I just finished sorting and putting away over 60 pair of socks. Is that insane? Does anyone else have a sock accumulation problem?
I’m giving about 10 pair to Goodwill, tossed out 4 pair (Double layer Wright socks, they just don’t get clean and were too gross to keep.) I had a hard time giving up my very first pair of cycling socks… but they had to go. I, unlike my BF never seem to wear holes in my socks so they just keep piling up.
I sort into the following five catagories just FYI:
Smartwool (very special they get their own bin)
Running
Biking
Work (trouser socks)
Tights
My BF has been working at REI the last few months and I LOVE getting a fattie discount on Smartwools. $16 for a pair of socks is crazy, but they are the best…
I just discovered recently that DeFeet socks ROCK in boots! I’ve never tried SmartWool… Most of the time I just kick around in these super-low rise socks I bought in Singapore. Man was it ever nice to find socks that fit my feet! (rather than having the heel sit on the back on my achilles tendon).
Do you have petite feet? Try women’s socks, you seem secure enough with your manliness. I can sometimes fit into kids large, which is great because kids socks are way cheaper. I also hate the heel bump on the achilles, it looks retarded.
Just bought some of the DeFeet Whooly Bullys and boy are those nice socks for cold weather riding. Amazing how we can all get so in to such arcane topics…
I just ordered a whole slew of my favorite ones and am going to trash all the rest. I’m partial to the Wigwam Ultimax Low Cut Ironman socks. The rest are just imposters
Used to have two sock drawers - one for sports, one for work.
I doubt I have 60 pairs, maybe 20, 30 max. Then again I do put holes in my socks and I have a plethora of single socks who have lost their significant other. damn dryer. But I do keep the socks in hope that the other will magically apparate. So I definitely do have garbage in my drawers as my gf loves to complain about.
A couple of years ago at Christmas I walked into my parents room and saw an enormous wooden trunk at the bottom of my parents bed. I asked my Mom what was in it. She rolled her eyes and said, “Your father’s socks.” She finally kicked him out of the 6 dresser drawers full he had. I decided to count them. 326 pairs of socks. I am not talking cheapo Walmart socks either. The majority were $8-12 Ultimax running socks in various colors and lengths. They were all expensive and obviously barely used. The sad thing is he has passed this obsession on to his kids. I probably have 100 pairs of socks, my siblings have about the same. Every time I go home, I go see if there are any new cool ones I can nick from him.
LOL - I don’t think anybody’s ever described me as petit. I do have small feet however, and the 1-size fits all BS drives me nuts. Especially with dress socks. I’ve recently taken to buying kids dress socks, which works out ok.
Be careful, it could be a slippery slope. It starts with a pair of socks, next thing you know the salesgirls at Victoria’s Secret think your “girlfriend” is lucky to have a guy who regularly buys her lingerie.
You know, I was going to make some comment about “that way they’d match my panties” but I figured ST would do it for me. Thanks for not letting me down
good lord. over 300 pair of socks, that’s amazing!
I get my parents smartwools every year for Christmas, they love them. Socks are a great gift. I’m diggin all the cashmere blends that are out now. I have a pair of cashmere knee socks and they are so cozy.
You might be jealous. about 10 years ago (almost to the day) I was fortunate enough to drop by the QR factory on my way from Canada to New Zealand. QRman as he was known then (now Slowman) was kind enough to give me a factory tour. He even fed my kids Thanksgiving pie etc. I was there to pick up some spare parts for my old QR Special Edition bike. Dan kept piling swag into my arms. Brake levers, wetsuit pulls, hats, shirts, drink bottles and all sorts of stuff, including 4 pairs of QR sox. Cool ,since the part above the shoe was red on one side and blue on the other. That way the outside side of the leg was red while the inside side was blue, meaning that viewed from the right say, you’d see blue on one foot and red on the other, while it was the opposite from the other side. Funky.
Due to wear and tear, I’m now down to just two pair and they are a bit greyish so are only used for commuting or actually riding my replacement QR. The QR (DSS)racing singlet has apparently shrunk in the last 10 years so is confined to the bottom drawer. I was thinking of framing it like a sports jersey, but it’s got too stained from dribbling too many gels over the years
