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How to solve socks: 1. For each type of sock you need, find only one you like best, perhaps on Amazon or at Costco 2. Get a container for each kind - I have t
by FredPret 4y ago
How to solve socks:
1. For each type of sock you need, find only one you like best, perhaps on Amazon or at Costco
2. Get a container for each kind - I have the soft shell travel zipup kind.
3. Buy en masse and stuff each container.
4. Don’t let anyone in your house discover your sock nirvana
You never have to match pairs again
- willcipriano 4y agoMy version. Buy these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09SP4GGWJ?psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09SP4GGWJ?psc=1 End of list.
- jtbayly 4y ago"for homeless" socks. I never knew such things existed. P.S. You aren't, by chance, homeless, are you?
- willcipriano 4y agoNo, they are just the cheapest socks I could find.
- crooked-v 4y agoBuying the cheapest socks you can find is a great way to pay more in the long run than buying higher-quality socks.
- willcipriano 4y agoI pay 50 cents per sock. At the rate they get lost this is more economical in my experience. At three dollars a sock you need to get 6x the uses to break even and even those are considered cheap socks by some.
- ilyt 4y agoPretty much. Even if you somehow run out, in the absolute worst case of "you need to buy another batch and they are different" then * you only need to pull 3 socks to have at least 2 of them match * they are black anyway, not like someone will notice. And if they do, tell them to keep their feet fetish in check
- amelius 4y agoYou still have to match pairs based on type.
- FredPret 4y agoNo what I mean is you buy 30-50 identical socks per type. You get one box per type. Then you stuff the 50 identical socks into the same box. Replenish when at 50% capacity.
- TeMPOraL 4y agoHow do you do wear-leveling? The socks may start as 20 identical pairs, but in a few weeks to few months, they will be all shades of grey.
- FredPret 4y agoThat’s oddly not much of a problem for my socks, but as soon as it fades visibly, out it goes
- amelius 4y agoYeah, with all the vendor lock in it's not possible to repair even your own socks these days ...
- solarmist 4y agoSock darning was a think until the mid-20th century. It's a pretty interesting technique. You basically reweave the worn part of the dock with fresh thread/yarn.
- readthenotes1 4y agoI have darned socks this century.
- MH15 4y agoExactly. A few months ago I threw out all non-specialty socks (I kept some boot/dress socks) and bought a few dozen pairs of the same sock. Keep them all in the same bin, don't have to fold or match socks ever again. One of the highest-alpha changes I've made.
- crooked-v 4y agoI generally stick with Darn Tough (https://darntough.com https://darntough.com) for comfortable, sturdy, all-weather socks that will last for years and years of heavy use.