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Finding Socks That Match

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So I'm one of those lazy people that leaves my T's, socks, and underwear in a laundry basket until I need them. I must have 40 pair of dress socks that I can never find a match for. The last time I bought some, I went with the kind that has a gold toe so I could more easily find a match. It hasn't helped at all, and I can't stand to wear dress socks that don't match perfectly. I may just toss them all out and go buy a bunch of socks that are the exact same brand and style.

I'm a little more lenient with athletic socks, but I still want a match for those.

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Tambourine Man wrote:So I'm one of those lazy people that leaves my T's, socks, and underwear in a laundry basket until I need them. I must have 40 pair of dress socks that I can never find a match for. The last time I bought some, I went with the kind that has a gold toe so I could more easily find a match. It hasn't helped at all, and I can't stand to wear dress socks that don't match perfectly. I may just toss them all out and go buy a bunch of socks that are the exact same brand and style.

I'm a little more lenient with athletic socks, but I still want a match for those.
TM, next time you do laundry, pin the matching socks together.

No, I'm not Heloise but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night :wink:

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Molly wrote:
Tambourine Man wrote:So I'm one of those lazy people that leaves my T's, socks, and underwear in a laundry basket until I need them. I must have 40 pair of dress socks that I can never find a match for. The last time I bought some, I went with the kind that has a gold toe so I could more easily find a match. It hasn't helped at all, and I can't stand to wear dress socks that don't match perfectly. I may just toss them all out and go buy a bunch of socks that are the exact same brand and style.

I'm a little more lenient with athletic socks, but I still want a match for those.
TM, next time you do laundry, pin the matching socks together.

No, I'm not Heloise but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night :wink:
My gf does the laundry. She's sweet enough to fold and hang all my other clothes, but I don't blame her for not messing with the socks and whatnot. Part of the reason I have so many socks is that I used to just go out and buy more instead of doing laundry. I've got socks everywhere!

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Tambourine Man wrote:So I'm one of those lazy people that leaves my T's, socks, and underwear in a laundry basket until I need them. I must have 40 pair of dress socks that I can never find a match for. The last time I bought some, I went with the kind that has a gold toe so I could more easily find a match. It hasn't helped at all, and I can't stand to wear dress socks that don't match perfectly. I may just toss them all out and go buy a bunch of socks that are the exact same brand and style.

I'm a little more lenient with athletic socks, but I still want a match for those.
Next time you go to a laundromat, take one of your "divorced" socks and put it in someone else's laundry basket. Let them go nuts looking for a match.

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Tambourine Man wrote:So I'm one of those lazy people that leaves my T's, socks, and underwear in a laundry basket until I need them. I must have 40 pair of dress socks that I can never find a match for. The last time I bought some, I went with the kind that has a gold toe so I could more easily find a match. It hasn't helped at all, and I can't stand to wear dress socks that don't match perfectly. I may just toss them all out and go buy a bunch of socks that are the exact same brand and style.

I'm a little more lenient with athletic socks, but I still want a match for those.
I did the same thing...didn't help me either.

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I try to buy lots of the same socks. Then it only becomes an issue when you get to the last one.

You're welcome.

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lukethedrifter wrote:I try to buy lots of the same socks. Then it only becomes an issue when you get to the last one.

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Same here. I have black socks, brown socks, and white low cut socks for my tennis shoes.

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When none of your socks match, that means they all match.

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Tambourine Man wrote:So I'm one of those lazy people that leaves my T's, socks, and underwear in a laundry basket until I need them.
I do this with the rest of my clothing because I'm lazy.

But yeah, I say get all similar socksif you can't stop caring about slight differences. (like OSC or something)

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Dude, that's lame when your GF does everything else. Anyway, now you and Reyes can both be called Socks. You're in good company at least.

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