The day has finally arrived, and you’re visiting the open house for the property you’ve been dying to see in person ever since you first saw the photos of it online. It’s a rainy day, but you are full of excitement as you pull up to the home. However, once inside, you see several potential buyers removing their shoes, and you are soon asked to remove yours as well. You comply, but you feel a little weird walking around the home in your socks.
Realtors and home sellers, this one’s for you. There are many reasons to require potential buyers to take off their shoes or apply shoe bootie covers before entering a home. For one, sellers want their home to look as pristine as possible for potential buyers. This becomes a challenge when visitors track mud, dirt, and water onto the wood floors and carpets of the home. Additionally, certain shoes can even scuff the floors. This can be inconvenient for the seller, who may have to clean up after buyers or suffer permanent damage to their hardwood floors or carpet.
But asking buyers to take off their shoes can be inconvenient for them as well. For some, being asked to remove their shoes can be off-putting and could potentially inhibit a sale. Sellers find themselves in somewhat of a catch-22 situation, trying to decide whether to risk the integrity of their flooring or make a buyer feel uncomfortable.
A simple solution to this dilemma comes through the use of shoe bootie covers. Sellers can provide easy-to-apply, disposable shoe covers that buyers can quickly slip on, protecting the floors from the bottom of their shoes without buyers even needing to remove them. This way, you get the best of both worlds. However, having to wait in a line of other buyers for the shoe covers or bending down to apply them before entering the home could distract from the “wow factor” of that beautiful foyer or open floor plan. But what if we told you there’s a solution to that problem, too? With the BootieButler Shoe Cover System, buyers can easily apply their shoe booties without even bending over or using their hands. In less than a few seconds, buyers have their shoes covered and are ready to see everything the home has to offer. Find more information about our shoe bootie dispensers here.
