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another sock question

Pooky1 — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 12:40:37 GMT

i you get a hole in a sock do you throw that one sock away or the pair? i will just throw the one sock with hole in it and keep the other sock because there white or black socks . my wife tells me im nuts.

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Pook — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 12:49:30 GMT

I would stitch it up if it was't too big of a hole and would throw away the pair if not unless I had other socks that were exactly the same then I would keep it for when the washer or dryer makes one disappear or another one gets a hole.

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gidgetgh — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 13:01:59 GMT

I don't know that I've ever gotten a hole in a sock, but if I did I'd throw the pair away.

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CelticCrafter — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 13:18:51 GMT

If it belongs to my husband, I only throw away the one with the hole in it because all his socks are the same color and brand.

If it's mine, the whole pair because none of mine are the same color.

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just bee — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 13:56:41 GMT

I don't throw away socks with holes. I repurpose them by using them as cleaning/polishing "rags."

I retain the good sock. Eventually another sock will have a hole and I can "pair up" the first sock to make a usable pair.

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pattypeep — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 14:06:19 GMT

@Pooky1 Mine are all different, so I would toss the set. I agree with @CelticCrafter because my dh's are almost all the same, so it doesn't matter. I'll be darned if I will darn socks in this day and age !! Pun intended.

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PinkyPetunia — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 14:16:03 GMT

I buy socks in multiples, so I keep the good sock, eventually pairing it up with another. If it's a small hole in a newer sock I might take the time to sew it up.

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Allegheny — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 15:18:20 GMT

Depends on the sock. If I or husband have additional pairs of said sock, I keep it. Eventually it will be used to match. If it is a sock of a particular style, color and pattern and I really like it, I will mend it for additional wear. If its'mate is also getting worn, I dispose of them both.

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sunshine45 — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 15:22:32 GMT

i dont use socks so much, but when i do, if it gets a hole or is looking overly worn then i get rid of the pair.

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Bri21 — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 15:39:33 GMT

I get rid of it

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RedTop — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 16:15:18 GMT

I toss mine. My husband wears diabetic socks supplied thru the VA; when a hole wears in the foot part of the sock, we cut that off and throw it away, saving the upper section.

Anytime my husband has a scratch on his arm that needs ointment on it, or if his elbows are rough and dry, he puts whatever cream on, then slides the top of the sock over his boo-boo to protect his clothing and recliner from a greasy stain.

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cherry — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 16:18:14 GMT

I have heaps of socks, and none have had a hole yet. When they do get one, I will toss them out

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halfpint1 — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 16:33:07 GMT

You have reminded me of a friend growing up in the 50.s for her father was a lawyer Her socks were always darned. Couldn't figure it out for I thought they could afford buying socks. They were the only ones who had a cooler and dish washer then.

Re: another sock question

Tinkrbl44 — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 18:07:02 GMT

@Pooky1 wrote:
i you get a hole in a sock do you throw that one sock away or the pair? i will just throw the one sock with hole in it and keep the other sock because there white or black socks . my wife tells me im nuts.

@Pooky1

Unless you have multiple pairs of exactly the same sock, toss them out. Or use that single sock as a polishing cloth or the like.

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x Hedge — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 23:23:24 GMT

@Pooky1 wrote:
i you get a hole in a sock do you throw that one sock away or the pair? i will just throw the one sock with hole in it and keep the other sock because there white or black socks . my wife tells me im nuts.

Not too "nuts".

I keep the good one as a sock, and make fur-baby toys from the other. Work sock around in a bag of catnip for a day or two, then stuff inside 1 or 2 other "holey" socks.

When I had dogs, they loved to fetch their socks-stuffed-with-socks toys.

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Preds — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 23:31:26 GMT

Use the bad ones to warm the seat. Save the good ones for later.

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VenturaHighway — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 23:48:31 GMT

@Pooky1 wrote:
i you get a hole in a sock do you throw that one sock away or the pair? i will just throw the one sock with hole in it and keep the other sock because there white or black socks . my wife tells me im nuts.

@Pooky1My husband wears the same white socks, so if there is a hole, I put it in the rag bag. Then I have an extra if another sock has a hole.

For me, a hole, the pair goes in the trash.

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x Hedge — Sun, 22 Jan 2017 02:46:44 GMT

@Preds wrote:
Use the bad ones to warm the seat. Save the good ones for later.

OMG @Preds ! That's SO funny!

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evelynblue — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 13:54:20 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@Pooky1 wrote:
i you get a hole in a sock do you throw that one sock away or the pair? i will just throw the one sock with hole in it and keep the other sock because there white or black socks . my wife tells me im nuts.
@Pooky1

Unless you have multiple pairs of exactly the same sock, toss them out. Or use that single sock as a polishing cloth or the like.

Good for polishing and dusting, that's what I do with them.

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Mominohio — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 14:52:07 GMT

I keep the good one, as we buy multiple pairs of socks that are the same brand/color/size/style. And many times, I have later reverted back to that lone sock when another pair just like it has one conk out.

Now if I tend to get too many singles, I will take a second look, see which ones are more likely to be used for re mating, and dump those less likely.

My guys are hard on socks, and I pay a lot of money for really good ones for my son, so I want to be frugal with disposing of ones that might have a longer life.