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Hi guys,
Just wondering what footwear you wear for work?
I find traditional leather & steel work boots uncomfortable when kneeling and they also seem to pick up shingle etc from driveways so I’ve been wearing trainers but they fall apart in no time.
Any recommendations?
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For a start, if you want to claim against expenses you need safety toe caps, I always wore Solovair, like DMs but still made in UK and last for years,
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Good point about expenses, I hadn’t thought of that.
Those Solovairs look good. Never even heard of them before. I’ve had DMs in the past but they were really uncomfortable. Do these need breaking in?
The last pair of boots I bought were Dunlop which I realised after my first day wearing them that the paint had rubbed off the metal lace hooks on customers floors so would no doubt leave scratches at some point.
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Took about a week then very comfortable. I’ve got boots, and two pairs of shoes from about six years ago and still plenty of tread on them. Padded collars on the shoes add to the comfort but I still wear them having stopped work last year.
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On the same topic how do you guys react when customers insist on taking shoes/boots off.
I carry shoe covers, but some insist I take them off, am happy to do that until I get to their kitchen but have to put them back on to work on appliance.
On one I said without boots on I’m not looking at their machine and they got quite funny with me.Re: Footwear?
Dickies Antrim look pretty good. Do you know if they last well?
If a customer asks me to take boots off, I do but I tell them that I have to wear them for working on the appliance. I carry boot covers anyway.
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I get through a pair every 6 months with one pair of laces changed,and they are comfy to drive in ,they are not quite so high at the back as some others and the protective toe is non obtrusive
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I use steel toecap trainers.
I never take my shoes off but carry disposable shoe protectors.
Some houses I have been to you need to wipe your feet on the way out.
Bob
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I also wear trainers,the brand is APACHE. Because they’re canvas they’re breathable so less sweating. I always offer to use shoe protectors, gives a caring image also I feel.
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Wynsors have plenty of cheap workshoes from £16 upwards with steel toecaps. Last me about 6 months but I’m heavy on them because I do a bit of floortiling as well. Laces are crap.
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I favour quality rubber soled leather shoes, eg ecco, Timberland, etc. They cost around £100 to buy, but are extremely comfortable, non-slip and last for ages. They look slightly out of place with regular workwear, mind you, so I’ve had to smarten up my uniform to match.
Oh, and a pair of rubber wellies in the van for those muddy “outdoor” jobs.
I won’t use overshoes as they create a slip hazard. Socked feet in the kitchen are a definite no no for the same reason and due to the obvious risk of dropped tools, etc.
I always wipe my shoes thoroughly on each mat as I enter, and if the weather is wet, take a clean towel with me to wipe them on as I enter. If the customer is obviously houseproud, I offer to take my shoes off before crossing their carpet and put them back on in the kitchen. Sometimes its easier to ask if there is a back door (assuming they’ve not already asked you to go round the back).
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Any cheap steel toecapped trainers that fit. I replace them when the steel pokes through due to the inevitable kneeling, as if in prayer, all day long.
B&Q blue shoe covers at the ready to avoid soiling the carpet/flooring.
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