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Interesting article, but tangentially (heh) ... if anyone wants to get into the "DollarSockClub" business with me, I'm so effing tired of buying packs of expens

Interesting article, but tangentially (heh) ... if anyone wants to get into the "DollarSockClub" business with me, I'm so effing tired of buying packs of expensive socks. Is it really that hard to source and deliver quality socks at a reasonable price? Maybe it is.

jgrahamc 14y ago
Why do you need so many socks that a sock delivery service is necessary? I imagine I buy socks about once a year (max).
- thetrumanshow 14y ago
  {A wild potential partner appears} :) My good sir, you know that retailers strive to maximize dollar-per-square-foot. As such, the inventory changes to squeeze more money from folks like me who come back a year later and can't figure out why the hell the Puritan socks they had last year are no longer on the shelf. I just want someone to offer me a product that I like and deliver that same great product to me for 20 years. Won't someone take my money?
  - abossy 14y ago
    If you're returning for the same socks year after year, why not simply buy 20 years worth of socks?
    - thetrumanshow 14y ago
      Cash poor, cash-flow rich. Edit: Strictly speaking, I have a liquidity preference. I tend to think that others do too.
ihodes 14y ago
For what degree of quality, and what price? Also, do you really need that many socks?
- thetrumanshow 14y ago
  All negotiable within reason. Do you not know the joy of changing socks mid-day? Boom! I just changed your life :).
sp332 14y ago
http://www.manpacks.com/ http://www.manpacks.com/ was around before Dollar Shave Club.
- arkitaip 14y ago
  I still don't understand why people needs underwear, tshirts and socks delivered on a schedule. Personally I buy these items maybe once a year or every other year because they just last.
  - sp332 14y ago
    Maybe they use them harder than you do. Maybe they own fewer pairs of socks so they rotate more often and wear out quickly. Maybe they are picker about the condition of their clothes than you are. Anyway the "manpacks" are on a 3-month schedule, so just divide your annual needs by 4 and sign up :)

jgrahamc 14y ago

Why do you need so many socks that a sock delivery service is necessary? I imagine I buy socks about once a year (max).

thetrumanshow 14y ago
{A wild potential partner appears} :) My good sir, you know that retailers strive to maximize dollar-per-square-foot. As such, the inventory changes to squeeze more money from folks like me who come back a year later and can't figure out why the hell the Puritan socks they had last year are no longer on the shelf. I just want someone to offer me a product that I like and deliver that same great product to me for 20 years. Won't someone take my money?
- abossy 14y ago
  If you're returning for the same socks year after year, why not simply buy 20 years worth of socks?
  - thetrumanshow 14y ago
    Cash poor, cash-flow rich. Edit: Strictly speaking, I have a liquidity preference. I tend to think that others do too.

ihodes 14y ago

For what degree of quality, and what price? Also, do you really need that many socks?

thetrumanshow 14y ago
All negotiable within reason. Do you not know the joy of changing socks mid-day? Boom! I just changed your life :).

sp332 14y ago

http://www.manpacks.com/ http://www.manpacks.com/ was around before Dollar Shave Club.

arkitaip 14y ago
I still don't understand why people needs underwear, tshirts and socks delivered on a schedule. Personally I buy these items maybe once a year or every other year because they just last.
- sp332 14y ago
  Maybe they use them harder than you do. Maybe they own fewer pairs of socks so they rotate more often and wear out quickly. Maybe they are picker about the condition of their clothes than you are. Anyway the "manpacks" are on a 3-month schedule, so just divide your annual needs by 4 and sign up :)