Do you still wear your socks if there is a hole in them?

[TrueConfection]

Doesn't it bother you to wear them?

Today, I saw a man in socks and crocs and noticed a hole in the heel of his sock. I know him from town and he can afford socks.

My husband will wear socks with holes if I don't throw them out first.

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My mother in-law used to darn socks for her husband and kids. When my husband and wete first married, I tossed his socks with holes. She fished my husband's socks out of the garbage thinking they were thrown out by mistake.

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This morning I was looking a little more critically at my socks as I put them on my feet. I noticed my favorite pair are starting to thin (no homes though). Should I replace them before they get a hole? There is something soothing about sliding my feet into a nice new pair of socks.

[Sixgunsound]

I was issued uniform boots by hospital public safety for years. When I started buying boots that actually fit I realized just how much you get when you actually pay for it. The hospital issue boots would shred the heels on a pair of socks within a couple of months because my foot would slide around inside it. Switching from Batesto Wolverine has made a world of difference. I'm thinking about trying Red Wing next time I'm in the market. You don't have to spend a lot to get something that will get the job done.

[TrueConfection]

Ok, I never thought about it being a shoe problem. I keep thinking my husband must have dry heels.

[Sixgunsound]

It could be either or a combination of both.

[Sixgunsound]

Thanks for MHO

[LaFerrari]

I don't wear them if they have holes however... I do keep them and put them in my hiking packs, they are a good emergency fire starter especially when you cut it up in pieces and place Vaseline on them, cotton balls/dryer lint work too... but you never know when you need it in a survival situation.

[TrueConfection]

Omg, why didn't I think of this? That's a great idea! We go camping every year and we use a wood stove to heat the house. I knew about dryer lint and wax, but never thought of using the old socks. Thank you for this tip Ferrari!

[Daniela1982]

If it is a small hole I would still wear them if is was just around the house. If they are larger I use the socks for staining rags for one of my projects. Every single hole I get is in the heel and nowhere else. Seems to me socks are meant to be worn once before washing. If you wear them for several days holes start in the heels. Boy, wearing socks more than one day makes me feel like a heel.

[TrueConfection]

Ok, I can't wear the sane pair twice. 😂

[Daniela1982]

Depends on how long they were worn the first time. If they were on all day I agree with you. If I wore them for a couple hours, and then I took them off for any reason, I would just put them on again.

[TrueConfection]

Ok, that's understandable.

[catiecatie]

I wear them to church. Because they are holy. But it honestly depends. If it’s big yes, if it’s small no.

[Adogdog]

That's cute!

[Lliam]

My socks eventually wear holes in the heels. I'll continue wearing them until they get too large, but I only wear them on days when I'm not leaving the house.
When the holes get big enough, I toss them.
Sometimes I save one and match it to another one whose mate I have thrown away. That way I get maximum usage from my socks. Waste not, want not. 🤣

I don't wear socks with holes when I leave the house. Ya never know when you might have to take off your shoes.

[TrueConfection]

That sounds like a good plan! I wouldn't be able to stand the feeling of a hole in my sock, even at home. 😳

[Alwayreckles93]

I don't blame you. I get irritated when I see socks or even clothes with wholes. And your mother in law needs to mind her own business. Not her place to take old goofy socks. I remember I had to deal with a nosy mother in law and on top of my at that time husband now ex husband. I can't stand nosy mother in law's.

[TrueConfection]

I actually love my mil. She was trying to be helpful. She's from a place and time where she wouldn't dream of being wasteful of aanything.

[Alwayreckles93]

Well I assume your mother in law is a normal person lol mine was what people called Molly Mormon lol

[TrueConfection]

Mine is a living saint. ❤

[Pudsmucker]

But I noticed that I have a hole in my sock I throw it away. Sometimes I noticed that I have a hole in my sock. By mistake I throw it in the hamper and have a tendency to see it again. I've wear it one more time and when I come home I do throw it away. The skill of darning socks is dying. Finding the time to set and darn your socks. Do you know how to darn a sock.

[TrueConfection]

I cannot sew. I can attach a button, but it's not pretty. Darning socks is out of the question. 😂

[whirled_up_girl]

Only if it's the last clean pair that I have, otherwise I try to through out the sock with holes. Sometimes if enough of them match that workes out okay, or I have a drawer full of unmatched socks, lol.

[TrueConfection]

The hardest part is throwing out the good sock. 😂

[KittyKat90210]

If there's no hole then how do you get your foot in?

Ok, real answer... I'd wear them at home as long the hole doesn't make them uncomfortable. But I wouldn't wear them to go out.

[TrueConfection]

I feel like any hole would be uncomfortable.

[KittyKat90210]

It depends on where the hole is. A hole in the toe is sooo uncomfortable but I don't always feel a hole in the heel if it's small.

[TrueConfection]

I can't imagine my toe sticking out. 😂

[KittyKat90210]

Oh, it feels awful! :)

[tedbuoyy]

Can I DM you

[Sour-rose]

Nuh uh. Bothers me too much to know I have a hole in my heel and when I touch cold floor, why is my heel col- oh yeaaah...*tosses socks in trash*

[TrueConfection]

Exactly! That cold spot is rude. 😂

[LiamJHayden]

No. I have two styles and colors of socks that I wear. When one gets a hole, I toss it out and it remains a spare till another of the same type becomes a spare, at which time they become a full pair.

[TrueConfection]

That's exactly what I do with my husband's socks!

[OfMiceandMen]

I call them work socks. I may use them in my chest waders or rubber boots bc I know they're most likely to be tossed afterwards.

[TrueConfection]

"Disposable" socks!

[OfMiceandMen]

Exactly, nothing like getting a hole in your waders and wasting a brand new pair.

[FunkyMonkee]

As long as I can move the hole around so my toes don't go through them. Sometimes, I'll even wear anklets or knee-high stockings (nylon) under the socks.

[TrueConfection]

That sounds even worse! 😂

[FunkyMonkee]

Why? At least they work.

[TrueConfection]

It just sounds uncomfortable and distracting. I don't want to be aware of my socks.

[FunkyMonkee]

If the hole is in the big toe of the left foot, I'll wear that sock on the right foot.

[TrueConfection]

Haha! Clever!

[FunkyMonkee]

I get more use out of it! Finding socks for 16 EEE's is NOT easy!! It's bad enough that I can't even find SHOES!!

[TrueConfection]

Holy smokes! How tall are you?

[FunkyMonkee]

6' 9"

[TrueConfection]

That explains the shoe size.

[FunkyMonkee]

Certainly does! My cousin's kid is 7' 1"!! Now idea where he finds clothes to fit but, he does!!

[TrueConfection]

7' 1? Sheesh! My dad is 2" shorter than you and I come up to his shoulder. 😂

[FunkyMonkee]

5' 8"'s not bad. My ex-fiance is 5' 3".

[dustybiker]

My motorcycle boot socks have holes. They need replacing. The entire 6pack went at the same time teo weeks ago. I keep forgetting. 🙈

[TrueConfection]

Better add those to your shopping list!

[dustybiker]

Done! 😁

[28ouc]

No way man. As soon as my toes poking through they are trash. As a matter of fact once one or a few are worn i toss them all and buy all new ones of the exact same thing so they all perfectly match so they are easy to wash and put away.

[TrueConfection]

Same with my husband's socks matching. I throw out the one with a hole and the leftover will always have a match.

[28ouc]

Glad to hear im not the only one who doesn't want to waste hours of there time sorting through miss matched socks haha

[TrueConfection]

When we got married, he had a BIN of all different socks and he'd wear any two. One long, one short, different colors, different thicknesses and textures... 😬😬😬

[20yearsolder]

Nope, it immediately gets thrown in the trash or washed and used as a garage rag

[TrueConfection]

They do make nice rags!

[20yearsolder]

Yes they do, great for wiping off of wax also

[TrillXHippy]

Nope I can’t deal with it. When I found out that one pair of my socks had a hole in them I wore another pair underneath. There’s another pair of socks that has a hole in them and I just take them off and put a different pair on

[TrueConfection]

So, you double up?

[TrillXHippy]

Yes sometimes

[Emiliamazing]

Not often, they usually get turned into dusting mittens😊

[TrueConfection]

They are nice and soft!

[Anonymous]

1- a man who wears crocs and socks has absolutely no taste in fashion. he is an embarrassment to men's fashion.

2- you can afford to buy new socks, toss out the ones with holes

3- someone who does not care about holes in her socks "most likely" does not care much about hygiene therefore a woman with holes in her socks most likely has her socks stink

[TrueConfection]

I agree with #1 100%! 😂

[Opinion Owner]

Thank you.

[humanearth]

My wife darned my socks, me I'll keep wearing them them till they look like a pair of leggings

[TrueConfection]

She's a good wife!

[PBandJ_Nerd]

Yeah. My printed socks are too cute for the trash.

[TrueConfection]

It's hard to part with favorites.

[Gummy_Cluster]

I don't even care if they're different colors. lol I just grab a couple and go.

"Oh, no, the cops are on my tail. I wonder if it's my socks. Shit!"

[exitseven]

If it is a small hole it is okay. Usually they get all stretched out before that happens.

[TrueConfection]

Stretched out might be even worse! They slide down under my feet.

[exitseven]

I toss them when they get stretched out. The don't stay up any more.

[lbigtonyl]

If it's not a hole in the toe area and I'm not wearing sandals then I will still wear them. There's no point in being wasteful. There's enough junk in landfills as is.