Ever suffer from a nasty attack of the sock monster? That’s where a sock vanishes & you end up throwing out the other (good one) in frustration. Or, damage one & toss both out. Or waste time trying to pair up a bunch of different socks from a wash load. … Save time & money. Here’s how:

Next time purchase a large set (the last time I did this I purchased 2 doz. pair) of the same socks. Then all socks quickly & easily match to a pair coming out of the wash. As they wear out, your set will shrink. At the point where you are down to only a few pair left, go out & repeat the purchase with a new set & toss out the old ones (or convert them to polishing rags).

Needless to say, this also works wonders when you can find them on sale. That magnifies your savings. And, when you have a large set starting to decline, you also have time to search for and wait out that sale. I started this pattern when I was purchasing socks for the kids “back to school” wardrobe. I found that 42 pair (7-6packs) of identical socks lasted about one year for two kids.