Comments on: Price tag fastening gun: Clutter or clutter buster?

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:47:48 +0000

All this fuss about plastic tags in the landfill… OMG that is just silly: Those little things are SO tiny, it would take hundreds, if not thousands of them to equal ONE plastic milk jug! So if the tagging system works for someone, I say give it a try! However… after reading all the comments here… I’m going to try the lingerie bag method, myself Thanks, everyone, for your replies!!!

By: de

de — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:17:02 +0000

Odd socks can be freecycled to crafters, pet owners and compulsive dusters.

By: de

de — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:16:08 +0000

Re: environmental cost of tagger. What about the cost of replacing pairs of socks and tossing the odd ones? I also buy multiple pairs of identical socks, and everyone uses the hamper, but they still disappear between the hamper and the dryer somehow. I like the safety pin idea, but…

Taggers can also be used to attach notes to absentminded husband’s and children’s book bags, jackets, lunch bags, etc. Such reminders can save much time, gas, etc. Also the craft or tag sale thing, or loan it to a nonprofit for their sale.

By: mom of three

mom of three — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:36:42 +0000

Wow. The thought of those plastic tabs all over the house drives me crazy. I have a family of 5. Imagine, 10 tab halves on the carpet per day. If matching socks is hard, imagine this mess!

I buy 3 packages of socks at a time per person. This makes matching easier. Also, I wash the kids socks in a different load from the adult socks, so that makes it easier.

By: Sheri

Sheri — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:51:46 +0000

Great idea but as pointed out the plastic is not environmentally friendly and being green is in. I use safety pins to put together my families socks. It is a habit I started when I was younger and had to go to the laundromat. People always lose socks there because of not checking the washer under the rim or agitator. The safety pins are recycleable!! Just my two cents worth.

By: Janice Yori

Janice Yori — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:57:02 +0000

I’m sold on pairing socks. I bought a tagging gun and tags and now cannot figure out how to load the gun! Can someone please help? Email is treasurehunter.dfw@bluetie.com. Thanks a bunch!

PS A visual would be helpful!

By: J

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:37:52 +0000

My girlfriend has one of these & she loves it… She uses hers to put the tags back on clothes & return them to the store!!!

By: Charity

Charity — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:08:13 +0000

As a teen I was notorious for losing or “breaking” one sock. The missing sock never came back so I would put the stray in my gerbils cage. Fun for them and made great bedding that halved the amount of cedar shred I was using. For my special socks, the extra cute or comfy ones, I would put them in the pocket of my jeans then pat down all pockets as they went into the wash. Saved many a bus pass that way as well.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 24 May 2008 03:36:54 +0000

How cool is THAT??????

I too have mismatched socks two years old. But I would need a gun thingy for all the members of the household!

By: Jacque

Jacque — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:53:17 +0000

My vote on this one is “unitasker.”

By: Sha

Sha — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:23:28 +0000

I’ve never actually owned enough pairs of socks nor pieces of clothing to be in a situation where I would need to spend hours matching my socks and other clothing items if I did not have a price tag fastening gun… Whenever I get to a point where I am overwhelmed with laundry or overwhelmed with clothing sorting, that’s usually a pretty loud and clear signal to me that I have too much stuff.

I am a mom with a young child and know the clutter phenomenon all too well, but when I get to a point where my or my child’s stuff is so plentiful that I need a price tag gun to sort, then I usually pull out a garbage bag and put together a load of stuff to donate to a thrift store.

That being said, to each their own. If a price tag gun works for you, I think it’s a cool idea for you! I have a feeling though that if I had a price tag gun lying around my house my daughter would quickly figure out she could play pranks on me and attach random things together. =)

By: blue

blue — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:13:23 +0000

About folding clean pair of socks. Personally I don’t do it, just toss all white socks in a drawer, for those that require matching, I stack the pairs. But my mom does fold hers, she stack 2 matching socks, then only fold the top of one sock over the other sock by about 1 or 2 inches, so its not stretching the elastic as much as if you fold it up like a ball.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:20:05 +0000

I’m another lingerie-bag-for-socks person. I started doing this a couple of years ago and it’s a perfect system for me. The bags are dirt-cheap, so I have a bunch of them hanging on a hook in my closet right next to the hamper. Socks come out of the sock drawer, onto feet. Off feet, into the bag. When the bag is loosely filled (about ten to fourteen socks), it gets zipped and dropped into the hamper. After washing, it’s a cinch to match the socks from the bag.

I don’t much care if you like sock bags or tag guns or whatever, but I do think it’s good to have a system in place.

And I think the bit about the Chinese doctor and sock-toxins is bull. What are these toxins? Bacteria? Viruses? Heavy metals? Trans-fats? Are the toxins produced by feet or by shoes? How can I test my socks for toxins?

By: marilyn

marilyn — Wed, 21 May 2008 06:39:24 +0000

No, don’t buy it! You don’t need it. Check under the agitator for the missing socks. I found this article explaining how http://www.associatedcontent.c.....&cat=6

By: James

James — Wed, 21 May 2008 04:16:33 +0000

When you take off dirty socks, fold them before putting in hamper. Unfold when they go into washer. Don’t miss any when transferring to dryer. They should all be there after drying. Match them up again and put in drawer.

I like this idea of not even matching too – I think I’ll give it a try….

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 20 May 2008 04:29:16 +0000

Socks are small and take up little room. As long as they are not worn out, keep them. Unmatched socks are great for wearing around the house, for yard work, for playing sports, for a second layer in the winter, etc.

When they are almost ready to be thrown out, keep them for one final use: wearing through airport security. Wear them while walking on the nasty airport floor, and then throw them away once you emerge from the security area.

By: dizzylizzy

dizzylizzy — Mon, 19 May 2008 19:39:36 +0000

I find that little tiny clips (like the very small alligator hair clips) work just as well and are re-uesable. Also, putting your socks in a mesh laundry bag so they are all together.

By: allen

allen — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:54:22 +0000

Is it really that important to match your socks?

Simpler solution: Only own socks that match.

By: Angel

Angel — Mon, 19 May 2008 05:56:34 +0000

I wouldn’t bother with this either, for the practical reasons already mentioned.

However, I have had the thought occasionally that one of these guns might be useful for those times that you over-confidently remove the tags before trying on a new purchase…only to find that it doesn’t fit and you’d like to take it back to the shop. Alternatively, it would help when a child won’t try on items with tags.

Most places will only take returns if the original tags are still attached, so this could sure come in handy.

By: Cynthia Friedlob, The Thoughtful Consumer

Cynthia Friedlob, The Thoughtful Consumer — Mon, 19 May 2008 05:52:15 +0000

Isn’t it funny that a post about socks would get so many comments?! Well, here’s mine — an amusing alternative approach to socks:

http://www.littlemissmatched.com/

I have no financial connection to the site — I just like it!