Kaner’s Handbags & Shoe Repair

Amazing job repairing the bottom of my Louboutins. Highly recommend

This place is the best for shoe repairs. Brought In a pair of Jimmy Choo’s and Manolo’s and they made them both look like new, including new soles and polish, etc. I was ready to throw them both away they looked so bad. They also do a great job of putting rubber soles on brand new shoes that don’t already have them (to avoid slips) and it doesn’t take away from the look of the shoe. Highly recommend this place.

Been coming here for years. After testing out a few others from recommendations (Mr Presto, Novelty etc) I still come back to Kaner’s. Their service is reliable, detailed and reasonably priced. For larger jobs, I don’t rush them and let them dictate the time they think it will need to complete the repair well. I used to take about 5 pairs, each visit I went.
Until I find a better cobbler in the city, I will continue coming here for their excellent work. There is a reason why most of the luxury retailers use Kaner’s as their top choice for local repairs.

I made this account specifically to write this review because I am very pleased with the service I received. I dropped off two pairs of heels, a pair of Valentino Rockstuds, and a pair of Louboutins. Both of these shoes needed to be resoled but more so the Valentinos because they had become so scuffed on the toe that the leather itself was to the point of ripping! I was charged a very reasonable price and the man who I assumed was the owner took my shoes immediately and told me to be back in a week. He didn’t take any time explaining exactly what he was going to do to my shoes which personally made me extremely nervous but not to worry I got the shoes back today and they were resoled very well (you can’t even tell my Valentinos were scuffed at the toe prior). I would totally recommend this shoe shop and will be going back in the future.

I love Kaner’s. And I disagree with the comments that the customer service isn’t good, but I’ve been coming for a while and they know me by name. I’m nice to them, they’re nice to me. I’ve spent enough time here to see that a lot of the clientele is demanding, obnoxious and condescending and they deal with that all day long, so who can blame them for being brusque at times?
Over the years I have brought in all kinds of high-​end shoes, and every time they have surpassed my expectations. Recently, my friend’s dog chewed up a heel on a pair of booties in an unusual leather colour. They ordered in the right leather, and re-​wrapped both heels perfectly, making my shoes as good as new… for $ 50. I did not experience bad customer service at all as they told me it would take several weeks to do it and have the right leather come in, and when it was ready they called me to let me know.
They are experts at putting thin rubber soles on the bottoms of leather shoes that you can’t tell are there, but the process of doing so saves your shoes. I’ve had red soles put on louboutins, black put on black, neutral, etc. They even repaired one of my handbags that had a few tears in the leather. They are artists. I just took six pairs in this weekend! I will never take my shoes anywhere else.

Expertly repaired the soles on my Louboutins! Well worth the $ 40! My shoes look brand new :)

HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!
I took in my leather handbag for replacement straps in the beginning of October. I called several times to check-​up on the status and was told it would be ready October 16^th. October 16^th came, and I was told that now it would be ready on the 20^th.
Upon arrival into the shop on the 20^th for pick-​up it was STILL NOT EVEN TOUCHED. This is 3 weeks after I had dropped it off. Apparently they «tried to call» (never received a phone call) to tell me the black straps they have are slightly more narrow than the one’s I currently have (in a brown colour). Their suggested fix was two put the black strap over the brown base, effectively combining a brown and black strap. It would have looked horrendous and I left the shop, 3 weeks after dropping off the purse and left with a purse still in need of repair.
When I complained they said «eh we’re busy». Only go here if you want to encounter rude people with no idea what customer service is.

This place is a hidden gem! It’s hidden in the basement where the nike store used to be.
The service isn’t the friendliest, when you ask them to do such and such, he just says he will try, one thing I know he is good at is, putting those red rubber soles on my Christian Louboutin shoes! They match perfectly and shoes look amazing after.
They are not super friendly but gets the job done! And he always compliments me on my shoes, he likes the classic pumps over those crazy designs some people bring in.
The price is fair, for good quality work, I usually leave it with them for a week and pick-​up later. Give them some time to do a good job on your shoes and not a rushed job.
If you have shoes you love, fix it, not replace it.

I have been coming here for years to get my shoes and boots repaired. Fast and reliable. It can be a bit pricey depending on what you need to get fixed but their turnaround is usually within a week. They are a bit tough to find but they are a gem tucked away in that building.

I have taken three (or four) pairs of shoes to Kaner’s and have been satisfied by their work on each occasion. I’ve had Kaner’s toppy the sole of my leather boots to protect the leather sole and they did a marvelous job. I also have had my shoes cleaned/​shined/​polished here. They charge fair prices and do they job relatively quickly. If you ask them to get the job done a bit faster than the initial quote they offer you, they seem to do it quicker free of charge which was very appreciated. I’ll be back to Kaner’s if I need to get my shoes repaired in the future :)

I’d like to take back everything I ever said that was nice about this shop.
I brought in my shoes to be sprayed, and I JUST noticed today that the spray is LIFTING OFF MY SHOE.
RUINED.
EFFING RUINED. I haven’t even worn them more than ONCE and their spray job was utter crap. Now I have to waffle between tossing them in the garbage or bringing them back and bitching.

I thought my gorgeous YSL shoes were ruined for good when I ripped the leather on both of the heels. I took them to Kaner’s and in 2 – 3 days they were good as new and it cost less than $ 15!
I AM SO HAPPY! Thank you you Kaner’s!

The service was terrible. I felt like they could care less. Didn’t offer any advice or information really — had to pry it out of them on the best way to fix and how to care for my shoes. Been there twice and same results.
The work was fairly good but there are definitely better places. I don’t know why the shops on Bloor recommend them. Personally, I love Shoe Therapy on Bay st.

Bought a pair of shoes at Holt Renfrew, it fit well length-​wise, but it was a little tight so I brought it back to Holt to see if they had a larger size. They didn’t have any other size but Bruno at Holt recommended this place.
It was a bit hard to find, it’s in the basement of the Nike store on Bloor, just east of Avenue. The guys seems very busy, wasted no time to take my shoes, next day I picked them up and they were stretched just enough so the shape of the shoes did not change. They charged me $ 10. I was in and out of the store in less than 2 min.
Quick, reliable, fair price. Can’t ask for more.
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Great for resoling worn out heels. Prada across the street recommended it as they spot they send all their in-​house repairs, which attests to the craftsmanship. Thankfully, the prices are completely reasonable, and they did my last pair in less than 24 hours.

These guys brought my 10 year old Frye boots back to life and I will be forever grateful. It’s a little hard to find as it’s located in the basement in a small corridor that is pretty much hidden from plain view. Their prices are fair.