Prices!

[summerdressing]

I like to replenish my knickers and socks each autumn as my socks have all shrunk and are mismatched from a year ago. I ordered 2 packs of pants and a few packs of socks in navy, black, grey and some patterned. The cost -£75!! How do people afford this!!

This was M&S.

Go to Primark or a supermarket instead. M&S and Next are ridiculous prices now.

Primark.I think they’re brilliant for pants and socks.

Talking about prices, I don’t know how Boots survives. I go in there to buy one specific thing, and if I get anything else the prices always shock me.

How do people afford this!!

I wouldn't replace all my socks or pants every year. I don't find that things wear out that quickly. Usually wash at 30 and line dry, which may be the key

Well they clearly weren't the M&S socks and pants I buy!
Multi pack cotton. About £8 a pack.

Were they fancy pants 😁

How can they be that price? Multi packs are circa £10-£12.

It was
2 packs of 4 pants £12 each so £24
5 packs of 5 pairs socks £10 each so £50
£74!

That’s a lot of socks! Prices seem fine to me.

How do people afford this

Most people probably aren't buying 25! pairs of socks and getting rid of them after a year. That's madness.

I get my socks and pants from M&S. They're probably up to 2/3 years old and nowhere near needing replacing.

On average I probably buy a pack of pants and a pack of socks per year, so maybe about £20 not £75.

25 pairs of socks? Yes, that will be expensive.

How many legs do you have that you need 25 pairs of socks 😂

They shrink in the dryer or get holes in so I feel like that's not excessive!

I replace mine when they have 70% off in the sales. If they need to be replaced.

M&S knickers and socks are still very reasonably priced imo. Yours were expensive because you ordered so many pairs of socks - surely that's obvious?

As an aside, I think the quality of their socks has dropped substantially.

I’m not sure I’ve bought that many socks in my life, let alone every year. Do you just throw all the ‘old’ ones out every year?

M&S knickers are such dire quality now.

Sounds like it's the tumble dryer use that's excessive. Dry them outside or even hang up inside, either way, get a socktopus or two.

Replacing socks after a year is bad enough, more so when you buy 25 pairs at a time then you've only worn each pair 15 times on average.

How many did you buy. Sainsburys good quality. About £6 for pack 5 socks and £7 for pack 5 knickers. Even if you got 2 packs of both thats only £26.

Yeah im the same id say. Unless im treating myself to a bra and knickers set... maybe once a year... asda do great ones and very reasonable.
I wear the 2 pack bralettes from primark most days... think they were £6 for 2 and wash lovely.

OP be honest.

Are you a spider?

@DustyLee123
Yes I was in Boots earlier today and saw a can of Dove deodrant for £6!

Buy 25 pairs of socks per year is excessive. Either ask for them for Christmas or wear 7 pairs until they've worn out and then start on the next 7. Unless you have badly fitting shoes, I can't see how it's possible to wear out 25 pairs of socks per year.

I find Sainsbury's socks horrible though. Last time I was looking, I had to buy the men's because the women's were in horrible pastel colours and/or covered in cupcakes. But then the men's are too big.

You bought a ridiculous number of socks.

I agree re the quality of M&S knickers. Dreadful.
And what happened to 100% cotton in nude midi - unavailable