Trying on shoes with bare feet?

[Mouse House Mama]

Just because you haven't ever gotten athlete's foot or other foot fungus doesn't mean that it isn't going to happen. And when it does.....it can be very difficult to get rid of. To me, that's not sweating the small stuff, it's being concerned about my personal well-being.


http://www.healthscout.com/ency/68/718/main.html

Athlete's Foot

This fungus requires a warm and moist environment. Wearing poorly ventilated shoes and socks that harbor perspiration provide an ideal breeding ground for the germs that quickly multiply to cause athlete's foot. Contact with surfaces (shower, swimming pool and locker-room floors) that harbor the organism also contributes to development of this problem. It may also be transmitted by wearing the shoes of someone who has athlete’s foot.

Symptoms of Athlete's Foot

Typical symptoms include scaling and peeling in the toe webs (the area between the toes) generally without any accompanying pain, odor, or itching. The infection may also involve the soles of the feet where athlete's foot may present as redness, blistering, and scaling along the sides and soles of the feet, taking on what is termed a moccasin pattern.
Over time, this condition can lead to a secondary bacterial infection. It’s possible for the fungus to set off a reaction that results in tissue breakdown — soggy skin and eroded areas between the toes. In advanced cases, the toe webs become whitened, softened, and soggy; they may itch severely, and there may be a foul odor. As the condition worsens, painful cracking in the toe webs and some oozing may develop.

Athletes foot can sometimes be associated with onychomycosis, a fungal infection of the toenails. However, the usual case of athlete's foot is a more superficial infection than the more stubborn and deep seated nail infection.

Sometimes after an episode of athlete's foot, if particles enter the bloodstream, there may be an allergic reaction causing blisters on the fingers, toes or hands.

If you have diabetes or an illness that makes it harder for your body to fight off infections, athlete’s foot can become a very serious infection in itself or facilitate secondary infections with other serious organisms. You should see a doctor immediately if your feet develop severe redness or swelling, areas of pus, and/or severe pain.

Would you try those shoes on barefoot if you knew the person before you had a foot fungus? Would you share a brush with someone you didn't know? How about a toothbrush? Why would you take chances with your personal well-being or be so inconsiderate as to compromise someone else's, although in this era of "me, me, me" I shouldn't be surprised that there are so many people who have no sense of courtesy.

Although very informative basically anything you try on after another person presents some sort of health risk.

 

[mickeysgal]

Would you try those shoes on barefoot if you knew the person before you had a foot fungus? Would you share a brush with someone you didn't know? How about a toothbrush? Why would you take chances with your personal well-being or be so inconsiderate as to compromise someone else's, although in this era of "me, me, me" I shouldn't be surprised that there are so many people who have no sense of courtesy.

It's not about lacking a sense of courtesy or being inconsiderate, it's about plain old common sense. Why in the world would anyone buy something that you don't even know how it fits because you don't try it on in the manner it was intended?

Should all shoes, clothes, bras, etc. now be kept under lock and key and never to be tried on because someone somewhere out there will have fungus, body odor, sweat, an open sore, etc.?

If we can't try them on in the manner that they were intended to be worn, what do you do? Buy them and if they don't fit at home you now can't return them because at home they've been tried on in full feet commando, right?? Or is trying them on at home and then returning them somehow acceptable?

I would imagine that most folks don't have a boat load of money to play shoe roulette this way.

 

[Briarmom]

The last pair of shoes I got to try on before purchasing was at Jimmy Choo. Now, this is a high-end shoe store, and there were no peds there to use. I asked for one since the shoes are so expensive, but she said not to worry.
I was mortified when I had to go a half size larger since I'd put my dirty foot in those beautiful shoes.

People don't try on bras?

 

[LadyyRedd]

People don't try on bras?

I HAVE to try my bras on. My girls are quite particular. And as someone else said, if it doesn't fit at home, you just have to trek back and return it and get another size and who returns underwear?

Kimya

 

[crz4mm2]

Just tried on 4 bras yesterday Not one fit.... so each went back on the rack....

Last two pair of shoes I bought were tried on without socks......

I used to brag that I had never had athlete's foot. My WHOLE family gets it.
I had never had it, til last year.... had it on each foot at a different time. Have no clue why. But I got rid of it fairly easily with some medication. Not wearing socks to bed.

 

[luvindisneyworld]

Well trying on pants or shorts or a bathing suit would be more dangerous to someone than tyring on a pair of shoes without socks.
Think about someone trying on pants or shorts without underwear on because some people dont wear any and think about how nasty that is the next time you are trying something on. You might just get you some crabs or something you just dont ever know who has tried them on before you. eeven trying on something that you have to pull over your head is not good if you think about it what if the person that tried it on right before you had lice.

I suppose if you are that worried about getting a foot fungus from trying on shoes you need to carry you some kind of antibacterial wipes and gloves with you and clean the inside of shoes befoore you try them on.

I am sorry that you feel that it is not considerate but I am not going to try on a flip flip with a little footie on its just not going to happen.

Just because you haven't ever gotten athlete's foot or other foot fungus doesn't mean that it isn't going to happen. And when it does.....it can be very difficult to get rid of. To me, that's not sweating the small stuff, it's being concerned about my personal well-being.


http://www.healthscout.com/ency/68/718/main.html

Athlete's Foot

This fungus requires a warm and moist environment. Wearing poorly ventilated shoes and socks that harbor perspiration provide an ideal breeding ground for the germs that quickly multiply to cause athlete's foot. Contact with surfaces (shower, swimming pool and locker-room floors) that harbor the organism also contributes to development of this problem. It may also be transmitted by wearing the shoes of someone who has athlete’s foot.

Symptoms of Athlete's Foot

Typical symptoms include scaling and peeling in the toe webs (the area between the toes) generally without any accompanying pain, odor, or itching. The infection may also involve the soles of the feet where athlete's foot may present as redness, blistering, and scaling along the sides and soles of the feet, taking on what is termed a moccasin pattern.
Over time, this condition can lead to a secondary bacterial infection. It’s possible for the fungus to set off a reaction that results in tissue breakdown — soggy skin and eroded areas between the toes. In advanced cases, the toe webs become whitened, softened, and soggy; they may itch severely, and there may be a foul odor. As the condition worsens, painful cracking in the toe webs and some oozing may develop.

Athletes foot can sometimes be associated with onychomycosis, a fungal infection of the toenails. However, the usual case of athlete's foot is a more superficial infection than the more stubborn and deep seated nail infection.

Sometimes after an episode of athlete's foot, if particles enter the bloodstream, there may be an allergic reaction causing blisters on the fingers, toes or hands.

If you have diabetes or an illness that makes it harder for your body to fight off infections, athlete’s foot can become a very serious infection in itself or facilitate secondary infections with other serious organisms. You should see a doctor immediately if your feet develop severe redness or swelling, areas of pus, and/or severe pain.

Would you try those shoes on barefoot if you knew the person before you had a foot fungus? Would you share a brush with someone you didn't know? How about a toothbrush? Why would you take chances with your personal well-being or be so inconsiderate as to compromise someone else's, although in this era of "me, me, me" I shouldn't be surprised that there are so many people who have no sense of courtesy.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

In theory, you could probably catch tinea pedis (athlete's foot fungus) from trying on a shoe that someone who had an active case had just tried on. But transmitting the fungus in this manner has not really been proven or disproven according to the literature review I just did.

What is very well known, is that the fungus needs a warm, moist, dark environment in which to grow. Like floors of showers, locker rooms, or well worn athletic shoes, etc. It's not very likely to grow on a dry shoe on a store shelf, realistically.

This sums it up nicely (from the link):

The bugs of athlete's foot love the damp dark places. Well that sounds a little evil, doesn't it? But the truth is that the athlete's foot fungus thrives in places like a dark, moist gym locker floor or shower or the wet deck area around the swimming pool or even in your favorite gym shoes ... well just think about how dark and damp those little puppies can be!

Athlete's foot is easily transmitted from person to person by basic contact. But as bad as that sounds, remember that without the proper growing environment, this little ringworm fungus is a dead worm! Not the right environment, well no growing can happen.

So if you really want to try and avoid the beast that is athlete's foot, then try to avoid those areas that are best known for harboring the fungus itself

 

[mickeysgal]

People don't try on bras?

Guess those fitting rooms in the lingerie department are for decorative purposes only? Who knew??

 

[julie_yet]

I don't get what the big deal is. It's just feet. If I had a quarter for every time I heard of someone getting athlete's foot from trying on shoes I'd have exactly $0. And even if you do, so what? It's pretty easy to treat and it's not like you caught a venereal disease.

 

[luvindisneyworld]

I don't get what the big deal is. It's just feet. If I had a quarter for every time I heard of someone getting athlete's foot from trying on shoes I'd have exactly $0. And even if you do, so what? It's pretty easy to treat and it's not like you caught a venereal disease.

Thats the way I see it to. I would rather have a foot fungus anyday than have a woowoo fungus

 

[Mouse House Mama]

Thats the way I see it to. I would rather have a foot fungus anyday than have a woowoo fungus

Oh Tag Fairy!!!!

 

[luvindisneyworld]

Oh Tag Fairy!!!!

Oh great now would that not be something to be stuck with, but it is the truth though