Used shoes

[AngGee]

Is it just me or is anyone else a little bit skeeved about wearing someone elses shoes? (probably just me)
I have this thing about feet so that's probably why it freaks me out so much but I can't even imagine sharing a pair of shoes with my daughters (who are my very best friends) much less a stranger.
8-D

[Deleted]

I've heard a lot of people say this, but it doesn't bother me. I occasionally go to a Goodwill in an affluent area near me where I find good stuff. The last time I went, I got a pair of Stuart Weitzman sandals for $35. I just wiped them with a baby wipe before trying them on

[mrspost08]

I have no issues sharing shoes with friends and family. I think it all depends on how the inside of the shoe looks if I would buy it from strangers.

I will not buy shoes from second hand stores.

[bethaboo]

I feel like mrspost does. I will totally share shoes with people I am close to, but I do get a little grossed out by thrift store shoes, where I don't know whose feet have been in them. It doesn't make total sense because I will buy clothes from second hand stores, just not shoes.

[bimbi284]

Meh. As long as they are in good condition and don't show a lot of wear (and don't stink, haha), then I don't mind much. I'll usually clean them at home and sanitize as much as I can anyways, so it doesn't bother me. I've bought shoes at vintage stores without a problem.

[mrspost08]

Jun 15, 2012 18:22:11 GMT -5 bethaboo said:

I feel like mrspost does. I will totally share shoes with people I am close to, but I do get a little grossed out by thrift store shoes, where I don't know whose feet have been in them. It doesn't make total sense because I will buy clothes from second hand stores, just not shoes.

With clothes from second hand stores I feel I can throw them in the wash and get all the germs off them. The wash machine gets all the germs off so that is why I justify second hand clothes. lol
I know wipes and alcohol would clean shoes really well too....but I have issues with others feet.

[statlerwaldorf]

I wouldn't wear used shoes even from a close friend.

[emyinpink]

I share them with my sister, but that's basically it. I don't know why I wouldn't buy them second hand, but it just weirds me out for some reason.

[AngGee]

Whew glad others feel as I do. I was starting to wonder if I needed therapy or something. LOL
I feel the same way about clothes from a second hand store because you can wash in hot water and kill all the stranger germs. LOL But shoes just freak me out.

Ok ok so maybe I DO need therapy. LOL

[futurepivko]

Jun 15, 2012 18:34:00 GMT -5 bimbi284 said:

Meh. As long as they are in good condition and don't show a lot of wear (and don't stink, haha), then I don't mind much. I'll usually clean them at home and sanitize as much as I can anyways, so it doesn't bother me. I've bought shoes at vintage stores without a problem.

Same, minus the Vintage part.

I get more skeeved out about sharing hair ties, hats, etc.

[Deleted]

Jun 15, 2012 18:42:38 GMT -5 statlerwaldorf said:

I wouldn't wear used shoes even from a close friend.

This

[house]

Unless they are brand new and never used I don't buy used shoes. The only time I bought a pair from Goodwill is because it was new with tag. It was the dolce vita wedges for Target which I wear a lot. I found them for $8 or $10 and love them!
Besides the hygiene part, I don't think one should wear someone else's used shoes mostly because every one has a different gait. It can mess up your own gait.