrapping your feet in Saran wrap. Having worn a 'man made' upper shoe; I'd have rather seen them keep the soles and replace the upper. Painful to watch video either way.
Totally agree, that junk upper will fall off soon since cannot tolerate the stitching from soles. I see this waste of resources. It would have been great if they found something with real leather upper.
If you guys are really crazy, you'll return the shoes to Wal-Mart and someone will get the shoe of a lifetime. An auction benefiting St. Jude's of course is just fine as well.
My father ran his own leather repair business (Grippers Shoe Repair) when I was a child, man this took me back! I gotta see if I can find some old knives and maybe send you one for future sole removal. Keep up the good work🤘
I own a pair of these caught them on sale at Walmart for the price their not bad, I buy the George brand Tee shirts short and long sleeve great feeling Tee's when you're on SS this brand fits my budget
Quite the transformation on the shoes! Beautiful work! I can’t get behind the hello fresh thing though. I get it if a person is disabled and not able to get to their local grocery store. But all to often people are using these services and not supporting their local businesses.. not to mention the massive amounts of extra packaging and plastic it creates when often a person is driving right past their local business and grocery stores anyways! On top of that all the extra fuel used and pollution created created to have it delivered to your door step. Support your local business and local grocery stores while they are still there!
Mad to see a pair of ASDA own-brand George brand shoes get the deluxe makeover :D You should sneak them back onto the shelf and do a candid camera for the lucky person who buys them... ;-)
The algorithm suggested this video, which is weird because I can’t imagine any search pattern of mine that suggest interest in this kind of stuff. Which raises an even weirder concern that this stuff may read minds because I’ve always wanted go inside a shoe repair shop just to see how it is done. The description of a cobbler in old Shakespearean era books that I’ve read is what I expected you two to look like, to my disappointment. I guess you are the modern version. On a serious note, it is really cool that you guys are helping to keep this amazing craft around. I subscribed just to see the remainder of your catalog and upcoming projects. Keep up the good work. I just fulfilled a heart’s desire without even leaving bed-thanks to the algorithm
THIS is the kind of shoe build video I love... I like the other shoe guys too, but THIS is what I love to see!!! I’ve just found your channel while at home sick with Covid and look forward to bingeing for the next week!
I just had to pause the video cuz I'm at the ad and I usually get frustrated with some ads cuz that's one of the reasons I have a paid youtube subscription and a lot of times it's usually something stupid but I love your videos and appreciate that you really take your viewers into consideration. It seems like you try to have ads for things your viewers could or would actually use and I love that you try to support companies that give back. With some channels it just seems like they don't care it's just a money grab but you gentlemen go about it differently, I respect and appreciate that. You guys provide great content and I've actually used quite a few of the company's you've promoted and they've either provided something I love and use or that make my life easier
I have no idea how I got here, I have no interest whatsoever in the deconstruction of Walmart but I watched the entire video with intrigue, like "ohhh what will he do next." Kudos and congrats on the auction. This is craftsmanship at its finest.
It's funny, I have a pair of Aldo chukka boots that I bought on eBay for $2.25, (I'm wearing them right now) that I was thinking of sending you guys to see what you could do with them. They're a little better quality than those, but I think they're still just glued together. Can we talk about upgrading mine too?
I'd suggest sending a different pair. My very 1st pair of dress shoes were Aldos, wore then for 8 months. The upper leather just ripped from the welt whilst walking. Took the opportunity to rip the entire shoe open - leather is extremely thin and could tear with my fingers.
@@TheNunakun I've been wearing my chukka boots for about 6 months and I've been surprised at how well they're standing up. Since I paid next to nothing for them, I've been wearing them like work boots, shoveling snow, demolishing my kitchen, etc, and they still look good. No tears or popped stitching, and good wear on the tread.
Whats crazy is i paid 120 for these exact looking shoes at the mall for a semi formal event and i find out you can buy them at walmart for 20$ pisses me off its not the same brand as the video but it is the same exact shoe
I wonder how some of you do it. I tear these coated cloth shoes to crumbly shreds in less than five months easy. Two decades of that expensive habit and I had enough and bought some local made Red Wings. They paid for themselves in full a year ago and seem like they won’t need a resole for at least five or six years. I imagine someone gentle like you could get a half century out of a good pair of Rancourts without even needing one resole. That’s still $10/year.
Sort of an old video but I don’t think the intention of this video was to disparage anyone who does wear these, I’ve worn the brand too. This video is just a way to do something for charity and is a pretty good gimmick to do it. However, now that I’ve started wearing leather shoes I can definitely see the difference. A bit tough to afford initially but definitely a difference.
You guys are seriously the best!!! I wish I knew what type of women’s boot I would get the best use out of. I would love an everyday boot that my feet would thank me.. and would impress others. Thanks for your impressive videos!!!
I’ve had these same exact shoes before, but they were Target’s brand. They actually lasted a lot longer than my real leather boots that scuffed very easily.
I was thinking that they were going to be durable just by how much of a hard time he had separating the sole from the upper. It's tempting for me to buy a cheap pair like this, because it's cheap, and not a big deal if they get scuffed up and dirty.
@@UNPOCOLOCO444 Go ahead and buy them man,dont listen to all the bs that people or this shoes experts say.I ve had cheap and expensive shoes and in many occasions the cheap ones lasted for a longer time than the expensive ones.Today everything is about the brand.A shoe that the cost of making goes 30 or 40 dollars under a big brand will sell for 250 to 500 dollars.People in general are stupid enough to get fooled buy this big brands and pay those crazy prices. Its bs,today there are to many good and affordable options.
Memphis Tennessee is my hometown and I can't believe you're invested that much money in a cheap pair of Walmart shoes it's so crazy but you did a very nice job it blew my mind away keep doing what you're doing love the content keep the videos coming
Gentlemen, George brand is George Foreman, former pro boxer., I couldn't believe either. Y'all do great charity work. Thank yall for that; much respect.
This is the first I have seen on if your videos. Very interesting. You reminded me my grandfather used to repair shoes. All his repair equipment disappeared though. Such skill. Great job! Excellent charity as well.
UPDATE: The auction for these shoes has ended, and $515.91 was raised for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. A HUGE THANK YOU to the winner of the shoes and to everyone who bid!!! You all are awesome!
St. Jude is great! I wouldn’t be alive today without St. Jude, so I’m delighted they are your charity of choice. Thanks for the work you do!
Thank you! I can't wait to receive them! I'm glad I was able to help such a great cause!
I went to the eBay page to see; how awesome!!
😂😇😇😇😂
Best choice for donation
The age of RUclips is so cool. People started filming their careers, and now we get to learn about a bunch of job we never know existed.
So you never heard of the cobbler?
So you never heard of a cobbler?
Dude, cobblers have been around years. Same goes for clocksmiths that replace batteries or fix watches.
@@Paycheck777 Maybe he never knew cobbler _still_ existed. But I wouldn't blame him for not knowing they exist. I'm sure most people in 1st world countries don't. They just use their shoes until they fall apart, then discard them for replacements. No need to understand what a cobbler is or even know they exist if you never use their services.
I agree with you, Kennie. not just cobblers but doctors, fashion designers, plumbers, crime scene cleaners... im sure there are more. but these are the people i watch
Now, take them back for a refund. Some lucky guy will be like, 'Damn, Walmart shoes are alright!".
You win the comment section. Congratulations!
Be sure to wear them for six months first. Then, demand a full refund.
lol
My favourite refund story is a local Chicago paper took a set of well used car tires back to Nordstrom and got a pro rated refund for them. A no questions asked refund policy is carved in stone. Nordstrom have never sold car tires.
Lmao 🤣
Those $28 Walmart shoes looks and got me through some job interviews. The money I saved compared to the final auction price kept my family of 4 fed for close to 2 months.
Walmart has a place for people like me who does not have much money. By the way, I am not poor. My family has a roof over our heads and not hungry.
Hey man frugality is a good idea no matter how much money you have.
Please stop going to Wal-Mart, is cheap going and buying a good pair of shoes they will last 10 years and not 1 year.
28.00 × 10= 280.*
Can you get something good with 280 u$?
I don't know ,my shoes are 5 years old's.🤪
I totally get where you are coming from! And this is not disagreeing with you, just another way of looking at things: I know a group of people who were being given tips for living frugally. One was to buy good quality clothes and shoes. The reason: They will last a long time when taken care of.
I used to buy only cheap stuff, and never liked/appreciated them because they felt cheap. But anything I ever bought that was high quality, I liked and kept for a long time.
My point is that, if you can, try guy high quality - that doesn't necessarily mean new - you could even buy used clothing that's cheap but high quality. One thing I always wanted was a good formal winter coat (long). But they are not cheap. But once I saw one that was really nice, and ON SALE!!! It was still a couple of hundred dollars, but those are usually $400+ .. I splurged and honestly I love that coat. I've had people stop me and ask where I got it.
Of course, sometimes I've had almost no money and had to buy something cheap just to achieve a purpose (e.g. Job interview) - So I get both sides of the argument :-)
Hope you and your family are doing great!
@@mascarenhas9624
Well if you get a shoe that lasts you 10 years for 300$. Sadly this is not always the case. Could also be that you spent 300 and then they fail after 1 or 2 years
Also its often better to just save money and invest it so the money you have generates more money
Agreed.
Also if you modify something 99% is it still the same product?
Is this gonna become a series? Because this is incredible.
Yes, we’ll probably continue with this. We receive quite a few shoes from folks to donate, so we’ll probably do more videos of us fixing them up and then donating them or auctioning them off for charity.
@@TrentonHeath I have mixed feelings about this. These uppers are so cheap, it feels like a waste of good materials (and time) to equip them with vastly superior soles etc.
@@TrentonHeath really like this video please make this a series love your videos maybe you could do doc Martin's next?
@@Wapaz Since they are being auctioned off for charity-- I'd venture to say that Trent & Heath don't mind the use of materials/labor costs in order to get this shoe into "auction condition" because the money is going to a beneficial cause.
@@TrentonHeath i think its a great idea, but maybe instead of wlamart shoes find some decent used ones on ebay from a reputable brand and fix those up, you could find alot of value in the sub 50$ range if you know how to search. Personally i know id bid on high a quality refurbished pair for the cause
I'm a thrifter/reseller and your videos have not only taught me brands to look for but pushed me into the shoe side of reselling. I love shoes but never resold them because I just didn't know brands. I really appreciate all the info about what shoes are good to lookout for and I've fallen back in love shoes in general. I've learned so much from you two so a huge thank you for the time you put into these. Since watching your videos my shoe collection has grown in not only size but quality as well. 5.99 at my local GW has garnered me some very high end brands. 👍👍👍
I love that you guys actually did this then auctioned them for charity. Thats an awesome idea.
Thank you. We love St Jude. A portion of every sandal sale goes to them as well.
This video rolled into my feed and made my day! When I was a kid it was my big fantasy to become cobbler. I am not sure how I got this idea? There were no cobblers in rural ND to learn from, so I just carried a little suitcase around and polished everyone's shoes for 8 cents. 😁 This video lit my heart up. Thanks so much! From a new fan and imaginary apprentice
I sure wish you would live your dream, because cobblers are hard to come by. Zero in my area and I have lots of nice leather shoes that I would have work done on :)
Never a doubt with your abilities. I've spent more money over the last 8 months buying quality shoes & boots than maybe in my lifetime thus far, just from watching and listening to you guys. Thanks!!
I love the justified pride you take in your work. Long live craftsmanship. Beats the machines. Every time.
I find that hand crank trimmer so satisfying, I don’t know why.
SAME
Such a beautiful machine. Smooth action.
The zip noise of cutting is niiiiice
I'm not a cobbler, more of a machinist and toolmaker. Seeing all the older machines and tools never gets old. I also repair and build from scratch vintage style clockwork items (watches, clocks, music boxes, mechanical cameras, etc). Most of my machining equipment is considered "vintage" with some modern upgrades. For my clockwork type work it's hard to beat some tools I picked up from an old timer that he got from an old timer when young over 100 years ago. I hand make (from forging to finishing) hand tools used in wood working, tailoring, metal working, etc. It takes extra effort, but just like with cobbling, it all pays off with a quality you can't beat by cutting corners.
This is epic! I second everyone who'd like to see this become a regular feature. These "from scratch" rebuild videos are your strongest, because they really showcase the breadth of your skills. Again, you guys are awesome!
Thank you so much!
This was sold for close to $600
I don’t know how these two cats got into my feed, but there’s something satisfying about seeing shoes getting worked on.
Heath smiling at the very beginning of a video ... you know something great is coming at you. There's no stopping Trenton's and Heath's creativity. St Jude's Hospital. Thanks mates!
Thanks, brother!
Thank you for supporting St. Jude!
I’d like to see this done to some allegedly “higher quality” shoes. Aldo, Bostonian, Clark’s all come to mind. I’m sure there are others.
Cole Haan
People knock Aldo, but every pair of Aldos I've bought have outlasted almost every other true high-end shoe I've bought. I've had a paid of leather chukka boots from Aldo for six years and they look brand new.
@@RobCartwright depends on what you class as “true high end shoe.”
I bet our definitions on that vary greatly.
Wow. 40 years ago when I got my custom made Vogel riding boots I had no idea what went into making them. This video is a real eye opener!
❤💖💛
My weekend is not complete until I’ve watched Trenton and Heath deconstruct and reconstruct a shoe. Great work!!
I’m so glad you guys decided to start making these videos. It’s been awhile since I’ve been subscribed, and I’m loving every minute of it. You can tell you’ve put time and effort into mastering the camera work and presentation. Good stuff!
Imagine returning these back to Walmart and some lucky guy gets to buy these shoes for $28 bucks off the rack….
I know this was for entertainment purposes but this takes shoe crafting passion to the next level…
Well done …
This reminded me that my grandfather used work on shoes. It was a lost memory and your craftsmanship brought it back. Thank you.
Your channel has become one of my favorites, such craftsmanship.
Thank you very much!
Watching channels such as yours makes me appreciate the work it goes to repair my shoes. By understanding more about the process it allows me to have more respect for the work cobblers such as yourself do. Plus, since my grandfather did some cobbling for my mother’s, aunt’s, and uncle’s shoes, it helps me to see in some way what he did for his family. Keep up the good work.
First pair of man-made upper/ leather soled and Goodyear welted shoes I've seen in my life. Trenton & Heath are changing the game.
I would love to see a video tour of the shop just kind of walking through the different machinery and tools that you guys use in your daily work.
I think y’all just accomplished the impossible lol. I expected the whole uppers to just disintegrate when you started cutting the cemented construction off it considering it’s a really cheap material and not leather.
Great work guys. So they actually make a grey suede version of this boot and for some unknown reason I have found it to be the most comfortable and stylish shoe I've ever owned. I switched out the hideous laces they came with and I get tons of compliments when I wear them.They are cheap and wear out quickly so I've easily bought 3 pairs of the same exact shoe in the past 3 years but damn I love them for some reason. Cheers.
Enjoyed your video. My family were coblers in and around Cowan. TN in the early 20th century. Happy that you are bringing this forgotten art form back. Thanks for sharing.
You both put more thought, quality materials, craftsmanship, and time into these boots than the original manufacturer did... amazing transformation.
Every penny HELPS. U guys are great together. Its not that easy to Work with FAMILY all the time.❤️
I love stuff like this artists takeong something not very good like a Walmart shoes and doing what they do to make it beyond and then go and auction for charity this is everything ❤
I bought a pair of these for a wedding (I needed a brown shoe) and honestly I don't wanna admit this but these glued shoes are actually nice. Really hit above their price range, and I've payed more for shoes that didn't last as long
My months long quest to find a comfortable walking/standing shoe has led me to watching these videos. Incredible work.
Great Video Guys and sincerely thank you for the St. Jude’s Auction, we are a Military Family and we all give Monthly to St. Jude and those Beautiful Kids are amazing and I wish is was able to Visit more often. Semper Fidelis
George is the clothing arm of ASDA - This was Walmart’s UK operations. They then exported it to their other markets for use by Walmart.
We have had George in the US for 20+ years.
@@toomanymarys7355 that’s when ASDA was purchased by Walmart. They then adopted the brand into their international operations though its subsidiary
Amazing videos. I never knew how much detail goes into shoe making amd restorations. This is truly an art!
Love that Trent didn't know his wife was using Hello Fresh 🤣
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These are great meals. Honestly I wasn’t aware that my wife was using these at first.
Around the third meal I started asking questions.😂
I guess we know who DOESN'T take out the trash.
especially with all the big green cardboard boxes piling up
I think Walmart has leather uppers here and there sprinkled among the painted vinyl. Love to see this w leather upper. Great job as always guys!
That cork sheet is my nemesis when it comes to this channel
Rofl lol'd so hard at this
Just discovered you guys the other day in my newsfeed. I was extremely interested and became more interested and still got my attention. It's amazing how you restore old vintage shoes to a pair of cheap Walmart shoes. You guys are so amazing!! Love your some repair shows!! It's intensely interesting!! Thank you for all the hard work you do!!
Going through my third or fourth second childhood, I bought a pair of Converse One Star’s. The inserts I had buy to wear these costs more than the sneakers!
Those things hurt my feet just looking at them.
I know absolutely nothing about shoes. But the craftsmanship and old style looking machinery/methods is so cool
This channel should have more subscribers from viewers. Their content in every videos are the best & getting better all the time. Love from 🇧🇳
Thank you so much!
I will say this.. I worked construction for many many years and for a time Walmart was the books I wore. They were comfortable and I bought saddle soap and smeared them for waterproofing and it worked. I later bought some redwings, but I will say those cheap walmarts were still one of the most comfortable boots I had. I like the channel and I'm glad the money went for a good cause, but junk they are not, I wore ,them. They are made for people like me. The Redwings were of course better made but honestly I don't thing they were anymore comfortable. Thanks again guys
Kudos for calling this video "entertainment." I can't imagine why anyone would send you $27 Walmart shoes to improve. And kudos for sending the proceeds of the sale of these shoes to St. Judes. The bottom line is you made absolutely no money off your time and what you may gain from an eBay auction is going to charity. God bless you.
Thank you very much. We LOVE St Jude and the work they do for children.
But they showed us what they can do. I am sure this video will make them money. After watching this I am considering sending my brand new never worn trickers in to them and having rubber soles put on them.leather is too slippery.
Bullshit. He made money off of this video from it being moderated so heavily. Don't drink the cool aid.
Bob the point was these guys can make a silk purse out of a sows ear. I guess they could have gotten 1000 or 2000 dollar shoes rebuilt them and sold them at auction to make a point of how valuable a pair of rebuilt shoes can be.
That’s awesome to hear fellas my little girl is in St Jude right now thanks fellas means allot!
God bless y’all and a quick healing for your little Angel! !
George is sort of like a Walmarts "House" brand...for the cost they are of decent quality. They make other clothes, belts, etc.
Good stuff
Common staple over here in the UK too
George was originally a UK brand for the supermarket Asda. Then I believe Walmart bought it out and I guess it headed state side. Was weird to see them working on the George brand
Can't believe those shoes went from $28 to $580.00....that was amazing
As a student I was only able to afford imitation shoes and they fell apart so quickly, it was unbelievable. Essentially a waste of resources. Some of them even smelled toxic. If I had had more experience back then, I would have gone for a pair of seconds from a reputable brand. Always thinking about cost per wear.
That’s a great idea.
Amen on the Payless smell
That's why I buy bruno marc. They last for about 2 years
Cost per wear. I like that. Fits right in with Cost Per Year when buying a car and keeping it once fully owned
Seeing “toxic” reminded me of a story.
My nephews visited us in JAX, we then took them to visit my son, then at FSU. They stayed at a friend of my son’s apartment. One of my nephews would wear a pair of shoes until my sister would throw them out. The smell from the shoes he was wearing were so bad the roommates made him put them in the hall. After numerous complaints to the front office by passing residents they were moved to outside balcony. Passerby’s entering the building passed under the balcony to enter & they too complained about the smell. Impressive, right. They ended up burning them that night. Truly toxic.
Just watched your video of the $28 Walmart shoes. My dad was a kind of driver, a garbage man and his love a shoe repairman. Watching you use the tools the trimmer, the tacks the hole punch. I don't know if you still use rubber cement. I can still smell the rubber cement. He also used to work at a real estate Center. I remember they had it upstairs where you could watch the kids and people skate and have fun. I was around 5 or 6. He promised me to teach me how to skate cuz he was very good at it. But it happened at the time my grandfather on my mom's had passed away we know they've been Texas and she had to come to Virginia. To help my grandmother take care of the funeral arrangements. That was in the year of 1963 I think. I will be 67 next month. Thank you I really enjoyed your video and I am a fan and I will be watching more. I just wish someone would come up with a shoe for people who had neuropathy. The only shoes I can wear that don't hurt my feet is Crocs. I know they're ugly but they're the only kind I can use. If you do use rubber cement please be careful it causes ulcers that's why my dad had to stop working in the shoe shop have a wonderful day stay safe💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
The upper has a veneer that cracks and flakes and cannot be repaired. Pretty tragic waste of a highly skilled cordwainer's labour hours, but this was also a thought experiment to see what he could make of it. To its credit, Wallmart and others have made shoes cheep and widely available so imagine a time when everyone DID NOT have cheep footwear and the appeal of a 30 dollar part of boots becomes more appreciated.
The 'man made' uppers make those shoes unwearable for more than an hour or so. They're like wrapping your feet in Saran wrap.
Having worn a 'man made' upper shoe; I'd have rather seen them keep the soles and replace the upper.
Painful to watch video either way.
Totally agree, that junk upper will fall off soon since cannot tolerate the stitching from soles. I see this waste of resources. It would have been great if they found something with real leather upper.
Awesome. One of the best videos I have seen on RUclips. This was the footwear equivalent of a professional artist working on a child’s colouring book.
Imagine if they just threw out the shoes and made a new pair hahaha
Good plan, it was really a huge waste of effort to spend any time on these. Something only a RUclipsr would bother doing.
🤣🤣
I never thought I'd be so fascinated by shoemaking!
George is the home brand for Asda in the uk, Walmart bought Asda a few years ago , so think the brand is now across Walmart too
We have had George in the US for a good 20 years.
@@toomanymarys7355 this is when Walmart took over Asda in the UK 🇬🇧
I don't know how this showed up in my feed but I'm glad it did, very interesting process 👍
If you guys are really crazy, you'll return the shoes to Wal-Mart and someone will get the shoe of a lifetime. An auction benefiting St. Jude's of course is just fine as well.
A crackhead would probably steal them
They dont resell returns, they throw them into pallets and a separate company auctions the pallets off
@@kevinmontoya7318 That's not true. Walmart does reshelve items that are not damaged.
So satisfying no music just pure soothing relaxing sounds 😇
I had someone buy me this exact pair for a present, about a year ago... It's the thought that counts
The entire process was so satisfying to watch.
I’m going to need y’all to do this to a pair of 13s for me. Having the world’s nicest Walmart shoes is an odd flex that I’m all for.
My father ran his own leather repair business (Grippers Shoe Repair) when I was a child, man this took me back! I gotta see if I can find some old knives and maybe send you one for future sole removal. Keep up the good work🤘
This is like How It’s Made, but in reverse
How it's fixed 🙌
Looking back 20 years ago, I never would have guessed I'd be watching some guys make shoes, yet here I am... and loving it. Nice!
I own a pair of these caught them on sale at Walmart for the price their not bad, I buy the George brand Tee shirts short and long sleeve great feeling Tee's when you're on SS this brand fits my budget
Do they hurt your feet? Their shirts and polos are neat, but I'm curious about the shoes.
Don't know how I found your video but glad I did I love watching other people that are really good at their craft! Well done!
Quite the transformation on the shoes! Beautiful work! I can’t get behind the hello fresh thing though. I get it if a person is disabled and not able to get to their local grocery store. But all to often people are using these services and not supporting their local businesses.. not to mention the massive amounts of extra packaging and plastic it creates when often a person is driving right past their local business and grocery stores anyways! On top of that all the extra fuel used and pollution created created to have it delivered to your door step. Support your local business and local grocery stores while they are still there!
As long as the upper is taken care of can last a long time and be repaired as needed. Saving land fill space. A win.
Mad to see a pair of ASDA own-brand George brand shoes get the deluxe makeover :D You should sneak them back onto the shelf and do a candid camera for the lucky person who buys them... ;-)
😂
I bought a pair of $35 brown Kenneth Cole Chuka boots and burnished the toes and heals and I get compliments on them all the time.
Ever see a 1991 Grand Am with blacked out windows rolling on $5000 in rims and tires?
That’s what we’re looking at here lol
Thank you,, I came here to say this except I was going to say Chevette.
The algorithm suggested this video, which is weird because I can’t imagine any search pattern of mine that suggest interest in this kind of stuff. Which raises an even weirder concern that this stuff may read minds because I’ve always wanted go inside a shoe repair shop just to see how it is done. The description of a cobbler in old Shakespearean era books that I’ve read is what I expected you two to look like, to my disappointment. I guess you are the modern version. On a serious note, it is really cool that you guys are helping to keep this amazing craft around. I subscribed just to see the remainder of your catalog and upcoming projects. Keep up the good work. I just fulfilled a heart’s desire without even leaving bed-thanks to the algorithm
Part II: See next week where we replace worn our leather upper on a shoe with a a quality support and sole.
Wow what a difference. Nicely handcrafted, Great Job!
Love the work! Definitely happy to see you put this toward such an amazing charity. I'll place a bid!
THIS is the kind of shoe build video I love... I like the other shoe guys too, but THIS is what I love to see!!! I’ve just found your channel while at home sick with Covid and look forward to bingeing for the next week!
The crafting is delicious as always but it looks strange with the stitching borders protruding all around the shoe
I just had to pause the video cuz I'm at the ad and I usually get frustrated with some ads cuz that's one of the reasons I have a paid youtube subscription and a lot of times it's usually something stupid but I love your videos and appreciate that you really take your viewers into consideration. It seems like you try to have ads for things your viewers could or would actually use and I love that you try to support companies that give back. With some channels it just seems like they don't care it's just a money grab but you gentlemen go about it differently, I respect and appreciate that. You guys provide great content and I've actually used quite a few of the company's you've promoted and they've either provided something I love and use or that make my life easier
These two gentlemen are so classy , all groomed and well dressed.👍
I have no idea how I got here, I have no interest whatsoever in the deconstruction of Walmart but I watched the entire video with intrigue, like "ohhh what will he do next." Kudos and congrats on the auction. This is craftsmanship at its finest.
It's funny, I have a pair of Aldo chukka boots that I bought on eBay for $2.25, (I'm wearing them right now) that I was thinking of sending you guys to see what you could do with them. They're a little better quality than those, but I think they're still just glued together. Can we talk about upgrading mine too?
I'd suggest sending a different pair.
My very 1st pair of dress shoes were Aldos, wore then for 8 months. The upper leather just ripped from the welt whilst walking. Took the opportunity to rip the entire shoe open - leather is extremely thin and could tear with my fingers.
@@TheNunakun I've been wearing my chukka boots for about 6 months and I've been surprised at how well they're standing up. Since I paid next to nothing for them, I've been wearing them like work boots, shoveling snow, demolishing my kitchen, etc, and they still look good. No tears or popped stitching, and good wear on the tread.
Wow! Just when I thought I seen it all….
Awesome!
Sorry if we all can't afford real leather shoes, I've been wearing these exact ones for 2 years at work and they have been nothing but great.
Whats crazy is i paid 120 for these exact looking shoes at the mall for a semi formal event and i find out you can buy them at walmart for 20$ pisses me off its not the same brand as the video but it is the same exact shoe
I wonder how some of you do it. I tear these coated cloth shoes to crumbly shreds in less than five months easy.
Two decades of that expensive habit and I had enough and bought some local made Red Wings.
They paid for themselves in full a year ago and seem like they won’t need a resole for at least five or six years.
I imagine someone gentle like you could get a half century out of a good pair of Rancourts without even needing one resole. That’s still $10/year.
Nothing wrong with man made leathers. However, they due start to fall apart in a few years.
Sort of an old video but I don’t think the intention of this video was to disparage anyone who does wear these, I’ve worn the brand too. This video is just a way to do something for charity and is a pretty good gimmick to do it.
However, now that I’ve started wearing leather shoes I can definitely see the difference. A bit tough to afford initially but definitely a difference.
I'm so happy to see ppl doing good for others love the show I have question what you guys do whith the scrap leather you cut off
Why does my brain keep saying, “ Why are the boys making a silk purse out of a sow’s ear? “ Good deal guys! ❤️
You guys are seriously the best!!! I wish I knew what type of women’s boot I would get the best use out of. I would love an everyday boot that my feet would thank me.. and would impress others. Thanks for your impressive videos!!!
This would be like watching Chef Gordan Ramsey fancy-up a McDonald's Big Mac lol
Everyone should watch this video. Quality is always a winner. You are amazing.
I’ve had these same exact shoes before, but they were Target’s brand. They actually lasted a lot longer than my real leather boots that scuffed very easily.
I was thinking that they were going to be durable just by how much of a hard time he had separating the sole from the upper. It's tempting for me to buy a cheap pair like this, because it's cheap, and not a big deal if they get scuffed up and dirty.
@@UNPOCOLOCO444
Go ahead and buy them man,dont listen to all the bs that people or this shoes experts say.I ve had cheap and expensive shoes and in many occasions the cheap ones lasted for a longer time than the expensive ones.Today everything is about the brand.A shoe that the cost of making goes 30 or 40 dollars under a big brand will sell for 250 to 500 dollars.People in general are stupid enough to get fooled buy this big brands and pay those crazy prices.
Its bs,today there are to many good and affordable options.
Wow!!! I was so forward to the oatmeal fill... Shucks!! You guys are geniuses; I enjoy your videos - thank you for sharing them with us.
Together, you guys look like Jason Sudeikis' biological parents
Memphis Tennessee is my hometown and I can't believe you're invested that much money in a cheap pair of Walmart shoes it's so crazy but you did a very nice job it blew my mind away keep doing what you're doing love the content keep the videos coming
So who came up with this idea at midnight while putting together drunken chili and guacamole sandwiches?
Heath, for sure
LOL!
Gentlemen, George brand is George Foreman, former pro boxer., I couldn't believe either. Y'all do great charity work. Thank yall for that; much respect.
I must correct the name; George Davis is George walmart brand.
Putting 20" alloys on a shopping trolley, and they still pulled it off
This is the first I have seen on if your videos. Very interesting. You reminded me my grandfather used to repair shoes. All his repair equipment disappeared though. Such skill. Great job! Excellent charity as well.
George is a brand endorsed by George Forman, the boxer - specializing in clothing for LARGE men.
No
Not true.
Watching you reminds me of watching my grandfather making repairs to shoes and handmaking ours. We grew up with perfect feet.
So satisfying! Makes me wanna chuck the Technology World and become a Cobbler!