To never buy women's socks for myself ever again?

[PacificDogwood]

I just bought these for myself - I'm sitting here with the blue pair on

Bright colours - all the casual men's socks have colours that I like (I had sock envy when I last bought socks for DS1…)

Women's sock are all either a. black (fair enough - one needs black socks), b. Christmassy (again, fair enough, not my cup of tea, but I accept they have a market, or c. ALL various shades of pink/purple/mauve/grey/cream/rose/lilac/you get the picture.

I don't object in the least to these shades (like the Christmas socks, not my cup of tea, but great to be able to get those colours if you like them), what I object to is the lack of choice!!

Really riles me.
Yes, First World problem - I do have insight in to what I am raging against

[nickelbabe]

they never fit properly either.

I got some Muppets men's socks in Asda. they're my favourite socks

[BabCNesbitt]

What size are you, Pacific? I'm a 4 - think they might be a bit big for me

[NoLongerJustAShopGirl]

I only buy men's socks too - I have size 7 feet... Women's socks are "one size does not fit all" and they usually shrink in the tumble drier. men's socks rule!

[BabCNesbitt]

(Sorry, didn't mean to suggest you had massive flippers!)

[PacificDogwood]

I'm a 5.5 - the smallest men's size is 6 to ?9, so they are loose at the mo, but not overtly too big.
One round in the washing machine will sort them

I'm wearing the green ones tomorrow

[wonderingsoul]

mens socks are cheaper to

i brought some of thouse woolly thick socks

pack of two. mens-blue and grey

womans.. pink and purple
both the same

girls where £1 dearer.

[BeCool]

size 8/42 feet here.
I pretty much only buy men's socks these day. So much more comfy.

[BeCool]

and colourful

[PacificDogwood]

I have smallish enough, but wide hairy feet

[PenguinsandtheTantrumofDoom]

I have recently converted to men's socks. Size 8 feet- women's socks just don't fit.

[NoLongerJustAShopGirl]

(are you a hobbit?)

[BikeRunSki]

I have size 8.5 feet and have been wearing men's socks all my adult life. M&S are the best for colour and longevity.

[WorraLiberty]

I have size 3 feet

I'm wearing my 12yr old DS's hand-me-ups, now that he's a size 8.

[BabCNesbitt]

I did actually have sock envy when my brother was staying with us for a fortnight. He had days of the week socks!

[BikeRunSki]

Gap aRen't bad either.

[HugeFurryKnittingBalls]

It's a bugbear of mine that men's clothes are generally cheaper than women's. It costs more than twice as much to get a haircut too. We get paid less and are employed in the vast majority of the lower paying professions and yet we're charged more for just about anything that can be gender based. Fuckers!

[Pointlessfan]

I often wear men's socks, they are warmer. I like stripy socks and it is easier to find men's than women's.

[CyclopsBee]

I bought some mens fluffy soft socks (im a 7) theyre fab and lovely to put on in the evening, all cosy
and Doesn't matter if they shrink a bit.
YANBU

[yellowsnownoteatwillyou]

I'm a 8, most of the time I buy men's socks. I also have muppet socks from asda

[WomanScorned]

BabC, I'm a similar size, and it only occured to me very recently, to buy mine from the children's section! 10 pairs for a fiver. Bargain :)

[choccyp1g]

I don't see why there are separate men's and women's socks. A range of plain and coloured in various sizes would do the trick. Don't tell DS but he has been wearing plain black "women's" socks for a few years, as they come in size 5-8 which is just right, whereas "boy's" and "men's" have a gap at around his size.

[Shockers]

YABU.

Says the lady in the lovely soft, stripy Seasalt socks .

[PacificDogwood]

KnittingBalls, too right

Alas, am not a hobbit although DH may have alleged as much from time to time. He's not one to talk…

It was buying socks for DSs1 and 2 who are now a size 5 and 6 that put me on to adult men's socks.

I am not sure that there is a massive market for pink men's sock, and there are at least some.
So why on earth is the choice of colours/designs not more diverse for women??

[choccyp1g]

I wear men's because you can get those sets that look plain black but have secret match up patterns on the toes and heels.

[PacificDogwood]

Yes, surely socks are the perfect unisex item?