23 odd socks!

kerleytops

My dog's favourite toy is an odd sock stuffed with other odd socks and tied off at the end.
Have you looked inside your duvet covers, I often find socks in there.

susyrosy

I used to have a sock hamper and everyone had to find their own socks (family of 6). These days, all children grown up, I have two pairs - I think - of those freebie airline socks with no turned heels.

You COULD stuff cushions with the old ones, or cut them into squid rings for tying up garden stuff, put them on one hand for dusting, or just wear odd ones.

exlibris

flutterbyuk25 wrote: »

My mum used to buy all of us (mum, dad, me, brother) the same black socks so it didn't matter who got what socks out of the wash pile! Never had any odd ones then unless one of a pair got holey.

I did this but just for me. I bought quite a lot of them at the same time but I still get odd socks! They are different shades of black - still wer them though

JulieGeorgiana

I bought my DH black socks with coloured toes and heals, and DS has days of the week socks.

Everyone puts their socks in the hamper and I wash ALL dark washing every second day and ensure the hampers are empty (if I forget a wash then I find I get odd socks because I don't empty the basket). When washed the socks go on the line in pairs, if one is missing the culprit is told to find it's buddy (normally DS threw it behind the dehumidier because he took them off in bed and tried to play basket ball with his socks!!

I really do find that buying socks which have colour matching is a great help because you don't have to measure them against each other, check out the shades, you just pick up and pair!

With DS I still got a lot of lost socks, so I made him buy his own ones

Then last time he got days of the week, and he likes to wear the right one on the right day, so he makes it important that he doesn't loose them, because he likes them (helps that his friend has them too, and they check daily that they have matching socks!)

Farway

Like others, I just buy black socks, from Asda, so they sort of match, and no sorting out, just wear what there is

Ches

My DD runs a household of 6 and never matches up socks. Instead they all go in a big plastic tub and everyone takes out a pair either matching or non matching depending on the personality concerned. This can go too far though as when I met my DGS (14) the other day he had on his DB's tee shirt, his other DB's jeans one sock was his mums, the other was his sisters (the heel came midway on his foot as she is tiny), and to crown it all he had on his DB's OH's pants. We met so I could buy him a new winter coat but who knows who will have that on the next time I see it.

notjustlaura

Love that I'm not the only one who wears odd socks! And I'm thinking of adapting the dog-toy idea into something involving cat nip!

AlwaysAllie

Ches wrote: »

My DD runs a household of 6 and never matches up socks. Instead they all go in a big plastic tub and everyone takes out a pair either matching or non matching depending on the personality concerned. This can go too far though as when I met my DGS (14) the other day he had on his DB's tee shirt, his other DB's jeans one sock was his mums, the other was his sisters (the heel came midway on his foot as she is tiny), and to crown it all he had on his DB's OH's pants. We met so I could buy him a new winter coat but who knows who will have that on the next time I see it.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Seakay

AlwaysAllie wrote: »

Lakeland Sock mates

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/22897/20-Lakeland-Sock-Mates

AA

I've got these (well the previous incarnation) and haven't lost a sock since. THey are great because you just make everyone put their socks in them before going into the washing basket, and then they stay in them through washing, drying, and returning to their owner!

mustmakealist

My dd2 is away at uni and often wears odd socks. When she comes home it's odd ones that she brings with her. Son is a big fan of socks with the days of the week on them. He usually pairs his socks as he takes them off and that's the way they hit the laundry bin.

I have a basket (or 2) where odd socks breed whilst looking for a mate. There were also the ones that had been washed in different loads and were no longer quite the same colour IYKWIM. It also contained the slightly worn out ones and those that were too small. When these finally looked as though they were about to take over the whole house I eventually took action. I consigned over 200 socks to the bin.
I'm determined never to let the pile get that big again, but I'm not sure that dd2 will co-operate!