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> It’s also best to avoid socks. Everyone already has socks, and realistically, they will likely also get socks from someone else during the holiday season. Wh
by MichaelCollins 4y ago
> It’s also best to avoid socks. Everyone already has socks, and realistically, they will likely also get socks from someone else during the holiday season.
What is this crap? Socks are the best gift. Didn't the author stop to wonder why everybody gives people socks during the holiday season? Because virtually everybody uses socks, because socks wear out fast, because new socks are the most comfortable and it's always nice to get a new pair even if you already have lots of socks. If anybody asks me what I want as a gift, I tell them socks.
- humanwhosits 4y agoAgree, socks are awesome and actually get used.
- matwood 4y agoAgree. I love socks. They are also something I always need since they wear out (like you said), but I also lose them.
- Waterluvian 4y agoSocks are great because they’re like a grocery item and yet aren’t. I love groceries for my birthday and Christmas. Things I wouldn’t normally get like fancy sauces or beef jerky or special sodas. Because every long-term item I already have, don’t want, or you aren’t likely to get the correct one. Because socks are short lived, they’re kind of like that without someone feeling bad about the gift. Nobody but my wife feels comfortable getting me groceries.
- rrauenza 4y agoEspecially if they are good socks. I've stopped wearing the cheapie white cotton ones. I love the "Darned Tough" ones -- which I originally bought for hiking boots.
- undefinedzero 4y agoEverything is better in merino wool, but I wouldn’t say they make great gifts as they’ll often be above budget.
- rrauenza 4y agoEven the synthetic Darned Tough socks are pretty good. I actually don't own the merino ones.
- tboughen 4y agoI’m glad that works for you, but it doesn’t for me. The one ‘life hack’ that’s ever worked for me is to own a single type of sock (white, cotton, Nike). The entire batch of 30 pairs was bought at the same time so they wear evenly, meaning all socks match with all other socks. When I get down to a few functioning pairs, into the bin they go and a new batch is ordered. My family knows not to buy me socks…
- spoils19 4y agoSounds horribly wasteful to throw it into the bin. There are a myriad of uses for old socks, even if they are no longer wearable.
- jamiek88 4y agoLike what?
- mathieuh 4y agoI can think of a few but they all boil down to "use them as rags".
- pelagicAustral 4y agoPuppets
- jhbadger 4y agoExactly. Maybe I'm somewhat color blind, but many times people have told me I'm wearing one dark blue and one black sock. So I've solved that by buying all identical socks. Then there's no issue.
- watwut 4y agoYou can regift them. I will take them, genuinely. Or someone like me. There are never enough socks.
- NikolaNovak 4y agoYeah I did that a few years back and life has become so much simpler. I can't believe I did not do it sooner.I still keep a few fancy pairs for fancy occasions but otherwise I have black socks, all the same; and white socks, all the same. Life is too short to match socks!
- floren 4y agoI'm too cheap to buy myself nice wool socks, but they're a great thing to ask for as a gift: the giver gets to feel like they've spent enough to make it a Real Gift, it's a small package, won't get broken if they mail it to me, etc.
- smsm42 4y agoAgree if it's good quality socks. I have a ton of socks. Wouldn't mind getting more. But has to be good quality, shitty ones would go directly to the donations bin.
- DonHopkins 4y agoAs long as they come with big adhesive googley eyes.
- protomyth 4y agoThis must be regional/cultural because for my family and friends socks is the kiss-off gift of a person who doesn't give a damn about you but needs to buy you a gift.
- izacus 4y agoYour company isn't family and friends though and they can't give you a personalised gift that your closest people can do. It's strange to expect the same treatment here.
- protomyth 4y agoI also wouldn't expect them to give a gift that has derogatory meaning in the area.
- Al-Khwarizmi 4y agoDefinitely regional/cultural because in my region, socks would be something given within family or close friends. I've never seen an acquaintance or a company give socks here. (Not that I would mind to receive some, good socks are a great gift, it's just that it's not done here).
- protomyth 4y agoYeah. I would be weirded out if my company gave me socks. Cups and coats are more the norm. Well, cash has been the go to recently. Cash doesn't offend anyone.
- m463 4y agoall socks suck, except Darn Tough.
- wink 4y agoCall me overly sensitive but I absolutely hate about 50% of the socks when I touch them. I can't really put it down on material or texture, but they just feel wrong. In my hand or on my feet.