I was just watching the local news, channel 5 here in Missouri (http://www.KSDK.com)airing a story about shoppers opting for repairs instead of replacing (buying) them with new items. I thought the days of repairing shoes and purses was long gone, because when I lived in Los Angeles, finding a shoe repair shop was like looking for a needle in a hay stack.
Shoppers are repairing shoes, handbags and old appliances instead of buying new ones. The repair shop owners were saying they have so much business now that they can't keep up. Customers are bringing in purses with broken handles, shoes that need new heels and toasters, blenders and other household appliances which would otherwise be thrown away. Who knew that we are not a throw-away society anymore.
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