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The next generation will realize how pretending to be for a cause is worse than not supporting it. I saw an ad for bamba socks. For every pair you buy we will

by wolco 6y ago

The next generation will realize how pretending to be for a cause is worse than not supporting it. I saw an ad for bamba socks. For every pair you buy we will give a pair to a homeless shelter. Sounds good but those socks are like 25/30 dollars for a pair. If they really cared they would take that 25 dollars and buy cheap white warm socks in bundles. For 25 dollars you could get 100 pairs. But they don't care but do things to make you think they do.

mthoms 6y ago
I'd never heard of this brand so I had a look. I'm not sure where you got 25-30 dollars from. The average seems somewhere around $10-15/pair. https://bombas.com/collections/mens-ankle-socks https://bombas.com/collections/mens-ankle-socks And those cheap white 100% cotton socks you mention are not at all warm (especially when wet), durable or odor resistant. The company claims to donate socks that are at least as good as the ones you purchased, if not better. https://help.bombas.com/hc/en-us/articles/229966888-Do-Bombas-giving-partners-get-the-same-products-that-we-do- https://help.bombas.com/hc/en-us/articles/229966888-Do-Bomba...
- wolco 6y ago
  100 pair of clean white dry socks to hand out to the many homeless is so much better than one branded pair with better quality. If you are able to give one homeless person 100 pairs it makes a bigger difference because washing fancy socks isn't possible and they can add additional socks for layers.
  - mthoms 6y ago
    I get the point you're trying make but as someone who knows a bit about the fabric technologies involved, I can tell you that your logic is flawed. Two pairs of durable, anti-microbial, quick-drying, warm-when-damp socks is worth more than 100 cotton tube socks in outdoor scenarios. 100% cotton socks are garbage for anything but the shortest term (1-day) outdoor use. They lose all insulating properties when wet/damp, are impossible to dry, they stink, they aren't durable, and they will lead to blisters. The wetness (either via sweat or environmental conditions) is the most important thing. It can lead to very serious health problems. In WW1 hundreds of thousands died from "swamp foot". There's a reason the US military (well, every military in the world) does not issue cotton socks despite them being the most affordable — They are absolute garbage for long term outdoor use. You might be interested in this article and video I found. The socks Bombas donates to shelters aren't "fancy", they are specifically engineered for their purpose. https://www.fastcompany.com/90262183/10-million-homeless-people-have-clean-socks-thanks-to-bombas https://www.fastcompany.com/90262183/10-million-homeless-peo...
    - mthoms 6y ago
      If you're interested in the technology aspect, this is also very good: https://www.good.is/articles/bombas-socks-for-homeless-people https://www.good.is/articles/bombas-socks-for-homeless-peopl...

by wolco 6y ago

mthoms 6y ago

I'd never heard of this brand so I had a look. I'm not sure where you got 25-30 dollars from. The average seems somewhere around $10-15/pair. https://bombas.com/collections/mens-ankle-socks https://bombas.com/collections/mens-ankle-socks And those cheap white 100% cotton socks you mention are not at all warm (especially when wet), durable or odor resistant. The company claims to donate socks that are at least as good as the ones you purchased, if not better. https://help.bombas.com/hc/en-us/articles/229966888-Do-Bombas-giving-partners-get-the-same-products-that-we-do- https://help.bombas.com/hc/en-us/articles/229966888-Do-Bomba...

wolco 6y ago
100 pair of clean white dry socks to hand out to the many homeless is so much better than one branded pair with better quality. If you are able to give one homeless person 100 pairs it makes a bigger difference because washing fancy socks isn't possible and they can add additional socks for layers.
- mthoms 6y ago
  I get the point you're trying make but as someone who knows a bit about the fabric technologies involved, I can tell you that your logic is flawed. Two pairs of durable, anti-microbial, quick-drying, warm-when-damp socks is worth more than 100 cotton tube socks in outdoor scenarios. 100% cotton socks are garbage for anything but the shortest term (1-day) outdoor use. They lose all insulating properties when wet/damp, are impossible to dry, they stink, they aren't durable, and they will lead to blisters. The wetness (either via sweat or environmental conditions) is the most important thing. It can lead to very serious health problems. In WW1 hundreds of thousands died from "swamp foot". There's a reason the US military (well, every military in the world) does not issue cotton socks despite them being the most affordable — They are absolute garbage for long term outdoor use. You might be interested in this article and video I found. The socks Bombas donates to shelters aren't "fancy", they are specifically engineered for their purpose. https://www.fastcompany.com/90262183/10-million-homeless-people-have-clean-socks-thanks-to-bombas https://www.fastcompany.com/90262183/10-million-homeless-peo...
  - mthoms 6y ago
    If you're interested in the technology aspect, this is also very good: https://www.good.is/articles/bombas-socks-for-homeless-people https://www.good.is/articles/bombas-socks-for-homeless-peopl...