[BlindTlk] getting/keeping socks matched up..

[Danielle Ledet]

I safety in mine together.

On 1/23/24, Bonnie Lucas via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
>
> There are several options for keeping socks with their companions...The NFB
> Independence Market, Amazon probably and other blindness orgs sell little
> plastic things that you put your socks through to hold them together. If you
> want to do something immediately, get some rubber bands, and put them around
> a pear of socks. They only time you take them out of the rubber bands is
> when you wear them. In other words, Keep the bands and your socks in the
> same drawer or basket you can put them back in the rubber band the minute
> you take them. No taking off socks and shoes and flinging them under the
> bed, like my kids often did. 🤣Getting different sizes and/or thicknesses of
> bands will help when the socks are of varying thicknesses. One more
> thought...I have heard of late that young people think it's cool to wear mis
> matched socks. Just a thought there. You might check that out with your
> sighted buddies!
>
>
>
> Happy sock matching!
>
>
>
> Bonnie
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Madison Martin via
> BlindTlk
> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 12:41 AM
> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Madison Martin <madison.martin2000 at outlook.com>
> Subject: [BlindTlk] getting/keeping socks matched up..
>
>
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> Hi all,
>
> I'm sure this happens to everyone: you put all of your laundry away but then
> you find a sock (s) that gotten forgotten in the dryer or fell on the floor
> so even though I've put all of my socks away there will likely be mismatches
> (Dad has mentioned to me more then once that I'm wearing two different
> colour socks). Is there anything I can do to insure that my socks match and
> stay matched up while laundry is being done? I know there are braille
> clothing tags but don't they have to go on a tag inside of the article of
> clothing. Before anyone asks almost all of my socks feel basically the same
> so there's no real way for me to tell them apart. Look forward to reading
> any suggestions that anyone has!!
>
> Madison
>
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