Missing Socks

United States
January 5, 2007 3:36pm CST
Ok, probably not the most intriguing discussion on mylot, but every time i wash clothes some socks go missing, sometimes its only 1 or 2. I live alone so i know nobody is taking/hiding them so where could they be going? anyone else have this happen to them?
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@Darkwing (21583)
5 Jan 07
Yes, I have had it happen to me. I'm not at all sure where they go. Perhaps we dropped one somewhere and didn't realise, or perhaps they get trapped somewhere between the washing tub and the works... I don't know. Perhaps a good thing to do would be to put all your socks in a net, draw string bag, so that they can't separate in the wash?
• United States
5 Jan 07
Thanks for the suggestion and i'm glad to hear i'm not alone!
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• United States
5 Jan 07
This also happens to me a lot. I will put them in as pairs and not get all my pairs when done with laundry. I have decided that the washer is hungry and it likes to eat socks.
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@peaceful (3294)
• United States
5 Jan 07
That even mystifies me! How on Earth can one sock vanish into thin air when I placed them side by side before I put them on? The World may never figure this one out! :)
• United States
5 Jan 07
That always happens to me! And Im pretty sure that every macthing pai of socks are in the basket, but when I go to fold, theres always one missing!...lol
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• United States
5 Jan 07
Yeah, this is a twilight zone mystery. I think the Dryer consumes them, I think that is what powers the heater, not the electric. I probably lose one sock every 2 to 3 weeks
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• United States
14 Jan 07
The washer machine goonie snacks on them when your machine goes into the spin cycle.
• India
5 Jan 07
hmm yeah happens to me too wat do we do?
• United States
5 Jan 07
You know for a long time I thought my dryer was addicted to eating socks. I came to realize that those little socks cling to the inside of shirts and pants. That's what makes it sooo hard to find them. I tried using one of those nylon bags for the socks but they didn't dry as well so now I just shake all the clothes really good and they appear.