I have been complaining about my socks for several years now.
My complaints:
- I have a lot of different socks. It’s been a big hassle to match up the socks after laundry. If all my black socks are identical, that will eliminate the hassle.
- It is not financially smart to have socks in different designs. Because if one of my socks is damaged, the matching sock is going to the trash as well. If I have 30 pairs of identical socks, I only trash the damaged sock.
- Some socks feel OK, but some socks are uncomfortable. I would like all my socks to feel consistent (good).
- Most of my socks are old and ugly.
- Men’s “general size” socks are too big for my feet. Most socks are made for size 12 shoe size. If you wear size 9-10 shoes, you will find “general size” socks too big.
- Men’s custom size socks are very expensive, like $20.00+ a pair
So, this is what I did:
Today, I brought my female friend to Costco. She has the same size feet as mine.
She went to Costco barefoot, wearing sandals.
We went to the lady’s underwear section where Calvin Klein socks were at. I found a pack of socks that was opened (somebody must have tried it on already). She tried the socks – it was a perfect fit for her.
So, I bought 9 packs (36 pairs total, $89.91+ tax = $97.78).
As always, $97.78 seems a lot of money for socks. But they are quality socks at $2.50/pair. And I may not buy another pair of socks for 10 years. I believe it was smart shopping. For example, Longs Drugs sells really ugly, cheap socks for $5/pair.
As we were checking out, a lady behind us said “Those are a lot of socks”.
My friend kept saying, “You wear girls’ socks, GIRLS~!!”
I like these socks. They look just like men’s dress-socks, except they fit me well.
I will rotate these socks about 5-7 times a year (I will wear the same socks 5-7 times a year). So, they will last many years.
I also wear white socks. I have about 40 pairs of white socks, and they need to be replaced as well.
I also need some brown socks.
Update 2021 – 11 years later, I still wear these socks, but rarely.
