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July 22, 2019, 11:47 AM
Oat_Action_Man
"Can't look neat if your shoes are beat", said a shoe shine hustler to me in Chicago one upon a time.
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July 22, 2019, 11:56 AM
Balzé Halzé
"Give yourself a treat, get your ass in the seat." Haha.
When I have time, I sometimes like to get my shoes shined. It's usually a nice experience and a treat. Almost like a shave at a barber shop.
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July 22, 2019, 12:01 PM
flashguy
I don't wear shoes that can be polished (rough leather).
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth
July 22, 2019, 02:24 PM
mrvmax
I’ll bet he makes more than $900 a day but doesn’t report it since it’s cash.
July 22, 2019, 03:56 PM
RAMIUS
quote:
Originally posted by flashguy: I don't wear shoes that can be polished (rough leather).
flashguy
Ive always wondered what kind of shoes you wore.
July 22, 2019, 03:59 PM
darthfuster
quote:
Originally posted by flashguy: I don't wear shoes that can be polished (rough leather).
flashguy
Same. Can't polish Asics running shoes....
You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier
July 22, 2019, 04:04 PM
LBAR15
When I worked in "The City" as locals call NYC, my office was on the opposite corner from where this gent set up shop, in Rock Center where Fox News is these days. Every Friday on my daily 13 block walk up from Penn Station, I would stop at a shoe shine place and treat myself to a shine. It was a relaxing highlight to the end of a long work week. A good shoe shine is getting harder and harder to come by these days.
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July 22, 2019, 04:37 PM
bigdeal
quote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé: When I have time, I sometimes like to get my shoes shined. It's usually a nice experience and a treat. Almost like a shave at a barber shop.
When I used to work downtown in NYC, I used to take advantage of a guy like this who used to shine shoes. He did a terrific job on them, and his stories were priceless. I also had a favorite, retired NYPD, hot dog vendor that I'd specifically ask for Ketchup on my dogs from just to hear him howl.
----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter
July 22, 2019, 04:41 PM
Il Cattivo
quote:
Originally posted by darthfuster: Same. Can't polish Asics running shoes....
Think of it as a cheap, quick foot massage. If you're going in to a buisness meeting or something, it can be a pretty good way to help put your head in the right space.
July 22, 2019, 04:49 PM
9mmnut
When I was a teen back in Alabama used to get a shine every week. Been so long don't remember cost. Local barber shop. Afterwards go to drugstore have a shake and read comic books. Then a movie.
July 22, 2019, 05:32 PM
1967Goat
I had a co-worker tell me about airport show shines years ago. It had never occurred to me to have my shoes shined. Now, whenever I travel for business (rarely) I usually stop and get my shoes shined.
Also goes to show you can make money at almost anything...as long as you're good at it.
July 22, 2019, 06:53 PM
odin
You'd be surprised (maybe) at how a good shoe shine (read spit-shine) will get you. Depending on your job, it makes you look squared away!
July 22, 2019, 07:43 PM
ridewv
He has a good gig going. I doubt he takes credit cards, only cash. I also doubt he reports much if any of his income so doesn't even pay into SS. Health insurance would be covered by others who pay in to SS, in the form of Medicaid. Of course I could be completely wrong..... Love his work ethic and technique though.
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July 22, 2019, 07:44 PM
TigerDore
quote:
Originally posted by mrvmax: I’ll bet he makes more than $900 a day but doesn’t report it since it’s cash.
If he is averaging $10 a shine, he is working his butt off to make $900. God bless him.
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July 22, 2019, 08:07 PM
mikeyspizza
Good for him, and he's happy.
July 22, 2019, 10:44 PM
AZSigs
Capitalism at its best
Getting shot is no achievement. Hitting your enemy is. NRA Endowment Member . NRA instructor
July 22, 2019, 11:37 PM
Aeteocles
quote:
Originally posted by TigerDore:
quote:
Originally posted by mrvmax: I’ll bet he makes more than $900 a day but doesn’t report it since it’s cash.
If he is averaging $10 a shine, he is working his butt off to make $900. God bless him.
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$10 a shine would be low. But I'm sure he's working his butt off. Most successful people do.
July 23, 2019, 12:18 AM
Il Cattivo
Tips, gentlemen, tips. Wild guess, $5 to $10 per.
July 23, 2019, 06:00 AM
4MUL8R
Let's do some math. 10 hours (max). $900 (bragged). That's $90 per hour. Now, in that hour, he has to both market (verbal harangue) and shine. Let's be generous and give him 30 minutes working time per hour. In that 30 minutes, he has to process $90 inflow. Ten shines in 30 minutes is 3 minutes per shine. In my airport shines, it is at least double that duration. If someone pays him $10 for 3 minutes work, I would be surprised. If he works ten hours a day, I would be surprised.
$900 a day would work out to $225K per year.
I'm glad he is successful and happy, but there is no way he makes $900 per day.
