Strangers barefoot in your house?

[WineGetsMeThroughIt]

Out of curiosity how would you feel if you had employed someone for a service to be done in your house (beauty related) and they took their shoes off at the door and had bare feet walking around your house. Would you feel grossed out by that, or not bothered?

Now that it's summer I'm wearing sandals all the time, which means going bare feet In clients homes. But I've just been thinking - should I bring a pair of socks with me to put on rather than going bare feet? I wouldn't be bothered with this if someone came into my house with bare feet. But am now wondering how everyone else feels about it? 🤷‍♀️

Noo much rather shoes on

Maybe ask?

I’d say keep them on

Yes a bit gross, shoe covers or indoor shoes would be better, in fact I'd rather you kept your outdoor shoes on, we aren't fussed about shoes off as we're in town so no mud.

Please bring socks or slippers.

I once refused to rent a house to a woman with massive, bunioned feet because she came in the living room with these absolute hooves and then proceeded to grind and wriggle them into the cream, deep pile rug rather than stand on the clean, heated, tile floor. It was so rude and I wanted to push her out of the house. She sent me a series of abusive messages when my agent politely turned her down.

Obviously, this doesn't apply to you, I bet you've got lovely feet. I'm just saying I've had visitor foot horror ever since (8 years) and encourage guests to keep shoes on. We have stone floors so easy to sanitize. Feet

@RickJames you refused to rent a house to a woman because she wanted to not wear shoes in her own home and stand on a soft rug rather than hard floor? How bizarre

The only time I’d ever have an issue with what someone was or wasn’t wearing on their feet was if it was causing damage or tracking mud everywhere.

Otherwise I don’t care.

Well I’d prefer not to see anyone’s bare feet full stop but we don’t care if you have shoes on/off here.
Mostly we take ours off when coming in just because that’s how we’re most comfortable at home but I’d never ask guests to remove shoes. We have hard wood floors downstairs and tiles in the kitchen, they get hoovered multiple times a day and mopped twice a week minimum so they’re pretty clean.
I once went to a friends house, took my lead from her and took my shoes off only to then be stepping on crumbs and all kinds of pet hair! I’d have rather kept my shoes on!
Anyway, I’d suggest having socks at the ready but tbh even if you asked me I’d just tell you to do whatever made you comfortable. You can’t win, everyone is different.

You can buy a pair of foldable fabric slippers that come in a bag (travel slippers) and put those in your work bag. I carry them with me when I travel to wear them on the plane.

I once went to a friends house, took my lead from her and took my shoes off only to then be stepping on crumbs and all kinds of pet hair! I’d have rather kept my shoes on!

@TheChosenTwo my mum tries to insist that we take shoes off in her house.
It always strikes me a ridiculous because her house reminds me of one of those horror houses in a Kim and Aggie tv show. She hasn't mopped her kitchen floor in years (it was me who bought and used the mop when she was in hospital. It promptly got put outside the kitchen door and is now rotten and unused). Her floor makes a sticky, almost Velcro tearing noise when you lift your shoe off it.

My dm insists on shoe wearing indoors because of athletes foot. It’s really contagious and she’d rather clean mud she can see.

Oh I would not rebook you if you went barefoot! I agree you need indoor shoes.

@PattyPan

It's not that strange, it wasn't her house or rug. She was being interviewed to see if she was pleasant/ would take care of the house. The agent and I found the foot rubbing disturbing and disrespectful and given that we had seen a good number of people who had managed not to persistently rub themselves against things, we selected someone else.

@OhRene ffs that’s just gross!
I have no problem taking my shoes off in other peoples houses but if they insist on it they could at least have the decency of having clean floors

I’m not ok with this. When I worked going into peoples houses I took socks to wear.

I'm a shoes off household. My daughters and grandchildren have slippers here that they put on when they come in. I would expect trades people to have shoe coverings, but I provide them if they don't have any. Anyone coming to do a service such as your own, I would expect to bring something to change into or wear socks. My cleaner brings her own slippers.