They kicked me out!

Mcdonalds official policy is

Mcdonalds official policy is not to kick out barefooters. Individual result will vary! They have the upper hand because I showed the manager the letter, and said she won't kick me out but she will not serve me LOefenL. I don't go their anynore anyway, because why would I want to eat their Ammonia treated hamburger meat
 
thanks Cube

thanks Cube :)
 
In the order they're to be

In the order they're to be presented depending on their stall tactics / insistence, I now carry the Society for Barefoot Living "business" card, a print-out of the Minnesota Department of Health letter from the site, a print-out of the "Bare Feet and OSHA" page listing all the regulations for employees, and lastly, if they are extremely stubborn, a not-filled-out "Waiver of Liability and Hold Harmless Agreement" legal document relating to my being barefoot in their place. Ought to be interesting how that last one will go if they persist with the "safety" issue, assuming one-liners like "When was the last time you washed your shoes, with soap?" doesn't work first...

As I'm very new to this, I've yet to present any of these, but in time...heh, and everyone here will definitely read about it if/when it does...

When I lived in Kansas City I was kicked out and permanently banned from a grocery store in June 2010 at 11pm at night, but I didn't know anything nor how to respond properly at the time, so I lost badly... One thing I did learn is to 1) never, ever continue onward into the store despite the blockade (oops; gives them consent to do almost anything they wish to you), and 2) they will. not. listen. to. spoken words.

Hehehe.
 
That sucks, Sky.  Sorry you

That sucks, Sky. Sorry you had to endure such BS. At least you are well prepared now and so lesson learned. What we all should do is just carry a miniature Longboard in our pockets, and pull him out when someone want to give us crap. (Board is our resident BSL liaison.)
 
Haha, I'd be down, he seems

Haha, I'd be down, he seems to be pretty experienced with this stuff. Having miniature people might even freak them out enough that they'd forget how big of a deal they were about to make about us not wearing shoes. Maybe, instead of a mini-Board, we could just have a star wars style head hologram to explain it all to them? I think that would be nicely in between getting their attention and giving them a heart attack.
 
Yeah.

Yeah. Miniature people. Hahahha. You guys make me laugh so hard!
 
  Krogers escorted me out

Krogers escorted me out like a criminal this summer. You would have thought I had robbed the store? They didn't want to hear any of my explanations about barefooting not being against the law. They were very ugly about it. Wal-Mart on the other hand had no problem at all. I even saw the store manager and she told me it was no problem at all, as I looked down I noticed she was wearing vibram kso's! I've only been kicked out of businesses twice and both times it was a grocery store.
 
Barefoot TJ wrote:That

Barefoot TJ said:
That sucks, Sky. Sorry you had to endure such BS. At least you are well prepared now and so lesson learned. What we all should do is just carry a miniature Longboard in our pockets, and pull him out when someone want to give us crap. (Board is our resident BSL liaison.)

Ok, I'll get on this....finding an artisan to produce miniature Longboards, then get them up in the store asap;)
 
And here I thought I was

And here I thought I was sick.
 
 Maybe it's just me but I

Maybe it's just me but I don't understand the lure of going to Wal-Mart or McDonald's barefoot.

Of course, if it means I get a miniature person to carry around, I'm in. But for the record, I'd rather have a mini female, having Board in my pocket just wouldn't feel right.:O
 
Hee.

Hee.
 
He's like a walking, talking

He's like a walking, talking encyclopedia. I mean everybody could use a Board now and again.
 
It happens.  Maybe one is

It happens. Maybe one is not completely a barefooter until getting kicked out of someplace.

Here's a possible dodge. Carry an old pair of flips with a broken strap, & if some Paul Blart starts giving you any grief, smile, shrug & show him the broken one.
 
   When I went into wal mart

When I went into wal mart barefoot I got a ton of weird looks but nobody said a word! There was two different people shopping that kept following me around the store looking at my feet. But, that's about it, and i thought i was weird lol!
 
I've been barefoot in Walmart

I've been barefoot in Walmart before. They've not bothered me yet; neither has Target, for that matter.
 
 Hey Ram...Some of us choose

Hey Ram...

Some of us choose to not wear shoes anywhere....so that includes Wally-world or McDs if we want to shop there...not really about the "appeal to go to those places barefoot" as it is about our choice to live barefoot.

I've never had a problem in wal-mart or target either.....but do in the Giant Grocery store....tonight, I didn't though, but I think it's because I wasn't really "seen" by anyone....long pants, a cart, and an empty store hid my little piggies.

I'm contemplating a letter writing campaign to the president of that grocery store company, as it's hub is located in my town....I'm thinking about checking out the "six-degrees-separation" rule to get a personal correspondence with the company president, and I don't think it will actually take more than one or two degrees as I know people who know some of the most influencial people in town.
 
With all the media coverage

With all the media coverage about barefoot running I am sure a large percent of store managers have seen a story on the subject and hopefully one day the security guard will ask about my running instead of asking me to leave.

Good luck with the letters.
 
Hear, hear!

Hear, hear!
 
Carry a paair of socks??

Carry a paair of socks?? Really??

Just keep a pair of slaps/flip flops/slides in your car and/or they're easy to carry if you are walking or riding a bike until you get where yo have to put them on then remove when yo leave.

And although I am really enjoying bfr, I don't like being bare foot in public places like stores or bathrooms because those floors are usually filthy. Don't like pitch black soles!