AT Survey: What's Best to Say?

Pet Peeve. When we visit friends'we often hear them apologize right off the bat as we enter, saying things like, "Please excuse the mess, etc, etc....". This always makes us feel awkward and we usually note one or both of the following:

1. If they hadn't said anything, we might not have noticed it as much and
2. It usually isn't as messy as they say.

So then we though the best thing to do is NEVER to introduce your home with an apology. Either keep quiet or just clean it up. BUT it's hard to say nothing, and you don't always get to pick up your place before people come over, so NOW we're wondering what's the best thing to do?

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We just say, "Come on in!" If they begin to look around as though obviously uncomfortable and ask, "Is this a bad time?"; I say, "No, but if anything is dirty enough to make you uncomfortable, it dirty enough to clean before you leave." Everyone gets a good laugh though no one has offered to clean anything yet...so, maybe it's not such a good response.