Fortunately, my new socks come in a resealable bag.

[Terrifel]

Thank you, Fruit of the Loom, Inc., for this useful feature. I just purchased a 10-pair Value Pack of your crew socks, and am delighted that at least one brand of underwear manufacturer values the needs of the clinically obsessive sock purchaser. I need worry no longer about how best to store my freshly laundered socks; once properly folded, they can be neatly returned to the bag and sealed against stray dust and ionization. Far too many times in the past I have been forced to discard socks because they went stale before I could wear them. Other sock manufacturers have historically failed to address the problem of sock spoilage, but this resealable package promises to extend the shelf life of my socks indefinitely. Moreover, even after the socks themselves have worn out, I will still have a handy resealable bag in which to store cleaning supplies, toenail clippings or other sundries. "A place for everything and everything in its place" is my motto, and I am glad to learn that this attitude is shared in Bowling Green, KY.

[Bayard]

Bravo!

[Hockey Monkey]

Oh dear. I've choked on my Cheeto and almost died.

:::clap, clap clap:::

[whiterabbit]

What got me about those when I was working retail was that people would just rip the bags to hell to check out the socks anyway, even though it was obvious how to open them neatly. Yep, there's nothing more fun than claiming piles of otherwise perfectly good packs of socks because people were too stupid to notice that if they really must examine a sock before purchase, they can open the bag instead of vandalizing it...

[Autolycus]

I dare you to send what you wrote to them as a letter to the company. Hilarity just might ensue.

[What Exit?]

You know, I noticed Hanes doing this last year, but I look at the bag and think, how odd. I have not the wit nor foresight to turn such an odd discovery into a very humorous Op.

Jim

[Wile E]

I can see the commercial now ... "Mom ... do your socks ever have that "not so fresh" feeling?"

[chaoticbear]

I have actually found this feature useful once. While on a trip, I needed socks, and the bag kept my new socks delicious and fresh and separate from the dirty socks. Sure, I could have put them in different compartments or something, but who wants to do that? (I'm picturing a black-and-white shot of a woman struggling with her socks in her suitcase while a voice-over tells us how much of a hassle it is, like an infomercial. How much would I be willing to pay for SOCKS IN A BAG? 30 dollars? 20 dollars? Now I can have SOCKS IN A BAG for only 6.95!)

[Santo Rugger]

What got me about those when I was working retail was that people would just rip the bags to hell to check out the socks anyway, even though it was obvious how to open them neatly. Yep, there's nothing more fun than claiming piles of otherwise perfectly good packs of socks because people were too stupid to notice that if they really must examine a sock before purchase, they can open the bag instead of vandalizing it...

Way to ruin the thread by letting us know why they do it. :smack:


:D

[whiterabbit]

If that's why they do it then the whole thing is a massive failure.

[LadyMack]

My sock folding skills must be lacking.

No way would 10 pair go back into that bag.