What can you use old socks for? I mean, some that don't have holes,

[raccoon]

they're just old and kind of grubby-looking.

[MADem]

1. Dusting furniture...? nt

[BuddyCa]

2. puppets!

[csziggy]

3. Cat or dog toys!

For cats, put some catnip in them and tie them off. We used to use old longe whips (think buggy whip) that the long lash had broken off. Tied a string around the catnip filled sock and the other end around the end of the whip.

We called them "confuse a cat sticks" in honor of a Monty Python sketch. They were great for wearing out kitties just before bedtime without wearing us out.

I never needed dog toys for our farm dogs but socks could be braided or sewn into pull toys or some other toy for dogs. I'd be careful that the dogs would not shred them into pieces small enough to swallow which could lead to medical problems.

[shenmue]

16. Yes

[csziggy]

4. Another thought - since they have no holes, dye them black

And use them for those occasions you need black socks.

[sarge43]

5. Door stops and paper weights

Fill with dry beans or, if a tight weave, sand.

[demmiblue]

15. Throw them in the microwave for a bit and they make good heating pads. n/t

[femmocrat]

6. Dipsticks.

LOL

I give them to my husband and he uses them in the garage for checking the oil, cleaning the car's interior, etc. He says they are better than paper towels. (These are old white cotton socks. Synthetics wouldn't be good.) I ended up with a good supply of them after the boys left home. They make OK dust rags too, but not as good as old flannel shirts!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

7. Stuff them in republican family members' mouths.

[shenmue]

17. Haaaaaaaaaa

[Arkansas Granny]

8. The Red Hot Chili Peppers had a novel use for them.

[demmiblue]

14. Heh!

[Brother Buzz]

9. I throw what's left of them out in the spring

I start with fresh underwear and a new pair of socks in the spring, and when holes wear through the socks, I just pull them up and baste them to my underwear and throw on a new pair of socks. By fall, I have a fine pair of long johns that serves me through the entire winter. Thrifty, I am.

[Mendocino]

10. I live in a cold climate,

I use old socks on the outdoor water faucets for insulation in winter.

[True Dough]

11. Some don't have holes?

How do you get your feet in?


Sorry, couldn't resist that lame old joke.

[zanana1]

12. For the ones that don't have holes

Fill one of them with nickles and use it as a weapon!

[madamesilverspurs]

13. Roll them up into a ball.

Keep 'em handy to throw at the teevee; they don't hurt it. These days, they get thrown so often they keep the screen clean, so there's that. Bonus: bending over to pick them up is exercise, so sez me.


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[panader0]

18. I put a couple with my chain saw tools for cleaning.

And use them for applying stain on wood.

[crazycatlady]

19. I send them to H&M

They have a clothes recycling program, and my clothes too ratty for the thrift store go to that (holey and mismatched socks, holey underwear, ratty tshirts, etc). What they do with them is beyond me but they don't go to a landfill.

[raccoon]

20. What is H & M? nt

[crazycatlady]

21. clothes store

It is in my local mall.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

22. Give them to Goodwill (or another thrift store).

I started with Goodwill, because it's such a huge operation. Especially at this time of year, it gets trash bags full of donated junk that it can't put up for sale in its stores.

What it can do with clothing that is too worn out to sell is to bundle it up in huge bales. Why? So it can sell the bales of otherwise useless clothing to rag merchants. The rag merchants shred the clothes and process them for rebirth as 100-percent rag content paper.

So that's where that comes from.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_paper

Just mark the bags are "rags," and you'll be okay.

Don't take my word for it. Ask them.

Best wishes.

[SCantiGOP]

23. very useful

for picking up cat puke. We have an old cat who sometimes gorges on his food and then spits it up. Pick it up with the old sock, pull if off your hand so it turns inside out and it is a slightly less obnoxious task.