Moronic developments in men's multipack socks

[8ball]

I don't even want to read this thread - after what may well be thread title of the year there can only be disappointment.

 

[stuff_it]

surely A makes them easier to match?

B pisses me off though.

But can't you just buy plain ones? Besides socks only need matched by thickness...

No, it makes it approximately 42 times easier to end up with a non matching pair.

 

[joustmaster]

I'm guessing that sock fabric might not dye consistently ?
The last batch of white cotton pants I dyed ended up with apricot-coloured elastic.

What happens if you don't wear black pants?
How many people are you showing them to?

 

[gentlegreen]

What happens if you don't wear black pants?
How many people are you showing them to?

I wear them because they're generic. I mean, if you put on lacey panties, I bet knowing it would bug you all day.

 

[stuff_it]

I wear them because they're generic. I mean, if you put on lacey panties, I bet knowing it would bug you all day.

Also you can't turn lace ones out to get the second half of the week out of them.

 

[8ball]

Socks, eh?

 

[gentlegreen]

Sometimes a sock is just a sock.

 

[JimW]

I still darn my faves. Mum still has one of them wooden darning mushrooms my brother made for her in woodwork class as a kid, but I've none of the specialised kit here. But I'm bold enough to darn unaided and without the aid of a safety thimble.

 

[8ball]

Sometimes a sock is just a sock.

I dunno, I regularly get shit from The Man, who reckons socks can be 'odd' somehow.

 

[lazythursday]

I came across this site a while ago, it seems a good idea:

http://www.blacksocks.com

They just make black socks and you can get them by subscription so they send you more every few months. Not as cheap as those shitty multipacks in Next etc but maybe better quality?

 

[UrbaneFox]

Traditional footwraps could be an answer:

You should patent that. You could make a fortune. Maybe.

 

[8ball]

I came across this site a while ago, it seems a good idea:

http://www.blacksocks.com

You need to be careful on the internet.

Some of these sites claim to sell black socks, but they turn out to be just really, really dark blue.

 

[twentythreedom]

I still darn my faves. Mum still has one of them wooden darning mushrooms my brother made for her in woodwork class as a kid, but I've none of the specialised kit here. But I'm bold enough to darn unaided and without the aid of a safety thimble.

Living on the edge

 

[smmudge]

Traditional footwraps could be an answer:

What happens in picture no. 5?

 

[stuff_it]

I came across this site a while ago, it seems a good idea:

http://www.blacksocks.com

They just make black socks and you can get them by subscription so they send you more every few months. Not as cheap as those shitty multipacks in Next etc but maybe better quality?

Ermagherdz, a solution!!!

 

[porp]

My issue with the mulitpack socks sold to poor and undiscerning types like me is that it gets more and more difficult to find cheapo 100% cotton black socks. Yes I know the polymix socks sag less and don't get holes in them, but its just nice having cotton against your feet.

 

[EastEnder]

Matalan do some really awesome "JCB" socks. They're all identical - as God intended - they're nice & thick, reassuringly long, well elasticated, and best of all - they have the JCB logo on them, which makes me feel like a real man.

 

[joustmaster]

Ermagherdz, a solution!!!

Not at 9 quid a pair it isn't.

 

[lazythursday]

Not at 9 quid a pair it isn't.

They're a fiver a pair aren't they? But yes, out of my sock price range. What about these, they appear identical:

http://direct.asda.com/george/men-s/underwear-socks/5-pack-black-socks/GEM74656,default,pd.html

 

[stuff_it]

Not at 9 quid a pair it isn't.

I have a pair that I got off an elderly person that looks similar to those - I have temporarily misplaced one but I'm so careful with the buggers that I have never yet lost one. They have never worn through or started to show holes or stretching, and are probably from the 70s knowing the person I got them off. If I knew where to get more the same I would buy them at the drop of a hat even if they were £9 a pair.

 

[joustmaster]

They're a fiver a pair aren't they? But yes, out of my sock price range. What about these, they appear identical:

http://direct.asda.com/george/men-s/underwear-socks/5-pack-black-socks/GEM74656,default,pd.html

Depends how many you buy..
Our subscriptions GBP Currency:
Sockscription: 3 deliveries of 3 pairs45.00
Sockscription: 4 deliveries of 3 pairs59.00
Sockscription: 6 deliveries of 3 pairs88.00
Sockscription extreme: 1 delivery of 12 pairs59.00

Single delivery
Single delivery: 1 trial pair9.00

 

[_angel_]

Try having two sons with a different shoe size, so not only do you have to try and get two socks with the same coloured toe, you also have to make sure they are the same size. Their sock drawers are awash with odd socks, with three or four forlorn pairs.

We have sock chaos here as well. Four boys different sizes and me. Actually it's even more confusing when it comes to clothes.

 

[gentlegreen]

I might have to take a punt - though I'm a little bothered by the fussy detail.



(I prefer my socks to be grey)

I've reently been buying M&S socks for £10 to £14 for 5 pairs ...

 

[Idaho]

Ms Idaho has an unmatched ability to generate odd socks. Each week a normal pair is lost to her odd sock transmogrifying effect. At the start of the year all odds were thrown away and we had about 25 new matching pairs. Now we have two bags full of odd socks and about 5 pairs.

 

[Idaho]

What happens in picture no. 5?

That's where you take your foot out of the shoe and adjust 5 times because it's uncomfortable.

 

[spanglechick]

I used to have lots of identical black socks, then I moved in with my husband and he started wearing them. I am a size 3, he is size 9, yet he claimed not to notice. Now all my socks are colourful patterned jobs and pretty much have to match. Patriarchal oppression. Clearly.

 

[Garek]

I've just bought these two multpacks

Plain socks are dull.

 

[dessiato]

I refer coloured socks. I have yellow, pink, green etc. making them into pairs is easy.

 

[Hollis]

Unless you're buying these socks to wear with open toed sandals - in which case I've got no sympathy for you - why does it matter a fart if you wear one sock with a green heel or toe and one sock with a blue heel or toe?

Interesting... you can never be too sure when you may be asked to take your shoes off in public.

For example I was caught out several months back, when I attended a family social gathering with a 'no shoes' policy. To avoid embarrassment, it meant I had to take the mismatched socks off as well..

 

[Hollis]

Incidentally, I'd fortunately cut my toe-nails only the night before.