A Walmart Barefoot Couple

It's not your job to tell us that we need shoes. Would it be ok if you worked in a liquor store and I was preggo with twins buying a 40 of Jack? Would you be risking your ass then?

Tell your superiors that if they want someone to check people's feet at the door, they can hire someone to do that.

A Walmart greeter greets people at the door, provides a buggy when needed and attaches one of those stupid green stickers when I have to return something. Last I looked, checking feet wasn't on the list.

 

Hell, I have been barefoot and shirtless in a supermarket for the last three days in a row, and the only comments I have had are asking if if I am cold, as it is mid-winter here, and not really ideal shirtless weather. It happens that yet again I am in a leg cast and on crutches, and my shirt had rubbed against my ribcage, so it is far more comfortable to just walk without it. Always barefoot of course!

 

*PLEASE* check the page below, because we (SBL members) *have* looked it up, and have confirmed it is NOT against Health Department law to be barefoot in restaurants. It's a very common myth and many people, even in the food industry, believe it and teach it to the people they train in turn. However the Health Department letters here are pretty clear on the issue http://www.barefooters.org/health-dept/ and while we haven't checked all 3000+ US counties or cities, we've checked many and only came up with some specific rulings like a state fair ground and a boardwalk etc. Please, please, stop this extremely annoying urban legend, check the site and correct the person who told you this. Thank you!

 

Sorry, I understand what you're saying. My view is skewed since I live in the land of malls. There's like 5 huge ones within a few miles.

 

There is also, legalese aside, a host of very knowledgeable resources here, at The Primalfoot Alliance. They debunk more than just the law and code myths.

 

Hah. Awesome.
I am currently in the US on holiday, and yesterday we went to Walmart. I realized as we were pulling up in the parking lot that I probably would be denied entry, as I was barefoot, as usual.

I was surprised to find no one said a thing! I have read about people getting kicked out of Walmart for being barefoot on these forums, and so was expecting the same thing. I was quite ready to challenge whoever would want to bar me, though.

The amount of hate and ignorance and straight up stupidity in the comment section of that link is quite shocking. It never fails to surprise me how uninformed and prejudiced people can be.

 

I see nothing wrong with it. Leave your shoes behind and grow up a little!

 

Wait...what? I'm a manager for Christ's sake, it is my job to uphold the no shirt, no shoes, no service policy, period. My place of employment requires customers wear shoes, my job is to enforce the policies. Don't tell me what my job is unless you have read my job description, please. But I do thank you guys for correcting me in thinking that it was against health code to be barefoot in a restaurant, however, when dealing with private businesses, it is their prerogative to allow barefooting or not, same with smoking. I don't agree with either rule, but when I signed my paperwork when I was hired on, I agreed to uphold the policies. However, I can tell you, if I am the manager in charge, you can probably get away with no shoes at my restaurant. I like not wearing shoes, too, lol.

 

I went to walmart again today and this guy tried to refuse me and my little brother. Fortunately I had just read this thread last night, and so I asked him what the grounds were for this discrimination - the guy said it was store policy, I said "I'm pretty sure it's not." He got the manager for me and after one minute with her all was well and we were fine to go in barefoot. Felt pretty good.

 

I've always found talking to the store manager is the best way to deal with these things. Trying to talk sense with jobsworth greeters and other retards only serves to annoy me so i just tell them to get the manager. Always worked out well so far.

 

You've previously made it sound like you were a grunt and not a mgr. You would think in an economy where bankruptcies are frequent and a paying consumer is a rare find, companies would just about do anything to keep a buyer.

As you've read here, refuse us (BFs) service and many of us never return.

 

Ramona, it is so refreshing to see a young person who is responsible, dedicated an loyal to their employer:mickey:. Those who criticize you may not be aware of the public service your employer is providing. A recent study has shown that mosquitoes are attracted to stinky feet. Bare feet will not have an odor since they are exposed to the air, unlike their shod counterparts. The mosquitoes will be drawn indoors to the shod people leaving the barefooters outside free of the possibility of contracting malaria, Lyme Disease and annoying bites. Scientists are working on a synthetic formula to emulate this odor to lure and trap mosquitoes to prevent the spread of these diseases.

While I applaud you for your loyalty I must admit the 'bad boy' in me would step barefoot in your place of employment just to see what the "Kinky" part of you would do:devil:

 

Ah, my kinkiness is suppressed by a starchy button up shirt and tight apron while I'm at work.

 

those are awful horrible comments people are making

 

No pants or skirt? I guess you are not quite suppressing ALL of the kinkyness!

 

We were on vacation one time years ago and went to this restaurant and i was barefoot and was kind of worried about entering like that..... My cousins boyfriend (THEN) said to just "WALK IN LIKE YA OWN THE PLACE" which i then did.....

They luckily didnt say anything!

If your feet are clean i see no reason not to allow barefootedness!

They clean the floor regurally and NO ONE EATS OFF THE FLOOR ANYWAY so really whats the big deal??

 

I haven't gotten up the nerve yet to enter Wally World barefoot yet. I usually chicken out in the car and throw on my flip flops.

 

Hey mr_manager, do you happen to know if that also applies up here in Canada? I'm not at the point where I'm up for those confrontations yet, but when I get there this information would be a great tool in my arsenal of rebuttals.

BTW I think it's great to hear you, as a Wal-Mart manager, informing people every opportunity you get!