Happy to wait, had them sat in a (non-R&B) box long enough.
Some shoemaker brands might allow it, but the general rule is if you went to a third party you can stick that third party up your starfish. They don’t want to be fixing a bad cobbler’s work. They only want to rebuild what they have built.
Ah right, I had wondered about that. Thank you for saving me the embarrassment of being turned away by Church's!
When they need re-soling, I'll go to an independent.
BTW - quite like those brown suede R&Bs. If you can wait until next friday, I'll take them.