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Yep but instead of throwing them away in the trash can that’s across the house I toss them into the convenient clothes hamper and end up wearing them again

I'll repair last chance socks and stockpile (clean) last chance underwear for long trips. Throw them out as the trip goes instead of stashing dirty laundry in your bag.

I buy 10-12 pairs of the same sock. They all go in the same drawer, unmatched. Socks do not have a left/right, so if one gets a hole or what not, it becomes a rag and I don't even notice its gone.

I mean, I don't throw them away immediately, I wash them and put them in the rag bag. There's always something needs a disposable bit of fabric to handle. Socks are great for dusting, as an example. Pull it over your hand, wipe things down, and Bob's your uncle.

I learned to sew when I was little, so I have no qualms busting out the kit to put a few stitches in something. It's not a hard skill to pick up, and definitely something I think everyone should learn. Especially in this day and age, where everything is so damn expensive! Your stitches don't have to be perfect, they just have to hold.

I do. But then I forget about it when I take them off and the cycle continues.

Think the DSM term for that is “harmless self-delusion” bc ain’t nobody throwing that sock away. Goes in the laundry hamper, and we repeat the ciiircle of…. Oh wait. You know what i mean.

Nope, straight into the garbage. I have a garbage in my bedroom.

Like others I have many socks of the same type. Why would I wear a sock that has failed in its purpose?

Same with underwear.

You people need to get your lives in order.

Socks with holes would drive me crazy during the day, so I'd just put on another pair and trash them personally

Holes in socks make me crazy. I learned it the hard way focusing all my energy of a whole day on one damn hole…

Since then I always change them ASAP. Usually my socks wear evenly. So most of the time they are worn completely when there is a hole and it doesn’t make any sense to repair them.

They will get a last wash and land in a bin in my garage where I use worn clothes instead of paper towels. Socks are very handy for dirty stuff like holding motorcycle chains.

Yes but I then forget to throw them out so I end up wearing them until they literally become unusable.

IDK if it's calluses or what but my heels will wear through damn near anything in a pretty short time. Noticed a small hole in a sock once and by the end of the day the entire heel had worn through. Once wore through the heels of a $40 pair of sandals in just a couple months. I didn't have any money at the time to replace them, so I just covered the worn area with duct tape. That lasted less than a week.

Apparently Darn Tough socks have lifetime warranties. I have 4-5 socks knotted up out of 10 that got big toe holes. They'll get sent in sometime...

I tear them to pieces. Not giving them a chance to trick me again.

I do this, but because I don't like throwing out clean clothes. It takes a few rounds of accidentally washing the worn out item before I'll throw it away while it's clean.

There was a time in my life when all my socks had holes in them, because sock money didn't come easy. Took a while after those days ended for me to realise I can buy socks that go all the way around my foot any time I want.

Last chance underwear happen now and again as well but I guess it depends on where the hole is.

I was chilling in my house with my legs crossed (ankle on knee style) wearing just underwear a couple weeks ago. I happened to look down and noticed that my dingaling was hanging out of a hole in my underwear that I didn't realize was there. Those immediately went into the trash.