In his grandfather’s overcoat pocket, John Smith finds a ticket for shoes left for repair in 1955

John Smith is cleaning out his grandfathers home after the grandfather’s death  at 90.
In one of the grandfathers old overcoats pockets he finds a ticket for some shoes that the grandfather had left to be repaired in 1955. Out of curiosity, he checks online and is amazed to see that the shoe shop is still in business at the same location.
John enters the shop and starts talking to the owner who explains that he is, in fact, the grandson of the original owner and has worked in the shop all his life. John gives the ticket to the shop owner who heads into the back of the shop just to see if the shoes are still there.
After some time he returns from the back of the and exclaims “Amazingly I was able to find the shoes! They will be ready on Monday.”

2 thoughts on “In his grandfather’s overcoat pocket, John Smith finds a ticket for shoes left for repair in 1955

    • When I was a kid Mother made regular stops at the shoe shop. Somebody always needed new heels or half soles. It kept shoes going a few months longer. Purchase of new shoes was a big problem with five kids. In summer we got by with flips and tennis shoes. We didn’t get Keds for sure. Ours usually came from the Dollar Store.

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