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Find a Location

Austin Shoe Hospital has 10 locations, listed below.

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    • Austin Shoe Hospital

      720 Congress Ave Austin, TX 78701-3217

    • Austin Shoe Hospital

      1316 Round Rock Ave Round Rock, TX 78681-4900

    • Austin Shoe Hospital

      1911 W Ben White Blvd Austin, TX 78704-7649

    • Austin Shoe Hospital

      306 S Bell Blvd Cedar Park, TX 78613

    • Austin Shoe Hospital

      8211 Burnet Rd Austin, TX 78757-7713

    Business ProfileforAustin Shoe Hospital

    Shoe Repair
    Multi Location Business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 1 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    7 complaints closed in last 3 years

    3 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Austin Shoe Hospital has 10 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Austin Shoe Hospital

        720 Congress Ave Austin, TX 78701-3217

      • Austin Shoe Hospital

        1316 Round Rock Ave Round Rock, TX 78681-4900

      • Austin Shoe Hospital

        1911 W Ben White Blvd Austin, TX 78704-7649

      • Austin Shoe Hospital

        306 S Bell Blvd Cedar Park, TX 78613

      • Austin Shoe Hospital

        8211 Burnet Rd Austin, TX 78757-7713

      Location of This Business
      720 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701-3217
      BBB File Opened:
      1/1/1985
      Years in Business:
      39
      Business Started:
      1/1/1985
      Business Started Locally:
      1/1/1985
      Business Incorporated:
      7/30/1986
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Cobblestone Shoe Hospital
      • San Antonio Cobblestone Shoe Hospital
      • Travis County Shoe Hospital Inc
      Business Management
      • Mr. Carroll Kelly, President
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Carroll Kelly, President

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Carroll Kelly, President
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (512) 926-2096
        Primary Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Customer Complaints

      7 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      09/25/2023

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I dropped off a pair of shoes to Austin Shoe Hospital on 8/14. Simple sole separation repair with a few other cosmetic touch **** I was quoted around $86 and told they'd be ready in a week and a half. A week and a half comes and goes and I call about my shoes. I'm told "if they're ready, we would have called you, so no need to call us." I leave for a trip and return expecting to have missed a call. I call the store on 9/13 and am told they can't locate the shoes, they'll call me back. They don't call back. Same script given on 9/14 with yet another unnreturned call. Again on Friday, 9/15. Finally I get a call from the manager, ***, on 9/15 before closing who says its priority #1 on Monday (9/18). No call on Monday. On Tuesday (9/19) I finally got a text they were ready. I was again traveling and could not pick up until today, (9/22). I called before I came because I was hoping there was something the manager could do in terms of price to make the situation right. I was having to jump through crazy hoops to get a $200+ pair of shoes back over a month after expected to be due. The manager initally offered $15 off (less than 20% off) for almost entirely losing my shoes. I noted I was not happy with this offer. He offered $25 and asked if $25 off would keep my business. When I responded no, he said "no discount then". I asked to speak to the owner, who was unreachable. I paid full price for the service today because I wanted it over with. I noted I will be leaving poor reviews due to the terrible customer service experience and *** exclaimed "Well aren't you nice!" in front of another employee and customer. Beyond embarassing. Overall, I'm not jumping with joy over the repair that has been made. However, my real complaint lies with the complete runaround I was sent on to try to retrieve my shoes. This business treats customers very poorly and has no concept of customer service. Never once was an apology offered. Call log information attached.
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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Tracey J

      1 star

      07/31/2021

      I'm retracting my former 5-star review after the terrible customer service experience I've recently had at Austin Shoe Hospital 620/2222.I dropped off a pair of brand new, never worn, red bottoms to get the sole protectors put on them. I was delighted they were able turn to them around for me in 2 business days (arriving late from ****** as I needed them for an out of town wedding.When I went to pick up the shoes up, the sole protectors looked perfect, however, I noticed 2 small dots on each of the bottoms above the sole protectors. I asked the associate what the dots were he said he wasn't sure and wanted to keep for repair. I said I need to take for a wedding so he wrote a note for me so there wouldn't be any problems when I return them for repair post-trip I brought them in for repair and then I called multiple times for status updates none were given. Then I received a call the shoes were ready for pick up. I went to pick up the shoes they were not repaired. Apparently, the owner said they "were worn" NO KIDDING.After two weeks of having my shoes again, they still are there as I have to now argue with them over this debacle. You'd think for a returning customer time and time again, actually any customer, they'd have better customer service than that. They've literally argued with me I "bought the shoes like that" to "it happened when I wore them". I'm not even asking for a brand new pair of shoes, which I should, just asking them to repair the damage they did. Apparently, their customer service ***** and they do not value their customers.

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