Simple solution for me, is buying all of my socks the same size and same color. Eventually the single good ones will match up with other single good ones. The ones with holes, I sometimes use for rags before throwing away.
You could teach Len how to do it but he won’t, and really socks are not that much money at Dollarama (or the Dollar Tree in the states, only I read they’re going to close a bunch of them).
In fairness, she does have the right intent here, just clearly not enough gumption to actually do it. Besides, in my experience, darning a sock can help, but still only delays the inevitable—darning can only go so far. So eventually she’d still have to break down and buy new socks for everybody anyway.
The price of socks has not changed that much from the 1960s (about $2, when in 1962=$20 in 2024$) when they were likely manufactured in NYC by the International Lady Garment workers, then moved to South Carolina (nonunion), then Pakistan and now China
Ubintold about 2 months ago
Sock it to her.
charliefarmrhere about 2 months ago
Simple solution for me, is buying all of my socks the same size and same color. Eventually the single good ones will match up with other single good ones. The ones with holes, I sometimes use for rags before throwing away.
Macushlalondra about 2 months ago
You could teach Len how to do it but he won’t, and really socks are not that much money at Dollarama (or the Dollar Tree in the states, only I read they’re going to close a bunch of them).
Robert Nowall Premium Member about 2 months ago
Darn.
MuddyUSA Premium Member about 2 months ago
Well she wanted to be a dutiful wife……sigh!
wellis1947 Premium Member about 2 months ago
To successfully repair a hole in a sock, you need to start with an appliance called a “darning egg” which hardly ANY sewing kit contains, anymore…
scyphi26 about 2 months ago
Yeah, and how’s that going for you?
In fairness, she does have the right intent here, just clearly not enough gumption to actually do it. Besides, in my experience, darning a sock can help, but still only delays the inevitable—darning can only go so far. So eventually she’d still have to break down and buy new socks for everybody anyway.
Gen.Flashman about 2 months ago
The price of socks has not changed that much from the 1960s (about $2, when in 1962=$20 in 2024$) when they were likely manufactured in NYC by the International Lady Garment workers, then moved to South Carolina (nonunion), then Pakistan and now China