I changed my thinking about shining shoes. Now. When I dress for success. I will shine my shoes, as well. What do you think you’ll do?
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I refuse to wear unpolished shoes anymore. I’m pretty damn fond of the shoes that I own, old and new. I have stacks, upon stacks, upon stacks of shoes in different areas of my house. My wife is constantly trying to convince me to ‘downsize’ my shoe collection. ‘They’re old and funky looking,’ is what she says. Well, I’ll show her.
Never again will I wear shoes with no shine. Having your shoes shined is the absolute best! They look almost brand new. Not just shined, but almost rejuvenated. You feel brand new and totally refreshed, not to mention confident. When I stepped out of that door and onto the concrete of my driveway, I felt like a new man. I felt like, although it may get hard in life, I have on my shined shoes. I look good and feel great. With all this busy-ness, life is just too fast at times. Slow down. You just got your shoes shined yesterday.
My wife had an event where she hired a shoeshine guy. And, not just any shoeshine guy. Turns out, that Darrin is a shoeshiner extraordinaire. This guy is amazing. I am most certain that it is not just because my shoes could have used the shining, badly.
But, rather, Darrin was a phenomenal businessman. A shoeshine expert, if you will. He took his time. He knew what he was doing, and he was personable.
I guess I got to see a different side of the shoeshine business. Darrin set up shop and shined shoes without feet in them. People would leave their shoes with him and cart off to work. And during that time they were away at work, Darrin would ‘shine em up’.
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I brought a couple pairs of my own shoes to the event. They came out perfect. They looked straight out the box new. He did about a dozen pair in a two-hour timespan. Pretty impressive, considering he did them all by hand and no buffer. Although, he does own one.
The buffer normally does not come out unless it is seriously needed. Like, a real busy day or a larger event where more folks would be leaving their shoes for the shining. We all can appreciate a good shoeshine. 911FixMyShoes is your place. Author Maryrose Wood once wrote. ‘If both your shoes are shined. Then your best foot will always be forward.’
Picture that. Putting your best foot forward is as easy as walking. If you’re wearing a pair of nicely shined shoes. You are ready for the world. And if you are ever in the DC area. Look for Darrin. Look for the 911FixMyShoes tee shirt. Look for the big truck with a shoe shine shop in the back.
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You owe it to yourself. Get your shoes shined. Better yet. Have a shoe shining party. Visit Darrin’s site at www.911fixmyshoes.com and get more information.
I changed my thinking about shining shoes. Now. When I dress for success. I will shine my shoes, as well. What do you think you’ll do?
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