[peanutz454]

Spent about 2 hours going to three stores and trying 7-8 pairs, standing in front of trial rooms, talking to cashiers about sizes in the system... before I got the right size and fit.

Could have easily saved BOTH money AND time if only I knew how to patch them. They only tore near the crotch (I am suspecting planned obsolescence).

[pfannkuchen]

Your socks have a crotch?

[peanutz454]

LOL did not proof-read. I wrote Jeans originally, but I think edited it out while I was rephrasing for clarity :D