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The rainbow flag first emerged as a symbol for LGBTQ in 1978. But why the rainbow of all possible alternatives? In this article, we talk about the symbolism of the rainbow for gay pride and its importance. The Introduction Gilbert Baker, an Army veteran and gay rights activist, designed the rainbow flag upon the request […]

If you Google “what socks to wear with sports shoes,” it will fetch you results for every kind of socks and shoes under the sun. However, the decision to choose a sock for your sport shoes shouldn’t be taken lightly.  Wearing the wrong type of sock can be bad for your foot health and can […]

Cycling Socks Cycling has become very popular these days. Owning a bicycle, however, is not everything that cyclists need. They require proper gear as well, especially, cycling socks. Here we have listed down several reasons how cycling socks are different and better than your everyday wear socks. We also explore the benefits of cycling socks. […]

Are you tired of buying work socks that just aren’t up to the job? Avoid walking into your local sports shop on a budget and splash out on the right pair of work socks. If you are looking for guidance on what qualities to look for in your next set of work socks then you […]

As you could imagine, a sock sanctuary like Sock Snob has boxes upon boxes of socks to offer people all around the world. There are a lot of orders to get out of the door and onto the doorsteps of our loyal customers. This can be a tricky operation at times, with 100’s of sock parcels to […]

If you are like the rest of our office staff here at Sock Snob you are probably finding that you are having to self isolate to protect yourself from Coronavirus. Whether you are working or recovering, it can be a challenging time for anyone, especially if you are active like lots of our customers. As […]

When we offer our customers a quality pair of socks we envision that they are going to be worn by humans. Whether they are socks to keep your feet warm, comfortable, protected or fashionable, we hope our socks make a little positive difference. But we haven’t considered them being chewed or eaten by a dog. […]

There comes a time when old clothes just have to go. Whether they are just not your taste anymore, they’re too small or if they’ve been badly damaged. That’s why we need to look at how you can recycle old socks. Years ago we wouldn’t have worried so much about how we would dispose of […]

Do you sometimes think you are going mad when you end up having stray socks at the bottom of your washing basket? You think to yourself “where did I put my other sock”. Some of us just lose socks because we are disorganized or plain forgetful. But, even the most careful of people still lose […]

This is perhaps one of the strangest sock orientated things that we have heard here at Sock Snob, putting onions in your socks. But then again, in this day and age it could be considered as quite a normal practice! It is derived from folk remedy that if you slice the skin and the rounded […]