Havana Shoe Store - One Pair of Shoes, 2 Staff

[Nino]

Should not be funny but it hurts ...

A shoe shop with two employees and a single pair of shoes in Centro Habana

The displays of the La Reina store, belonging to the Caribe chain of stores and located in Centro Habana, are empty

Natalia López Moya, Havana | January 03, 2022

https://www.14ymedio.com/cuba/zapateria-empleados-sandalias-Centro-Habana_0_3234276548.html

The "special offer" was actually the only one and flawed. In the La Reina fur store, belonging to the Caribe chain of stores and located in Centro Habana, they only sold, this Monday, a pair of female platform sandals with a broken strap. The rest of the displays, dozens of them, were empty.

Located on the popular corner of Reina and Galiano, the place occupies a large air-conditioned space surrounded by elegant stained glass windows that remain deserted.

"There they sold some Brazilian Piccadilly brand shoes, they were a bit expensive, but they lasted because they were strong," Marta, a former client of that business, told 14ymedio, who sold her products in the now defunct convertible pesos. "There were for all types of public, from the smallest to the highest numbers and they also sold umbrellas, bags and other merchandise."

Now, in the center of the store, two workers use their mobile phones to kill the hours that pass without interacting with the public.

"We only have that pair that you see there, it's number 40, so they don't work for you," said one of the shop assistants to a lady who came looking for an offer. The woman asked when she would enter merchandise again. "God only knows," replied one of the shop assistants.

Leaving the establishment, the woman complained: "What is the logic of keeping this place open spending air conditioning and electricity and the salary of two people, just to sell a pair of half-torn shoes?"

[El Presidente]

I feel for the staff. 

Most in Cuba need to hustle to get by. 

Imaging only one pair of shoes and two staff.  You can't steal them as it is too obvious 

[La_Tigre]

We wanna say there must be a lawyer joke in there somewhere.

Two lawyers work in a shoe store with one pair of damaged shoes…

[BTWheezy]

3 hours ago, La_Tigre said:

We wanna say there must be a lawyer joke in there somewhere.

Two lawyers work in a shoe store with one pair of damaged shoes…

@rcarlson, @Rhinoww - any thoughts?  😂🤷🏼‍♂️

[DeskSmkr]

So much for a new pair of loafers.

Haven’t worn anything like that since I was 3 years old and tried on mom’s shoes for a few seconds before recoiling in amazement she could stay upright without stumbling for hours.

[Rhinoww]

9 hours ago, BTWheezy said:

@rcarlson, @Rhinoww - any thoughts?  😂🤷🏼‍♂️

Like the rest of the Cuban economy they need a priest and a rabbi working in the store to get a good joke going, along with the two lawyers walking in. 
 

 

[rcarlson]

12 hours ago, BTWheezy said:

@rcarlson, @Rhinoww - any thoughts?  😂🤷🏼‍♂️

Joke?  We have alternating shifts.