cabin crew selling shoes for the first time learned a lesson from foot fetishist

A friend sent me a chat log today.

She was selling shoes online when she encountered a "buyer" whose behavior escalated.

At first, the other person seemed normal.

"Hey, do you have any high heels that show your feet?"

"I'm buying them for someone else."

The woman didn't think much of it and sent a picture of high-heeled sandals.

The next second, the other person launched into their "professional routine."

"Which style are you wearing?"

"Is this your foot?"

"Take a closer look at your heel."

"Even closer."

"The heel area."

Many women would already feel uncomfortable at this point.

The problem was that he never crossed the line too obviously.

He kept the conversation confined to the realm of "needing reference when buying shoes."

Then came the frantic urging:

"Hurry up, I'm at the office, about to have a meeting."

"Reply in seconds."

"That's how everyone answers me before placing an order."

"I always ask this when buying shoes."

The most outrageous thing was that he even sent a detailed shipping address and name.

This tactic is particularly deceptive.

Because many sellers, upon seeing the address, automatically assume:

"Oh, a real buyer."

"Probably just having a slightly unusual request."

"Bear with it, the order is almost done."

But it got increasingly absurd.

"Do you have manicured toenails?"

"What color?"

"Do you have stockings?"

"Do you have calluses on your heels?"

"Are your calluses thick?"

The woman finally couldn't take it anymore:

"I've never encountered someone asking a seller about their feet when buying shoes."

The other person replied:

"It's a habit, no offense intended."

Seeing this, I just laughed.

There's a type of person on the internet whose greatest skill is packaging their quirks as "normal needs."

They'll never directly say:

"I want to see your feet."

They'll say:

"It's my habit when buying shoes."

"Everyone else cooperates."

"I'll transfer the money as soon as you answer."

"Nothing else."

They'll even constantly create a sense of urgency:

"Hurry up."

"I'm at the office."

"Place the order now."

"Are you selling or not?"

Many women are led along step by step in this rhythm.

Because people have an instinct:

They don't want to offend the customer,

but they're also afraid of missing out on the order.

So the more detailed the questions,

the more you explain, the more passive you become.

The most interesting thing is—people who genuinely buy shoes care about shoe size, material, comfort, and returns/exchanges.

Not:

"Do you have calluses on your heels?"

Frankly, this isn't shopping.

This is someone using the guise of buying shoes to satisfy their voyeuristic desires.

And these people are very aware of boundaries.

They won't be explicit right away.

Because that would easily get them blocked.

He'd disguise all his questions as "shopping advice," constantly testing your patience.

Once you started cooperating,

he knew:

it could go on.

Later, my friend asked me:

"Do you actually buy from this kind of person?"

I said:

Most likely not.

Because his pleasure was already achieved during the chat.

Some people go online to place orders.

Some people go online to find pleasure and excitement.

I used to think the internet was absurd.

Later I realized that what's truly absurd isn't the platforms,

but some people who can package their desires in a seemingly respectable way.