If you have plantar fasciitis, it can really help with the added support.
There are slippers like Oofos that you can wear at home instead of using shoes.
Those look nice, but I don’t know if I can justify spending $120 on slippers.
That’s fair. I’ve never bought from them for full price, as I find them quite expensive as well. I always wait for sales or discount codes. Having said that, they are amazing. They are the plushiest/softest footwear I’ve experienced so far, even better than the popular Boost, React, and ZoomX foams. They have a very pronounced arch, so if you need arch support, you’ll definitely get it.
My feet are cold
I have slip on house shoes that are like slippers but being shoes they have a sole that can keep me from stunning toes on the stuff family members leave around. Plus they are more insulation when the floor is cold.
I don’t always take off shoes right at the door though if they aren’t wet or have obvious dirt or stuff on the bottom. Yes, that tracks some stuff in but regular floor cleaning takes care of that.
It is funny that the person I know who is the most strict about not wearing shoes in the house likes to walk around barefoot outside and then walks right in the house like her feet didn’t pick up the same things as shoes.
House slipons are different! Like the other reply, I guess I’m more getting at that distinction between indoor and outdoor footwear. And something like walking on your porch is fine in either (to me), but I wouldn’t go walking around the mall in my slippers any more than I keep sneakers on in the house.
I would disagree, they are footwear but I don’t usually think of it as a shoe if it doesn’t have a hard sole.
That said, house shoes are a thing as well, and it’s my mistake for not including it in the list. I guess my line of thinking was, there are types of footwear for streetwear/outside, and types for indoors, and I think it’s a little weird to mix them.
For the same reason people wear pants inside the house - it’s cold, gets you ready to go out at a moment’s notice, etc. - plus shoes add padding. Also… not everyone does, wink:-).
I keep my fuzzy slippers at the door. Much nicer than street shoes.
Slippers are great. I used to have an awesome pair of gorilla slippers… until my dog shredded one.
Sadly I can’t find replacements that fit my feet now.
Growing up, we never thought twice about it, we just wore our shoes inside (or didn’t) and it was whatever, nobody ever said anything. I grew up in northeast US and the only time we really wouldn’t wear shoes in the house would be when it snowed or if we had mud on our shoes, otherwise it helped keep your feet warm. It wasn’t until I met my wife that she was like, “What the fuck?” She grew up in Kenya where it was mandatory to not wear shoes. It’s so dusty out there most of the time that the house would be a mess if you did wear your shoes inside, so it was just an automatic thing to take them off.
