As an avid high heel fan I would like to raise the discussion as to whether it is acceptable to kick your heels off during business hours.
On extremely busy days of multiple property showings, I have been known to remove my heels to open 20,000 square feet of residence in ten minutes. On the other hand, I managed to impress one of my clients by sprinting across a car park in four inch heels. I'm discovering that putting pressure on all 52 bones is a challenge some days, and that is when the heels come off.
In my real estate arena, I have found that "bare-footing" seems to fall into two camps: one, the fans (there is even a society - barefooters.org) and, two, those who are deeply offended by the sight of toes!
While some home owners welcome bare-footers, others definitely prefer that one's digits remain covered. Providing booties at a few of my luxury offerings strikes the happy balance to protect light carpeting or hard wood floors.
It is interesting to think of the cultural differences when it comes to bare feet. In the Philippines, shoes are removed outside the residence in respect and to avoid tracking street dust and germs into a home. Asian cultures require that shoes are removed to honor elders by maintaining silence. In Japan, shoes are removed at the door and are often replaced by slippers. Some religions favor the removal of shoes for worship.
I love my shoes, yet I appreciate my barefooted moments, so I can find reasons to support both camps. How do you conduct your "shoe etiquette" in the real estate world? Are you footloose or shoe-shod?
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