That's a wonderful way to show you care about your customers - and yourself. Not only could other people who viewed the home be carrying germs - the homeowners may also have colds or flu. 

I see our local grocery store now has disinfectant wipes at the door - I just need to get in the habit of using them and not assuming that all is well. My husband is better at it than I am, so if he's along he reminds me.

Be sure you ask before you spray the Lysol - there are folks like me who are allergic to air freshener sprays of all kinds, so you could bring on a bad headache, or worse.  

Hi Karen:  Yes, I am also a Purell freak.  I keep the little individually wrapped sheets in my car.  Not only are they good for germs, they are also nice to have in the summer.  We all get hot when showing property and using the wipes on the inside of your arms and the back of your neck make you feel cool.  Of course, door knobs, counter tops, etc., always have germs so you can't really go wrong.  If your customer doesn't care for one that's OK too.  Better safe than sorry and most people appreciate it.

Marte,

Thank you. Our local grocery stores have wipes at the entrance, I wipe down the car handle...call me crazy, but, who know's who had the cart b4 me.  As for the Lysol... I clean out my car with it after I get home.  I don't use it in homes.

Sondra,

Almost all my customers choose to use the Purell...these day's you have to be carefull...After all in south Florida, the last time I took the annual class for my Nuclear Medicine license(last career)...56% of the population had some sort of an STD (don't want to go into detail here) and 35% of those didn't know...So, I'm carefull!

Karen,

Great idea! we've had so many viscious illnesses this winter, I'll drop some Purell in my purse in the morning.

Laurie,

The flu is really bad down here in South Florida. I'm glad I got my flu shot!   There are some people that have been down for over a week with some kind of a stomach bug, other's who have strep throat...can't hurt and the customers know you care about them! I have a large bottle in my car!  (of Purell!)

Karen,

You bet I do, I am susceptible to just about anything and this is my means of protection "PURELL".  I offer a squirt to anyone willing to take it.

Tina,

Don't you just love it?  I do...and my customer's appreciate that I care!

Karen, As you know I have a 6 year old..  My rule never leave home with out it.:-)

Got it in the side pocket of my truck (mostly for after pumping gas)....

Your Friend in Charlottesville Virginia!

No. I've read about the negative side to using too many antibacterials and I avoid them. We use good old plain soap and hot water instead. I wash my hands more than anyone I know. I don't believe in spraying things in the air either. You may kill germs, but you are breathing that stuff. You may as well be smoking cigs in my opinion and in the opinion of some researchers if you are inhaling sprays. Chemicals are not good for you wether you are eating them, breathing them, inhaling them or rubbing them all over your body. Too many chemicals around us is believed by MANY to be the cause of so many cancers. So, for me, it's like Cancer or Flu? I'd choose the flu.

I'm not bashing you for using it I am just telling you why I choose not to.

Matt,

Me either, I'm like Charles, I have it the side pocket of my car.  I also have paper towels, bottles of water...cracker's and candy as well...You never know if you have a diabetic in the car or a hungy child...

Cheri,

I worked in hospitals all of my life until I started selling real estate a few years ago. I was glad for hand sanitizers.  Now I don't use them all day long, however when I walk out of a disgustingly dirty home or if I'm showing someone who is visible ill and we're both touching the same door knobs...I use it.

I don't do it but I should as I sit here with this cold. Thanks for the reminder.

Gary,

Many people here in South Florida have this horrific stomach flu...knocking them out for a week or so...feel better and thanks for posting.

Karen:

I must confess.  I don't purell as much as I should.

Bill,

With the flu that is going around here...people sick with a stomach flu for over a week now and not getting better, I use it a lot right now.  I can't afford to get sick.

A lot of doctors say we are tooooo clean of a society.  That exposure to germs raises your tolerance.  Ilke that approach...my wife likes the purell way!

Larry,

Depends what type of germ's you are talking about...exposure as a child does increase one's tolerance over the long term to enable the body to fight off infections like cold's, minor flu, however, the nasty stuff going on around South Florida, respiratory infections lasting weeks, insome cases longer, and the stomache flu that has had many people I know down for over a week, I don't want.  I have been delivering gatorade to these people now for a week...dehydration, some hardly have the energy to walk 20 feet...it's bad down here and I say, "Purell"!  :-)

Karen:

I purelled this morning.  I think I'm going to put a sign on my bathroom mirror.

"DID YOU PURELL TODAY?"

Bill,

LOL!!! I keep a bottle in the door of my car. You never know who's germs are on that door knob or SUPRA/lockbox.

Good job!

Karen; I keep Purell in my car as well. Never leave home without it. We shake so many hands in any given day, and can't run to wash our hands. Thank God for modern technology.

Nicholas,

I know, right!  It's not like you can don a pair of sterile gloves when your out showing property...can you even imagine?

Here's a great option, StepNpull.  It's a simple bracket that attaches to the bottom corner of any commercial latch less door and allows the user to open the door with their foot instead of their hand.  There is a short demo video on the website.  www.stepnpull.com

Mike,

Amazing, I will have to check that out...so many viruses out there right now...thanks for the info!

oh my goodness people!

sheep, we are sheep!

please, do some simple google searches and educate yourself one step further....these slogans are scary "did you purell?".....this is a perfect example of how a little knowledge is a dangerous thing...you stopped short of learning about the bigger more important picture...:(

Kimberly, I do not understand your response to the post. I did google Purell and found the typical "flammable and don't drink" warnings but nothing listed that would stop me from using it. As a Home Inspector I have to touch things that I really do not want to and so I use the product to help protect me from the "GRUNDGE". I'd like a clarification if you would be so kind as to provide an excample. I do not want to be hurting myself unintentionally. Thanks

Blessings