Who saves single socks in hope of oneday finding the other one to the pair? Also how many holes in the socks are required before throwing them away. I keep socks with holes in the heals but not int the toes until the holes in the heals can be felt.
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Thu, April 8, 2004 - 12:01 PMIs there a gene for sock saving? I have a bucket full of unmatched socks. Occasionally, every other year or so, I do an extra thorough search and wash of all socks, match them up and throw away orphans, always a painful process. It's the giving up of hope, I survive solely on hope so giving up any is very difficult for me.
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Thu, April 8, 2004 - 12:47 PMI am horrible about saving single socks. Some of them have been hanging around for years! I also save them until my whole heel is exposed through a hole, other wise I keep wearing them. Not ones with holes in the toes though, cause they annoy me. -
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Fri, April 9, 2004 - 10:16 PMSome people kick heroin, some people kick meth. I turned over a new leaf on sock saving.
When a hole appears, sock goes bye bye. And not just to rags, no- sock goes to the garbage can.
An there aint no methadone for that one kiddies. -
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Sun, April 11, 2004 - 11:51 AMand WHO CARES if they match--i thought you were CHEAP BASTARDS!!! -
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Sun, April 11, 2004 - 3:53 PMYou are very right- who does care if they match? -
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Sun, April 11, 2004 - 10:10 PMwearing mismatched socks feels too much like giving up, and there are times when matching socks are a must, I'm a business woman... Being a Cheap Bastard means I won't buy new socks, so must find those matches!! -
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Wed, April 14, 2004 - 2:02 PMi poot zee leftover sock on mee paw n use 'em for dusting! Call mee Heloise!
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Wed, August 16, 2006 - 7:48 PMi dont throw them away at all.lmao. i use them for other things like rags and stuff like that. and if the sorta match thats ok with me. lmao
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Thu, August 3, 2006 - 9:10 PMI have been known to keep one or two single socks, but then I eventually give up. Darn dryer.
My grandma used to darn out socks. I hated that, then it felt like you had something in your shoe.
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Fri, August 4, 2006 - 2:51 AMYou people buy different socks??? I buy only Hanes white crew length socks. I haven't had to match socks in 12 years. Also, I have to wear steel toed boots to work....which kills sock toes, so I have a 2-hole limit....unless my big toe sticks out, then, I toss them.
( I do sometimes have to wear dress pants, and when I buy them, I buy matching socks, which I store in the pocket, so they don't get lost). -
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Fri, August 4, 2006 - 3:18 PMLOL TERRY. You know, I'll let you in on something. My two girls steal my socks all the time and I end up with none, or that ONE sock left in the drawer. So I pull out a black sock and maybe find one single white one around the house and off I go, two different colors.
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Fri, August 4, 2006 - 8:44 PMMaybe you'll end up starting a trend. look at Michael Jackson, after he lost a glove and went on to the stage with just the one.
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Sun, August 6, 2006 - 11:49 PMold socks can be recycled.
I have cut them into strips and crochetted rugs out of them.
I use them to polish finished stained glass pieces...
the soft cloth is quite usefull in many instances. -
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Wed, March 14, 2007 - 4:36 PMI have a bag for "Playa Socks". Singles that have been around for a while and any with holes go into this bag. A week before Labor Day I take all my (clean) old socks out and pack them out to the Burningman Festival.
It is amazing how many people show up without any socks, and are glad for anything to protect their toesies from the Cruel Playa Dust! if I wasn't such a cheap bastard I would buy a bunch of new socks and use those for gifting, but people are pretty thankful anyway (and I don't ruin any new socks out there myself). -
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Tue, July 31, 2007 - 1:24 AMI keep them all, the single socks that is and find a happy partner for them. As finding the matching pair I just do not have the time to put into, even if the match is still around. I wear 'em all. Socks with holes depends on how much it bothers me. It can be reused for so many different needs. I agree to the others that socks can always find another match when one is missing.
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