Niqkita's Sock Journal

Nine years ago I started selling socks online…
just me and a dream selling a few pairs of socks a week
as the years went by I needed more & more help
first my sweetie, then some former coworkers & many sock dreamers who have become some of my closest friends followed. Last year we finally opened a store in front of our warehouse to test the waters. Despite the location being a challenging destination and the spot being tiny it has been a huge success so we are relocating, just the store, to a way better spot a few miles further down the road…
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Our little girl is 5 years old today.

Here she is on her first day home…

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Reviewed by Trina:

Before a couple of years ago I had all but given up on wearing tights. Even queen size hose were pretty iffy, unless I was looking for something that barely fit my thighs, bagged out at my ankles and feet, but could be pulled up to my armpits. I am near the smaller end of the plus size spectrum, about a size 16-18, but still there just aren’t a lot of options out there. Then Niq asked me to try the Foot Traffic Combed Cotton tights. I was skeptical, but I obliged. They fit, actually fit, curves, thighs, tush and all, and did not end up being an almost body suit! I was soooooo excited.
Then came word that we were going to be able to order a plus size version.
OVER THE MOON! Because even though the regular size is amazing, I was almost maxing out the stretch, the waist band rolled a bit, and the thighs did tend to wear out faster than I hoped.
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The Bee is the local paper for the neighborhood we live & work in
…so when I heard Rita from the Bee wanted to get in touch with me for an interview I was over the moon! If you’re interested, you can read the full article at readthebee.com in the business section
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Foot Traffic’s Lace Topped Rag Socks…
These are sort of a sleeper of a sock, one I secretly adore, then wonder why the rest of the world doesn’t love them as much as I do. They are topped with the kind of lace that isn’t so frilly it can’t go through a normal wash load with the rest of my clothes. Thick enough to be a slipper sock for around the house or add that extra bit of padding in looser shoes, they make a perfect boot sock too. They may be one of our thickest short socks (the New Zealand Bedsocks are perhaps a tad thicker), but I still enjoy wearing them even on warmer days because they breathe well, I even managed to stretch the toe out a little to wear comfortably with my flip flops yesterday.
I only have a pair of the pretty rose tinged oatmeal, but am sure to have one of each before long. Because, you know, you can never have too many socks!

in observance of International Faerie Day
your orders have been put together by real sock faeries.
Enjoy!!!

I love how the new banner turned out, shortly after I shot this some nice men came along and set it up high above our booth in the front so it is now more visible. We brought more rainbow socks than anything else this year having sold almost nothing but rainbows in past years, and sure enough, we sold out of several styles, good thing I can restock on my way across the river Sunday morning.
One of the things I enjoyed the most were all the proud dogs!

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This will be our third year sponsoring Pride, this time we get a booth right by the river (w1). I’ll bring plenty of sunscreen and am hoping the chances for rain diminish by Saturday because I want to show off my socks and keep my toes dry at the same time. I’ll be wearing my fit flops because last year I heard over & over: “Oh, I like socks, but in summer I prefer to wear flip flops…” and if you have ever tried to wear your thongs, slip slops or what-have-you in the rain you know what I’m saying.
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As professional sock dreamers we get a lot of special requests and a fair amount of people write us with brilliant sock ideas they’d like to see come true.
Many months ago I got such a letter from a nice young man named Ken who showed me what I thought was a pretty smart idea with a back to school theme. I asked him to let me know when they were in production and ready to order…
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In the nearly seven years that I’ve been doing this journal thing I have gone from doing it painstakingly via my old web building software & html in a special section right on the site when I started up the Socks of the Day in July 2002…
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