Friends Don’t Let Friends Go Sockless
Last year when we were brainstorming billboard ideas Bsti came up with this one which many of us thought was brilliant. After much consideration we decided against using it for advertising as it was suggested some may not see the humor in it.
But since Sheila asked, here it is.
…You’re not alone!
The twelve steps to managing your sock addiction
1. Admit that you are powerless against our socks
2. Believe that Sock Dreams can restore your sanity
3. Decide to turn your will, and paychecks, over to Sock Dreams
4. Make a search & fearless inventory of your socks
5. Admit to yourself the exact nature of your sock needs
6. Be ready to add more socks as needed
7. Humbly ask us for more socks
8. Make a list of all the people you know who need more socks
9. Make sock orders for such people whenever possible
10. Continue to add to the inventory of your socks
11. Seek to improve your contact with Sock Dreams through concise & eloquent emails
12. Have a spiritual awakening as a result of Sock Dreams and all that we offer and practice these steps frequently for enlightened sock enthusiasm.
October 21st, 2008 at 11:09 am
Ah! A manifesto I can live by!
October 21st, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Pretty ccreative and it looks like the ads for the new Kevin Smith movie … so it’s trendy …
October 21st, 2008 at 3:04 pm
love it!!!!!!!!!!!
October 21st, 2008 at 5:12 pm
I love the billboard!! This is great.
I am Sheila….and I am a sockaholic.
That would make you guys the sock enablers, then. Hee, hee – it’s all Trina’s fault! Every time I ask her a question, she points out another sock I might like, and I do like it, and so I need more and…….. :)
What’s hilarious is that I just placed another order!
October 21st, 2008 at 6:12 pm
If the number of visitors to the shoppe are any indicator, you are not alone, Sheila. Nor should you be.
This is one instance where I am glad I didn’t throw that scrap of paper away.
October 21st, 2008 at 8:19 pm
My name is EG
and I AM a sockaholic
It has been only minutes since I last wore socks,
and already I’m thinking about the next pair I’ll wear and which new pairs I desire.
I can quit anytime I want.
Really I can…
I just don’t want to.
;o)
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:41 am
*looks guilty* Does this make me an accessory-enabler? ;)
Couldn’t help myself, there. Too easy.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:42 am
I admit it! I’m an enabler and proud of it. :) More legs in the world need to look as good as all us sockaholics legs look.
October 22nd, 2008 at 2:42 pm
sigh – i hooked my little niece…contributing to the delinquency of a minor…
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:31 pm
yeah, the last line should read “enabling”, not “curing”.
October 22nd, 2008 at 6:16 pm
I thought I had a sock problem, now I realize Sock Dreams is my higher power.
Sock Dreams, saving soles one sock at a time.
October 23rd, 2008 at 7:49 am
Oh My Sock Dreams Meg! that is so perfect!!! saving soles one sock at a time…. now that is truly divine!
My name is Niqkita and I have been addicted to socks since I was a child. My mom got me started on them back in the 70s, she’d sneak me into funky little shops with the best socks and let me pick out a couple of pairs for myself. As I grew up I hid my habit under my guess jeans and wore nylons with heels and dresses because I thought that was society expected me to do. Now I proudly wear any socks I like in public and online for all the world to see and happily enable outrageous sock habits for a growing world of sock lovers.
October 25th, 2008 at 9:05 am
My name is Meg and I am a sockaholic. When I was little my only socks were white knee highs which I obediently wore with my parochial school uniform. The long black hair on my skinny white legs poked fiendishly out of my socks making me look like a chia pet.
At home I would sneak into my older sister’s room and try her highheels on in the mirror, squinting my eyes to obscure the hair on my legs.
When I was finally old enough to shave, the fabulous socks I could imagine to show off my legs were never the socks I found in the stores where I live.
Many long years later…enter the internet!! Yahooo!!!
After 40 plus years as a dry sockaholic, I have given myself over to my true higher power.
You’ve got socks, I’ve got legs. Are we co-dependent? I hope so. Even if I don’t really need you, I sincerely want you. Thank you for socks : )
October 25th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
zomggggg! i want those leg avenue button up warmers!!! they look a little thin though =/ i measure my leg above the knee and its 13 1/2 inches so i think they might fit me
October 28th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
I’ve made it through most of those steps, but must revisit number 7 occasionally! Christmas is coming afterall.
Love your posts recently, and so glad the move went smoothly.
November 15th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
I am Mackenzie and I am a sockaholic.
Sure, sure I’m only 13, but I am old enough to know that life has so much to offer! And one of those things is socks… Sock Dreams, thank you for providing me, nay, US with these amazing little lovelies for our feetsies!
Oh, goodness, I am in love with socks! My legs are oh, so often adorned with those babies (mainly knee- or thigh-highs). In fact, I think I go sockless only to change my stockings or to shower! Seriously.
It is so hard to be a sock lover in a world that just does not understand. Sure, the nearby stores such as Hot Topic and Target have glorious socks, but they only have so many! And they rarely get new choices! Also, they aren’t as glorious as they could be. And then I discovered Sock Dreams.
Thank you, Sock Dreams, for letting me indulge in my addiction. You have made the amazing invention of socks even more amazing, if that is even possible. With socks from you guys, my feet are an enchantment to the eyes!
All I can say is, I love you! Before I discovered Sock Dreams, I simply survived. Now: I LIVE.