SO I BOUGHT LIKE 10 PAIRS OF SOCKS THE OTHER DAY AND A FEW DAYS LATER WHEN I RAN OUT OF CLEAN SOCKS INSTEAD OF WASHING THE ONES I HAD I CONTINUED TO WEAR THE DIRTY ONES FOR LIKE 2 MORE DAYS, THEN I REMEMBERED "HEY, I'LL JUST OPEN THE NEW PACK" BUT WHEN I WENT TO OPEN THE PACK LO AND BEHOLD, THE BAG WAS RESEALABLE. SO I THOUGHT TO MYSELF "WTF? WHY WOULD ANYONE NEED A RESEALABLE PACK OF SOCKS" SO TWW I ASK YOU GENIUSES AND GENIUSETTES: WHY WOULD ANYONE NEED A RESEALABLE BAG OF SOCKS?

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1/9/2009 10:49:31 AM

Why aren't there any positive mysteries? Why can't it ever be like: Who made Cookies?

1/9/2009 10:50:23 AM

To keep them fresh.

1/9/2009 10:50:26 AM

SO YOU CAN STEAL SOCKS FROM THE STORE AND THEN SOME SCHMUCK WILL THINK HE BOUGHT 10 PAIR OF NEW SOCKS.

1/9/2009 10:50:50 AM

1/9/2009 10:52:02 AM

if i owned a book store i would make the mystery section hard to find

1/9/2009 10:53:47 AM

you could leave clues of its location in the other sections

1/9/2009 10:55:09 AM

lol

1/9/2009 10:55:24 AM

i don't have any more mystery jokes, but i want to continue padding for a couple more minutes

1/9/2009 10:57:56 AM

i actually read the thread, and as i was opening up a new pair of socks the other day i thought the same exact thing.

1/9/2009 10:59:05 AM

yeah its put on there as if its some huge benefit for choosing that bag over any other one.

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1/9/2009 10:59:50 AM

it puzzled me last time i bought socks

1/9/2009 11:00:07 AM

maybe the company that packages the socks also packages another type of product (that uses resealable bags). It would be cheaper for them to buy/use only 1 type of bag instead of 2

1/9/2009 11:00:33 AM

maybe the people at the store that sells them wear them and put them back for customers to buy?

1/9/2009 11:01:23 AM

^ ahaha thats most likely

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1/9/2009 11:01:54 AM

thats a huge waste of plastic though....what do you use the socks then fill the bags with lettuce or some shit

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1/9/2009 11:01:55 AM

^You may be on to something.

1/9/2009 11:05:00 AM

no no no, I think you misunderstand me.

Take ATM's for example. Ever wonder why drive thru ATM's have braille on the buttons? Blind people can't drive!
It because it's cheaper to make 1 set of buttons that suit everyone instead of making 2 sets for blind and non-blind people alike.

similarly, maybe it's cheaper to make 1 set of bags instead of two.

1/9/2009 11:06:31 AM

maybe most people don't need all 10 pairs of socks at once so you can just take out what you need and store the rest until you need them and don't have to worry about the elastic going bad and then turning a funky dirty color

1/9/2009 11:06:43 AM

yeah i got you...so youre saying drug dealers sell socks

1/9/2009 11:07:24 AM

yes

1/9/2009 11:09:16 AM

thanks LP75

finally someone with some sense in this thread

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1/9/2009 11:09:48 AM

Its so that after you take out the socks you can use it to store food.

1/9/2009 12:01:24 PM

Quote :

"Take ATM's for example. Ever wonder why drive thru ATM's have braille on the buttons? Blind people can't drive! It because it's cheaper to make 1 set of buttons that suit everyone instead of making 2 sets for blind and non-blind people alike."

I used to think it is because blind people might have friends and family who could drive them to the atm....

but why would blind people have friends? I bet 72% of "friends" blind people have are actually lamps they think are people.

1/9/2009 12:19:24 PM

so the little placards that have the door number to a classroom, etc. and have that same number in braille . . . how do you find the placard if blind?

1/9/2009 2:04:38 PM

you're blind, not retarded.

1/9/2009 2:10:18 PM

no he's retarded

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1/9/2009 2:17:01 PM

with the ones you can reach without driving, it is often because some people are too blind to read but not completely blind. If you can make out the positions of people and doors well enough to make your way around a building that doesn't mean you can read elevator buttons.

1/9/2009 2:19:31 PM

They started making the bags resealable due to the common occurance of potential customers tearing the bags to check the sock size against their foot. I know I am guilty of this, and with this new packaging one can open the bag in the store, check the sizing, place it back and the bag continues to appear like new for the next customer. Think about how many times you have bought socks and see a ripped bag either spilling out socks or taped up.

/mystery solved.

1/9/2009 2:30:44 PM

wtf are you talking about, there only one size of socks, like the men's 8-13 or whatever it is

taking the sock out to check the size is like pouring out a gallon of milk in the store to see if its 4 quarts

1/9/2009 3:42:17 PM

^yea there is usually men's socks and men's big and tall socks (13+ shoe size). I know cause I buy the big socks. I'd be more inclined to think that people rip them open to check where the seam is. I know I've bought a bag of socks where the seam went right across the tip of my toes (instead of over the toes) and ended up not being able to wear them.

Quote :

"maybe the company that packages the socks also packages another type of product (that uses resealable bags). It would be cheaper for them to buy/use only 1 type of bag instead of 2"

Sara Lee (although I think they sold their clothing stuff off though)

1/9/2009 3:54:31 PM

Socks and pies. Same package.

1/9/2009 4:45:45 PM

So you have something to put your seed-stained socks in so they don't stick to your other laundry, you sick fuck.

1/9/2009 4:49:43 PM

^ I like this one

1/9/2009 4:59:32 PM