What would you do if your house was a mess and an acquaintance knocked on the do

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  1. hobbynob profile image69
    hobbynobposted 11 years ago

    What would you do if your house was a mess and an acquaintance knocked on the door?

  2. hlruther profile image67
    hlrutherposted 11 years ago

    I either step outside to talk to them or invite them in and apologize profusely for my house looking like hell. Usually I try some futile attempt to push things aside giving the appearance of cleanliness.

  3. profile image0
    JThomp42posted 11 years ago

    Unexpected? I would invite them in and ask them to excuse the mess, That I wasn't expecting company. But, It's great you dropped by.

  4. Eric Calderwood profile image79
    Eric Calderwoodposted 11 years ago

    My house is always a mess!  I just let them in anyway.  Unless the house, for some reason, is in much worse condition than usual, then I just talk through the door or go out on the porch.

  5. NiaG profile image85
    NiaGposted 11 years ago

    It's happened before and I just tell them to ignore all that they see, direct them to a clean portion of the house and tell them to stay there until I tidy the place up a bit. My house normally isn't too far gone and messy so all I have to do is pretty much pick up here and there.

  6. duffsmom profile image61
    duffsmomposted 11 years ago

    Usually the house is a mess because we have 3 big dogs and it is chaos.  I would likely not answer the door rather than be embarrassed. With cell phones, there's really no reason not to give a quick call before going to someone's home.

  7. lburmaster profile image74
    lburmasterposted 11 years ago

    I would easily explain my busy schedule and let them in. If they don't understand, then I don't care.

  8. Cobrafan profile image79
    Cobrafanposted 11 years ago

    Invite them in. My friends know I can be messy. Not a big deal.

 
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