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Walking Lightly upon the Earth
It seems as if the best uses of new technology are made when it is combined with an old trade to make it better. That’s the case with NuShoe.com. NuShoe.com has applied the modern marvels of the internet with the time-honored traditional craft of the cobbler, shoe repair.
In today’s world, many view the shoe as just another disposable commodity, something to be used up and thrown into a landfill. Those with concern for the environment, typically concentrate on recycling bulk materials like paper and glass, and while it is important to keep them out of landfills and to reduce the energy requirements to make new paper or glass, other finished goods can be renewed and recycled as well. Shoes, for example, can not only be saved from the landfill, but can be repaired so that one less new pair has to be manufactured. This saves the burning of fossils fuels that pollute our air and waterways.
In the old days, shoes and boots were viewed as valuable items that were repaired and handed down from one child to the next. Today, shoes and work boots can still last for years with periodic repair and renewal as they become worn or damaged. NuShoe repairs shoes with factory quality materials and workmanship so that they are just like new again, usually for less than the cost of a new pair.
NuShoe uses the power of the internet to reach customers from all across the country. With this very large customer base, they are able to take advantage of the economy of scale to keep their prices low. Because they have so much business, they are able to invest in a large shoe repair factory that uses machinery and techniques that are very similar to those used in the original manufacture of quality shoes and boots.
To engage their services, all one needs to do is visit their website, NuShoe.com. Just fill out the request form online, and a prepaid mailing pouch will be send through the post office. When it arrives, the shoes to be repaired are placed in the prepaid mailing pouch. The pouch is sealed and then dropped into the nearest mailbox. The shoes are delivered to the NuShue factory where they are repaired according to the specifications provided in the online request form. Once they are finished they are mailed back to their owner again in a prepaid mailing pouch.
The shoes will arrive looking and feeling as if they were new. By repairing and recycling your shoes, not only will you walk more comfortably, but you’ll be walking lighter upon the Earth. The marriage of modern technology and old world craftsmanship at NuShoe is keeping alive the tradition of the cobbler, while making it easier and more convenient for the customer.