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CTyankee

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18. Yes. That's why you buy them in a pair, not singly.

Reply to WestMichRad (Reply #14)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 02:28 AM

Mar 1

And they are different weights, too. Some are warmer and those you wear in winter to keep your feet warm. Some are lighter weight and those you wear in the summer when it's hot.

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My sock drawer is impossible! How do you manage yours? [View all] CTyankee Feb 28 OP

I don't manage a sock drawer. I wear sandals all year. SheltieLover Feb 28 #1

I know. I have too much time on my hands. Nobody looks funny at me. I gotta get a grip... CTyankee Feb 28 #2

I believe at least for a while, it was a trendy thing to have mismatched socks. Like they sold them in pairs that way. SheltieLover Feb 28 #4

A few years back, most of the school age girls I saw... 3catwoman3 Feb 28 #15

Sounds cute, but I guess the fad didn't last. SheltieLover Feb 28 #16

Throw some away, others can be dusting cloths. (I dust like 5 times a year.) Captain Zero Feb 28 #3

what a great idea! I'll try that! CTyankee Feb 28 #7

I used to have a sign hanging from my closet door knob that said - 3catwoman3 Feb 28 #17

Best thing I ever did was buy a huge bag of matching socks from Costco. Intractable Feb 28 #5

good idea. I'll start by throwing some out first. CTyankee Feb 28 #9

Wear hi-tops, mismatched socks won't show? NoMoreRepugs Feb 28 #6

I don't. All my socks are different so I have no trouble finding pairs. Ocelot II Feb 28 #8

Sometimes socks make a run for it somewhere during the laundry cycle. pandr32 Feb 28 #10

Keep 7 pairs and re-home the rest! MLAA Feb 28 #11

About every 6 months I go in my drawer and rematch the socks the strays ones kimbutgar Feb 28 #12

good idea about a zippered bag. CTyankee Feb 28 #13

Wait... What? They're s'pposta match?? WestMichRad Feb 28 #14

Yes. That's why you buy them in a pair, not singly. CTyankee Mar 1 #18

This may be why I have so many Phentex Mar 1 #20

I have the same issue Skittles Mar 1 #19

Tie them all in a long rope tavernier Mar 1 #21

All black some_of_us_are_sane Mar 1 #22

I have to hold my navy and black socks Tree Lady Mar 1 #23

This makes sense. I got into confusion by saving all of my socks, rather than "weeding" them out now and then. CTyankee Mar 1 #24

I hate to disagree but your sock draw is possible. NNadir Mar 2 #25

;-{)...SHOE ILLUSION SOCKS Goonch Mar 2 #26

Matching socks isn't complicated for me anymore, TexasTowelie Mar 2 #27

I have a honeycomb sock storage unit in the drawer about $10/kohls irisblue Mar 2 #28

i roll my soxks, unders and shirts toghether and stuff them in a hanging shoe rack. :) AllaN01Bear Mar 2 #29

Years ago I started buying the same brand of black sox fargone Mar 2 #30