[terrymaloy]

Just received a call from a customer. She wants a couple of bedroom carpets cleaned.
She asked if I wouldnt mind taking my shoes off as she has a new H/S/L carpet ?

She had just rang a guy before me and he said he WOULD'NT   

His loss, my gain I guess...I have plastic overshoes or I'll clean em in my socks...and I'll leave my porty outside !!

 

[Jim_77]

... or just put plenty of sheets down on the new carpet

Some people are ridiculous, you can't clean carpets in your socks.  But then some carpet cleaners are ridiculous for losing a job, all for the sake of a little reassurance and professionalism!

[Joe H]

Get a pair of crocks.
I have 2 pairs - change into an "outdoor" pair when I get to the job, another "indoor" pair that used ....erm... indoors. Just keep changing at the door.

[cleanability]

Joe are you saying you change into a different pairs of socks every time you get to a job??

Chris

[ally75]

I got a pair of white soled trainers from asda, only wear them when in the customers house (I leave my smelly normal shoes on the doorstep) £9.99, problem solved!

[M.Acorn]

I sometimes clean wearing my socks,normally overshoes though,find they rip pretty easy though,want some of the stronger ones and not the thin blue ones

[Joe H]

Joe are you saying you change into a different pairs of socks every time you get to a job??

Chris

Dont change socks - they last a year without getting washed. 

2 pairs of crocks (brand name for sandels type footwear).
Go in normal shoes, change to crocks at the door - one pair for in, one pair for out. They just slip on and off so easy if going back to van for anything.

[Jamie Lindsay]

cant believe ppl are going in without changing there shoes... its all about the service and that doesn't look very professional

[Adam P]

but crocs? they're brightly coloured kids shoes!

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=crocks&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1209&bih=989

i just put the blue socks on over my shoes or take my shoes off altogether and wear socks whilst quoting.

[Joe H]

but crocs? they're brightly coloured kids shoes!

They would be fine if they were my size but alas, I am size 10 (adult)

They are about £30 a pair, but I got a pair fro £5 and a pair for £15 - at that price not too fussed about the colour, but one pair dark green, the other dark purple

[Steve Rothwell]

my size 8 ones are black for outside and dark blue for in the house.

My wifes are black for outside and white for in the house.

been using them for a few years now, work well don't they Joe?

[clinton]

Dont think i would clean carpets in just my socks mind...

Overshoes or as someone else posted a spare pair of clean trainers maybe..

[Dennis]

Dont think i would clean carpets in just my socks mind...

Overshoes or as someone else posted a spare pair of clean trainers maybe..

Same here.
When I first started, 20 odd years ago, I was asked to take my shoes off during a quote. Being new and obliging I did, and stood on a fecking drawing pin, went right in the bottom of my foot, never again! 

[wayne zabel]

I find that the blue over shoes rip very easily and dont see me through a job most times,I had thought about buying a load of cheap white sports socks from Primark and putting them on over my shoes.

Do you think its feasible,I know I'd look a plonker but they wouldnt rip after 10 minutes.

[Colin Day]

I wear steel toe capped shoes after I learnt the hard way after I dropped my dip tank on my toes... Ouch! Taking them on and off would be a bit of a hassle, so I wear the blue over-shoes in customer's houses, which usually get some form of positive comment. I do get through a few pairs, but they are cheap enough.....

[Mike Halliday]

i wear Crocs out side with blue over shoes inside, but when i run out of the over shoes I always lay  a dustsheet down the hallway so can keep my Crocs on, I just make a big effort of wiping my feet as i walk across the dustsheet.

[colin thomas]

i wouldn't want somebody in my house wearing socks and no shoes. how does the customer know that you have clean socks or clean feet for that matter, it's bad manners,

colin

[mark joyce]

if I make a mess I clean it simples

no way would I quote without footwear  we have all seen them houses yuck plus they are having it cleaned anyway

[Adam P]

they aren't having the HSL cleaned i guess as it's new. the customer is only getting a quote so if you make a mess you may not be the one to clean it either, now they have to pay the person who did take their shoes off to clean it.

[Simon@arenaclean]

Like Colin I wear safety boots and the blue covers do rip and then found there are 2 sizes, 14" and 16" The 16's don't rip so easily as they don's streatch as tight. Browsing around I did find thesehttp://www.elite-supplies.com/proddetail.asp?prod=0144 Just going to order some see how they work out.