[tboughen]

I’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…

[jhbadger]

Exactly. 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.

[kennend3]

THIS!!!

I do the exact same thing because when i do my laundry i don't want to spend my time trying to find socks that match, and have the same wear level.

I don't like socks as a gift for a secondary reason. I have tiny feet for a man and I have been gifted socks (twice??). Both times they were size 10 and what should have been the ankle was half way up my calf? What am i to do with them?

[pelagicAustral]

I get what you're saying but this is totally impracticable for some people. I mean, just thinking about myself, I work in a smart/casual environment and I wear a few different outfits over the week, I cannot allow myself the tenacity to not match my socks with the tone of my shirt.

[NikolaNovak]

Yeah 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!

[OJFord]

I'm baffled that someone would settle on 'white, cotton, Nike' as the most appropriate one sock model to own.

[tboughen]

I buy them in bulk from a factory outlet nearby, so the price is reasonable given my income. Furthermore I find they can withstand the hilly and muddy half marathons that I run, while keeping my feet in good condition. I like to run after work, so by wearing these socks to work I can give myself one less thing to pack/change into. (I dislike the aesthetics of dark socks with shorts)

As I must wear smart clothes to work, and white socks with a suit is a fashion faux pas, this means I must wear smart boots to work. But this works for me as then I choose zip-up boots to save time doing laces.

I acknowledge this 'life hack' is a minor time and convenience saving with some drawbacks, and clearly won't work for everyone. But as a working father with two young children, this gives me a little more time to spend on myself, and a little more time with them.

[watwut]

You can regift them. I will take them, genuinely. Or someone like me. There are never enough socks.

[spoils19]

Sounds 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]

Like what?

[mathieuh]

I can think of a few but they all boil down to "use them as rags".

[pelagicAustral]

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