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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, 01:28 AM

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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 Saturday OP

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

I know. I have too much time on my hands. Nobody looks funny at me. I gotta get a grip... CTyankee Saturday #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 Saturday #4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

good idea about a zippered bag. CTyankee Saturday #13

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

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

This may be why I have so many Phentex Sunday #20

I have the same issue Skittles Sunday #19

Tie them all in a long rope tavernier Sunday #21

All black some_of_us_are_sane Sunday #22

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

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

I hate to disagree but your sock draw is possible. NNadir 19 hrs ago #25

;-{)...SHOE ILLUSION SOCKS Goonch 18 hrs ago #26

Matching socks isn't complicated for me anymore, TexasTowelie 18 hrs ago #27

I have a honeycomb sock storage unit in the drawer about $10/kohls irisblue 17 hrs ago #28

i roll my soxks, unders and shirts toghether and stuff them in a hanging shoe rack. :) AllaN01Bear 17 hrs ago #29

Years ago I started buying the same brand of black sox fargone 16 hrs ago #30