Cheap Socks
Posted on 07. May, 2010 by admin in Socks
There is a big difference between cheap socks as in trashy, cheap socks as in inexpensive and cheap socks as in the kind that falls apart after one wear.
Buying cheap socks can be fun (especially when they are either the inexpensive, high-value bargain kind or the slightly kinky schoolgirl kind), but buying cheap socks that are in tatters before you have barely looked at them is a disappointing experience.
There are a few ways you can quickly spot cheap socks (the not-good kind!)
They are 100% synthetic. Purely synthetic socks are the cheapest of cheap socks, and not in a good way. They trap sweat, bacteria and odors and your foot slides around in them like a drunk ice skater. The label will try to tell you that they have great stretch, and that’s true, but you’ll never wear them again so it’s all moot really. Also, synthetic socks go up like a Roman Candle when exposed to flame. Not good at Christmas.
The label spells ‘classy’ with a ‘K.’ These are usually the kind of socks that you only give to your worst enemy, when you want to humiliate them in public. Classy dress socks do not need to advertise the fact that they have class. You will know just by touching them.
They come in ‘one size fits all.’ If one size really does fit all, there would not be different sized shoes. Trying to cram your foot into a ‘one size fits all’ sock that looks like it was made for your daughter’s doll is a crippling experience. Literally. Foot-binding isn’t fashionable any more, so make sure you buy socks in your size range.
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