A gift for the sole
Socks are great stuff! Wether they are ankle length, knee high, boot liners, or perhaps, the lace, fuzzy or woollen ones, all socks have a tender way of hugging our feet and shooting warmth all the way to our hearts. They do great things, from setting a little mystical elf free to being your morning hide-and-seek companion all throughout life. So why not spread a little love, warmth and magic and throw around socks like confetti as a present for any occasion.
IT'S A GIFT FOR EVERYBODY
Socks are for everybody. You can gift socks to people ranging from your best friend to your grandmother to your new born cousin. They're both age and gender neutral. Everybody needs socks. You simply cannot go wrong with a nice pair of these feet huggers, which is a huge relief for us last minute gift shoppers.
IT'S PRACTICAL
As a present, socks are great investments. You may not necessarily receive an overwhelmed response or a huge grin from the recipient, but rest assured your gift won't sit around lonely in a box in the attic. They're not an average box of chocolate, thrown away after consumption, but a lasting gift. At some point the recipients are likely to run out of clean socks and thank their lucky stars for you and your thoughtful gift.
THEY DON'T BREAK THE BANK
Here's my favourite thing about socks, they don't take a huge bite out of your wallet. Of course unless they're the designer bedazzled ones, but let's face it, it's not like you're buying socks for the queen! You can find some real nice, cosy elegant socks that cost less than a regular cappuccino. It's the perfect gift to fill that gift box and leave some change in your wallet. A treat for your friend, and a treat for you.
YOU CAN GET PERSONAL
Socks may seem generic and not so thoughtful, but you can actually get pretty personal with some good old patterns in the socks. Socks come in a wide variety of colours and designs to cater to favourites. You can make you dog lover friend feel special with some paw printed socks or buy some classic retro polka dotted or striped socks for the aesthetic Instagrammers out there. And the choices are endless for Potterheads. There's a pair for pretty much every occasion, interest or mood. A theme based sock gift shows the recipient that you care, and that you've been listening.
THEY'RE AN EASY FIT
Presenting socks eliminates the lengthy process of calculating what size would fit them, living through the awkwardness of buying them a size too big and of course the exchanging debacle. The general sizes of socks vary from new-borns to school goers to adults. It's not exactly rocket science.
SOCK PUPPETS!
These days, socks don't please kids as much as a new Gameboy or a smartphone does. Show them how socks can be just as fun if not more. Socks aren't your single purpose, boring, average Joes. They're so much more. Attach a few buttons to them and show these vegetable brained kids the magical world of sock puppets.
Next time you're wondering the stores, pulling your hair out figuring out what to get them, just stop by the sock counter. If you like them then you should just put a sock on them!
Samin Sabah Islam believes, there are very few problems in life, if any, that a good nap can't fix. If she isn't asleep, your queries may be answered at sabahsamin11@gmail.com