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olympiadis
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19 May 2015, 11:06 pm

Discuss...

I'm not sure I can say how I feel without using foul language, so I'll just post a couple of images.

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20 May 2015, 3:32 am

I bought new socks a few days ago. All my old socks had holes in them. I just had to get more. I hate buying socks, Same as buying underpants. They are things that we need, but the spending of actual money on them is a tough decision to make.


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20 May 2015, 3:52 am

The holes, you see them coming but sometimes you put them on anyway
But what with the good pairs that lost one to stray-sock universe
Even in the pile of single perfectly good socks they won't show up ever again



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20 May 2015, 3:57 am

They are uncomfortable but there are many other things that are far worse. I wouldn't wear them, though, because it's embarrassing if other people see me with them on. I always buy very cheap socks ($10 for 7 pairs) and underpants ($10 for 10 pairs) mostly from BigW. So it's no big deal to throw the old ones away.

I hate loose socks.



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20 May 2015, 4:16 am

if there were no holes in socks, you would not be able to get your feet in them



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20 May 2015, 4:40 am

b9 wrote:
if there were no holes in socks, you would not be able to get your feet in them


Oh you :lol:

I don't like throwing my old socks away, especially if I like them. But once the holes start forming I have to, really :(



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20 May 2015, 7:47 am

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if there were no holes in socks, you would not be able to get your feet in them

:D That made me laugh out loud and the cat sitting next to me gave me a filthy look.
I hate (secondary) holes in socks. I always wear boots, and holes in any parts of socks = boots full of blood. I also have this stupid thing where I only wear striped socks, so not only do I have to buy new socks, I have to wander around for ages trying to find striped socks. Minor trials of life.


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20 May 2015, 9:14 am

I wish once it'll be fashionable, like today wearing ragged jeans.



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20 May 2015, 10:11 am

Can't stand it. it's a sensory issue.


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20 May 2015, 10:22 am

My mom learned a long time ago not to bother putting socks with even a tiny hole in my drawer.



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20 May 2015, 10:24 am

alex wrote:
Can't stand it. it's a sensory issue.


Yes it is a sensory issue, plus an OCD trigger.

It seems to me that socks used to last a lot longer before getting holes. They hardly last any time anymore.
I think it's planned obsolescence by the sock makers. Curse them.



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20 May 2015, 10:59 am

The more expensive socks last longer and cheap socks always get holes in them quicker.


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20 May 2015, 11:00 am

olympiadis wrote:
I think it's planned obsolescence by the sock makers. Curse them.


They keep production costs as low as possible and do not care for quality. Child labor in poor countries is cheap and makes what looks like a sock, but give it a few weeks and the holes have consumed it.

Same with everything. We're a throw away society, and that's because things are built to last their warranty and not a month longer.

Things in the past were built to last and be repaired. Things now are built at the lowest cost possible. Look at old buildings like churches (outside the U.S.) compared to new builds.

They make things so it gets them the most money possible. Production is cheap, the things break, we have to pay for repairs or replacements. It is absolutely a plan and it's so wasteful it pisses me off. We can't continue this.



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20 May 2015, 11:36 am

Holes in socks only bother me if its near the toes. What I find far more annoying is socks that have their stiching seam right where your toenails are. It drives me nuts. I will only buy socks that have the seam sewn elsewhere.



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20 May 2015, 1:25 pm

I like socks (only my own though, I won't even touch someone else socks, lol) and I like shopping for them, to the point my mom complains when I try to buy another pair. I usually choose those worth 2-3PLN/pair. Which are quite cheap.

Socks guard my sensitive feet from the cold floor and uncomfortable shoes (I wish we were allowed to use socks with flip-flops and sandals without looking weird...).
I have a lot of pairs, different patterns and texture. All of them lack the elastics though - I always cut them off because they bother me.

If any of my socks gets a hole when I am out I will switch the socks left to right so the hole gets to a place where it doesn't bother me so much (they usually create at the big toe and bother me a lot but once the hole gets to the tiny toe area I can easily survive till the evening). Once I get home I throw the destroyed sock away and take another pair from the socks basket in my closet.



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20 May 2015, 1:26 pm

Just think of them as ventilation that helps stop your feet becoming stinky.