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[Pooky1]

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.

[Pook]

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. 

[gidgetgh]

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

[CelticCrafter]

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.

[just bee]

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.

[pattypeep]

@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.

[PinkyPetunia]

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.

[Allegheny]

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.

[sunshine45]

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.

[Bri21]

I get rid of it