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Uploaded by on Jun 27, 2008

Don Ward has been shining shoes on the streets of NYC for over 20 years and he loves his job. This is his story...

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  • Don is located at the corner of 47th and 6th Ave on most days (weather permitting). Great guy. He will make your old, faded leather shoes look like new again.

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  • Great vid. Wish my town had a character like him. Good to see a man happy once in a while.

  • Nice guy and nice service but theres just something about him I dont like lol!

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  • Genuine servant and an impressive service, but some of the Neanderthal comments on this page imply the very worst stereotypes people hold against Americans. A shame, because this man typifies some of the very best.

  • I'm just not convinced. He loves what he does. Yelling at people, trying to squeeze $3 out of peoples pocket sounds fun to me! Why is he mad that people are pulling out $100 bucks for a $3 shoeshine and want change? Because they work (a lot) harder than you and since you got to them before the other dollar menu(Mcdonalds) I guess they would want change for their large bill, since he has been on the corner for 8 years at that spot and doing it for 20years total, you'd expect him to have change.

  • Just saw him yesterday

  • great personality but needs to get his teeth cleaned or replaced..it's good to get service from an appealing person.

  • Enough for a beer and a hamburger and a hotel room for the week.

  • i was wondering if anybody knows another term for shoeshiner apart from bootblack, please.

  • It may look like he makes a high income in untaxed cash. Downside is that the streets are full of criminals who either want a cut of the profits or a daily tariff to be where he is.

  • Does he have to call people out as they past by, about the condition of their shoes, I would think that would turn many people off?

  • @Maxobillion

    nor should they,THey are criminals.What will they do give your money to the IMF or fund a war with it.

    At least we know this guy will use some of that money in his community and not ship it off to the World Bank or buy high tech weapons to kill millions of people.

    Nuff said

  • @Kevlar281 No to mention that it's all cash. IRS probably sees none of it.

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