If shondra really wants to borrow alicia's shoes but she thinks she may refuse, the idea of the foot-in-the-door technique states that shondra is more likely to get the shoes if she:

The idea of the foot-in-the-door technique stipulates that if Shondra thinks Alicia may refuse to lend her the shoes, she is more likely to get them if she first asks to borrow something else that Alicia will refuse to give her, and then ask to borrow the shoes.