<p>I laughed when I saw this thread. I thought I was alone in my sock issues. Sometimes an inexpensive pair from a discounter feels better than a pricier pair to me. It’s all about the seam–too thick–yikes! I’ve tried the inside out trick. It didn’t feel right. My favorite pair was a cashmere and wool blend I bought a few years ago as a pair I could wear to bed. I always have cold feet. Thin seam–yes, enough stretchy material so they didn’t fall down–yes, not too much elastic around the top so it doesn’t bind–yes. They didn’t feel right with shoes though, and unfortunately one has disappeared to the great mysterious sock pile. My quest for the perfect sock will continue.</p>
<p>JC Penney carries socks for the big and tall (size 14 shoe on one child). They also carry extra long ties, which are hard to find.</p>
<p>This same large child also had sensory problems as a pre-teen, and refused socks that felt weird. I finally found socks at Sears that he would wear.</p>
<p>one daughter went all year wearing tevas ( no socks) a pair of baggy boys shorts- a tank top and a fleece vest. she did occasionally wear gap leggings ( and she had a very warm patagonia jacket- she occasionally also wore snowboots.</p>
<p>Of course once you find socks that fit- keeping track of them is another challenge at our house.</p>
<p>Smartwool socks have changed my life. :D</p>
<p>I hate those socks which have extra elastic around the instep…I feel squeezed, like a toothpaste tube!</p>
<p>I think they should make socks in Short & Small. Size 5.5 shoes. Kids’ socks too small; the regular womens’ socks are always a tad long and uncomfortable. I don’t think the seams are nearly as well-made and comfortable as they used to be.</p>
<p>I wish I’d had some wool socks for the football game I just stood through…I had four different pairs of cotton socks on but my feet were still cold. 
35 degrees and raining is no fun…but at least we won! :)</p>
<p>Good, well-fitting socks can and should be comfy! If your socks “hurt” you probably have the wrong size, or a really poorly made sock, or your shoes are too small.</p>
<p>What I hate is that I have a couple of pairs of shoes and boots that “eat” my socks… no matter what socks I wear, these shoes pull them down by the heel until they bag up in a bunch around the middle of my foot. I spend the whole day pulling my socks back up.</p>
<p>But I blame the shoes/boots, not the socks.</p>
<p>Wow I didn’t realize so many had serious sock problems. I started this thread to share a chuckle I had over one of the very few questions my son has asked me since his college life began. If anyone is really interested it turns out his sock “issue” is not around the foot, but above the ankle. Last time he wore socks 7 years ago there was no hair on his legs. His options so far; deal with it, go sockless, or shave his lower legs.</p>
<p>Never has a thread on CC caught my eye so quickly!
When S1 was little, he had extreme touch and tactile issues with clothes, especially socks! He would only wear only one brand of plain white crew socks – nothing exotic, just plain white socks. At one point he needed new ones and I made the mistake of buying a bag of tube socks. He put up a fuss, but I insisted, not wanting to waste money. The next day we found the whole bag of socks cut into pieces on the floor. We asked him if he knew anything about it, and he said no (he was probably 5 or 6 at the time). He finally expanded his tastes a bit, but still hates tube socks.</p>
<p>A piece of advice I give to new kindergarten parents: Find a brand of plain white socks that your child likes and buy 18 identical pairs before school starts. You won’t spend time looking for matching socks in the morning rush.</p>
<p>srysstress: I’m also a 5.5 shoe. About 90% of my socks are two inches too long. So either they bunch up in the toe area, or I pull them up high and the heel winds up being beyond my own heel about two inches high on my leg.</p>
<p>I think men with big feet and women with small feet have sock problems. </p>
<p>Thorlo makes their socks in sizes: there are men’s small-medium-large, and there are women’s small and medium… It takes some careful shopping. My son prefers the Thorlos for that reason. </p>
<p>I adore my Thorlo padded socks. Yes, they cost a bleeping fortune BUT I have pairs that are four years old. I recently wore out one of the pairs I bought my D when she went to summer camp in 1995. (I knew it was one of them because it had her name written on the instep in Sharpie.)</p>
<p>I had the pleasure of shopping in person at Sock Dreams in Portland last week, and can definitely recommend these socks: warm and light. [Sock</a> Dreams ~ Midge Striped Wool Crew](<a href=“http://www.sockdreams.com/_shop/pages/product_detail_ProductID_841.php]Sock”>http://www.sockdreams.com/_shop/pages/product_detail_ProductID_841.php)</p>
<p>I bought some nice thick Wigwam hiking socks at Costco and they are very soft and comfortable. Wearing well too. I have had some Smartwool socks wear out very quickly on the ball of the foot.</p>
<p>barrons, that is too bad. I am on year 5 on some of my beloved Smartwools!</p>
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<p>Really? Everyone I know likes their socks. I think socks are very comfortable. NOT wearing socks–now that would be uncomfortable.</p>
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That was an embarrassing typo: I meant, “I have never met a single person who thought socks were uncomfortable.”</p>
<p>I agree with you. Not wearing socks hurts my ankles and chafes my toes.</p>
<p>Socks? Socks, Socks!</p>
<p>Am I getting more sensitive or is the underwear giving more wedgies? Cures available?
Please, wife, comfortable underwear for Christmas.</p>
<p>^^how about no underwear at all ;)</p>
<p>Such an informed crowd, maybe you will be able to solve my problem.
DH makes holes in his socks with a speed of light. Sometimes after only one wear!
We have tried many different socks over the years - cheap or expensive, loose or tight, he will eventually make a hole in them, usually sooner than later. The hole is always where his big toe is. Does not matter what kind of shoes he wears.
I am getting a little annoyed, especially since my socks usually fall apart before I make a hole in them. My kid’s socks get holes in the ares of increased friction, but what my DH does with his is a mystery to me. He cuts and even files his toenails weekly! I am joking that he probably wiggles his big toe all the time 
What is his problem?</p>
<p>Outerwear determines what is the underwear ;)</p>