• Kyle@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Yeah! Who’s getting more sad about getting socks every year? As soon as I moved out I started appreciating the gift 😃

      If people ask for gift hints I often say “fun socks!”

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        1 year ago

        I get tired of it, because I don’t need socks every year. My stuff lasts. I end up with too many socks. It’s like buying me a new pair of shoes or something. Like uh no, those last me 3-5 years. Those are utilitarian purchases that are made less often

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      1 year ago

      Exactly. Thought it dumb when I was younger, but now it’s a great thing!
      Makes me wonder how old OP is?

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      This. While being annoyed by one of my grandmothers giving me bed sheets as a birthday present when I was around 10. I now totally understand and like it. Haven’t really bought much clothes since ever, cause my mother and sister are currently fullfilling my grandmother’s task for years now xD And it’s nice to use the money I would have spent on clothes to buy me more tech stuff I really want.

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    Hogwash! I love getting new socks. Last year, I got bright green socks with avocados on them. Glorious.

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    You’ve doxed your age with this one. Socks are by far the best gift you can possibly get.

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      40 year old checking in. My wife once convinced my entire family to gift me packs of the exact same brand and style of socks. She threw away all of my old and mismatched pairs.

      It’s still one of the greatest Christmas gifts I’ve ever gotten.

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    1 year ago

    I don’t like it when people get me stuff based on my interests. It’s always the wrong shit or really bad shit.

    Just get me socks lol.

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      1 year ago

      I haven’t bought any clothes in like 2 years. I just ask for them on christmas. Thanks female family members!

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    1 year ago

    why are people mad? My socks are always getting holes in them plus it’s extra nice if you get cute socks with designs on them!

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    I seldom wear socks during the day because I always wear sandals. But putting lotion or cream on the soles of my feet at night, with socks so I don’t slip and fall, is very good for moisturizing them. The socks also keep the moisturizer where it belongs, not on my sheets.

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      1 year ago

      I wish I could wear flops everyday, but working in trades as well as snow in the winter make that a no go

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        At my current non trades job, a few of us started working in flops and winter is weird. You get them wet then go outside and they just freeze to the ground.