Sometimes you don’t want to get your shoe grime on the floor, but you also don’t want the hassle of taking off your shoes. That’s where a good shoe cover comes in.

Shoe covers are either soft-fabric or hard-rubber covers that keep the bottoms of your shoes from coming in contact with the floor. They’re used commonly in homes that are for sale to keep people from tracking dirt and dust through the home in question. Other people like to keep them handy at the entrance of their home to keep their floors clean when contractors or other workers may be entering the home.