I like new ideas. These days what you know today is old news tomorrow. Someone somewhere dreams up invaluable and imaginative ways of making money. Time and again I’ve been bamboozled into parting with my hard-earned cash on near worthless product(s). When the darn thing breaks or falls apart, I don’t beat myself up about it because the investment is never large to cause true grief. Life is supposed to be an adventure. No? Sure it is.
Last minute Christmas shopping found me at Walmart in the Pet Department. Lady Gaga doesn’t know or care about Santa, but she would get a treat anyway. I bought her a cart load of Iams canned chicken, beef, and lamb paté. Her favourites. She only gets on heaping teaspoonful in the morning with a quarter cup of dry Iams and at night she has dry cat food only. One can lasts five days: five spoons.
On my way back to pay for all the goodies in my basket, I passed a sock display. Wild and jazzy colours; soft and fuzzy yarn.
Wait a minute. What’s this? The advertisement said the socks had aloe in them or were aloe? Can’t recall. Only hand-washing was recommended. Their softness sold me in three seconds. In winter as in summer, I suffer from callouses on my heels. At three dollars a pair, I almost threw three packages into my cart. Something stopped me.
The first time I wore the socks, I expected magic: soft feet overnight. And yes, I wore them to bed. Canada’s winters are cold; freezing this year. Sigh. No miracle occurred that night or the next no matter how velvety they were to the touch.
For washing, I threw them, inside out, into lukewarm water with a little dish soap. Thick fibres drifted to the top. Awful stuff. Scooping the fuzz balls out, I changed the water and started over again. Why did they shed and where was all that wool coming from? Would my socks disintegrate in the wash?
With care, I squeezed out all the water instead of wringing them out and hung them over the shower to dry.
The next couple of times I wore these strange foot warmers, fluff followed me everywhere: between my bed sheets, on the floor beside the bed, on the bathroom floor. At each washing, I expected a mass of fibres in my hands with nothing holding them together.
How many wearings or washings will they last? This latest adventure may be small but it’s not over yet. All for three measly bucks and no soft skin as anticipated. I wonder if I shouldn’t have put aloe and some O.V.O.O. on my heels before putting the socks on.
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You want magic. I’m here to share it with you. Use a Ped Egg on your heels–dry (the surface is like a rasp). The shower routine with the stone doesn’t work for me. Slather your feet with Vaseline. Put a plastic bag on each foot with a sock over each (cotton is good but not necessary) to hold it all together. Go to bed. In the morning your feet will be soft as a baby’s you-know-what. Honest.
January 10, 2014 at 7:23 pm
They have aloe in them AFTER you rub aloe on your feet. Sheesh-don’t you folks up there read the directions? If you put aloe and Vicks on your feet and a drop of olive oil from Sicily in each ear the fibers will not disintegrate from the socks when you wash them. The socks will also last about 40% longer when you wear a green cap on your head and stand on one foot. Well at least the sock on the foot you are not standing on will last longer. So rotate. Or you could just move to Florida and go barefoot all the time.
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January 10, 2014 at 8:25 pm
Carl, you are too funny for words. Duh. I should have read the instructions. 😀
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January 10, 2014 at 9:05 pm
Carl, you had me choking with laughter. Too damn funny. Tess, this was definitely a three buck laugh. 😉
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January 10, 2014 at 10:48 pm
Actually, worth at least $10.00. 😀
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January 11, 2014 at 2:34 pm
Giggling now..
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January 12, 2014 at 1:42 pm
Hilarious, isn’t it. This simple post has brought out all kinds of interesting conversations. 🙂
Nice to see you BB. Thanks for stopping by too.
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January 14, 2014 at 2:30 am
I love that about blogging; when I least expect a post to bring such popular response and then it does. Kind of cool.
Thanks for having me Tess, I should get out more. 😉 .
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January 14, 2014 at 4:25 pm
I believe I need to get out more. With more experience I wouldn’t have handed over my three bucks. Ha ha.
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January 14, 2014 at 5:01 pm
Teehee…oh I don’t know.. Look at the great $3 worth of WP enjoyment alone you have had from the post the socks prompted.
And far more priceless is the giggles you spread.
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January 14, 2014 at 11:27 pm
ha ha. I wonder if I can swing a book deal out of this one. Kidding. I’m playing with you but it’s fun to play. You are a lovely chipper personality and it’s fun kibitzing back and forth. 😀
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January 16, 2014 at 2:18 am
Oh Tess I do believe there certainly is a book there. Maybe something titled like, “Tess Ventures Into The Abyss” lol..
I think you would have a wonderful sense of humor that would bring a great slant to everyday adventurers.
Kindred spirit I feel with you, and I enjoy this fun and enriching chatting with you. I look forward to it actually, and smile when I see your photo in my reader.
Have a fabulous Throwback Thursday my friend. ~
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January 16, 2014 at 3:26 pm
Ha ha. The feeling is mutual. What a Throwback Thursday?
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January 16, 2014 at 4:41 pm
Throwback Thursday has a more definite agenda attached, but I just use it as a way of wishing some one a god day. i don’t get into the posting “throwbacks’ on Thursday
This will explain far more clearly than I possibly could blunder my way through.
http://webtrends.about.com/od/Instagram/g/Throwback-Thursday-Definition.htm
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January 16, 2014 at 5:40 pm
OOOooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh… Thanks for the link.
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January 17, 2014 at 2:27 pm
Your so welcome. New slang words developing all the time it seems,
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January 18, 2014 at 10:43 am
And I can’t begin to pretend to keep up. 😀
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January 18, 2014 at 4:22 pm
Me neither. I don’t even try except when I find I discover something new i like I run with it.. maybe I even run into the ground, but run with it. I do. lol.. 😉
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January 19, 2014 at 1:25 pm
😉
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January 10, 2014 at 8:06 pm
Do they keep your feet warm? They may not last, but three dollars worth of warmth on a cold night might not be a bad investment.
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January 10, 2014 at 8:26 pm
Yes, they are warm and fuzzy but weird. Ha ha.
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January 10, 2014 at 8:36 pm
My son bought me two pairs of socks for my birthday. Sounds like a weird gift, but they’re amazing. He got them from some sporting store, and they’re so thick and soft I feel like I’m walking on plush carpeting where there is none. And no fluff shedding either. Guess Walmart might want to look into those… 😉
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January 10, 2014 at 9:06 pm
I was about to comment then got sucked in to Carl’s and your replay to his. Made me laugh into choking. Thankfully, you only bought one pair, or a half of a pair, or perhaps a few fibers when it comes down to it. Moving to Florida is definitely the solution. Now, to talk your family into applying for jobs down there. 😉 Have a good weekend.
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January 10, 2014 at 10:47 pm
Ha ha. Life CAN be fun if we don’t get all serious ALL the TIME. 😀 Lots to learn with humor.
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January 10, 2014 at 10:15 pm
This is $3 worth of priceless laughter!!! Thanks. I actually have a pair of these – from a specialty store and they smell like vanilla, have aloe IN them and are still awesome after 3+ years. No fuzzies or yuck. Because of my exercise routine, my feet get beat up. Best advice I have is Vitamin E capsules! Puncture 1 for each foot and wear cotton socks to bed. Will keep feet warm and oily and you wake up with lovely tootsies. Hilarious story. Also love “Lady Gaga” as pet name. Since I LOVE her as an artist. 😉
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January 10, 2014 at 10:46 pm
Thanks. Lady Gaga stands up to her name but she IS loveable.
I will try the Vitamin E capsules. New to me.
I get best results by using a Ped Egg and then slathering my feet with vaseline, putting both feet into separate plastic bags with socks over top to keep on the plastic. In the morning, feet are better than what you get when you pay $$ for a pedicure.
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January 12, 2014 at 12:45 am
I can just picture you lying in bed with grocery sacks on your feet (hehe) whatever works!
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January 12, 2014 at 1:33 pm
The first time I tried this, I DID have grocery sacks. Now I save the plastic see-through bags we get in the produce isle. the funny thing is, the plastic seems to make the Vaseline work double duty and really moisturize. 😀 Nice to see you again, Tressa.
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January 10, 2014 at 10:21 pm
Just hang out on the beach with me…the sand keeps everything smooth!
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January 10, 2014 at 10:43 pm
Alas, my feet dry out even MORE in the summer. I’m beginning to believe they are not normal. 😦
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January 12, 2014 at 12:41 am
Is it the normal crappy aging process then?? (giggling)
Cute socks.
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January 12, 2014 at 1:34 pm
Bah. Humbug. I think you’re onto something but I admit to NOTHING! 😀
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January 10, 2014 at 11:23 pm
I don’t know what to say about all this talk on socks. I haven’t worn any for years!!
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January 10, 2014 at 11:41 pm
My feet thank you for the tips. I wouldn’t mind trying out the tip of hanging out on the beach to let the sand work on the feet. I’m up for that!
I can’t sleep with socks on. I can barely make it through my work day with socks on!
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January 10, 2014 at 11:53 pm
I love my fuzzy socks. But they are plain ole fuzzy socks no aloe in em and I wash them in the washing machine.
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January 11, 2014 at 8:37 am
That’s the kind I like: wash in the machine and no shedding from the inside.
For three bucks, these new ones were a novelty item to try.
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January 11, 2014 at 12:44 am
A great story for a three buck investment.
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January 11, 2014 at 8:35 am
Yup. Anything for a post. Ha ha.
After I published, I added a neat tip for nice feet at the end of the post. 🙂
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January 11, 2014 at 7:41 am
Maybe the ad meant to say that for the socks to work you had to buy the $20 bottle of super-special aloe vera to go with them, hence the cheap socks, but failed to mention this? These days, I don’t trust any advertising.
Oh Tess, this did make me smile, but I hope that when all’s said and done your feet are keeping nice and warm, despite the loss of all that fuzz?? 😉
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January 11, 2014 at 8:31 am
Thanks, Sherri. Yes, the socks are warm and cozy and I expect them to disintegrate soon. 😛
Weird they’re not thin a old bed sheets already.
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January 11, 2014 at 10:02 am
Ha Ha! I must say though, I adored Wal Mart when I lived in the States 😉
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January 11, 2014 at 12:21 pm
The Walmart in the States is much nicer and has more interesting things than the ones in Canada.
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January 11, 2014 at 9:30 am
Since you bought these in WalMart, I assume they were made in China. Maybe ‘aloe’ is Chinese for ‘very poor quality wool that shreds in water’.
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January 11, 2014 at 12:22 pm
Ha ha. You’re a riot but you’re probably 99% right.
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January 11, 2014 at 10:04 am
I was wondering about those socks. I saw a commercial for them. I won’t look any further for them. They’re not something I want now that I know about your experience with them. I’ll try your other method instead.
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January 11, 2014 at 12:11 pm
Great. Saving money is GOOD.
I gave myself a treatment after posting and my feet—are lovely. Why don’t I do this on a regular basis instead of putting it off all the time? Sigh.
Try it. You’ll be surprised. The plastic bags sound weird but they works. You might want to tie them around your ankle–not too tight–because they tend to slip as you turn in your sleep.
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January 11, 2014 at 10:14 am
I’m with Carl except it’s been cold in Florida too!
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January 11, 2014 at 12:08 pm
Want to borrow some socks with Aloe in them?
Sorry, can’t help myself. 😀
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January 11, 2014 at 1:01 pm
Are they on sale?
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January 12, 2014 at 1:45 pm
Nah. They are lightly used but shedding like a cat in spring and they are free for the asking. 😀 😀
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January 11, 2014 at 10:18 am
What a mess and how annoying for you! I use shea butter on my feet and keep a skanky pair of socks for the purpose.
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January 11, 2014 at 12:07 pm
I’ve tried peppermint ointment for callouses and all kinds of stuff. This trick works best for me and lasts with Vaseline a couple of times a week with old sock (no plastic). Gave myself a treatment after the post last night. I should take the time out to do this more often. 😀
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January 11, 2014 at 10:28 am
Okay, so you and I and countless others get roped into these things. I can’t stand things on my feet, except for shoes – always been like that. I sleep with my feet outside the covers, even on the coldest nights. Years ago I stopped wearing socks, even on the coldest nastiest days. My mom once commented – My daughter’s gone Miami Vice. She and Don Johnson are anti-socks. Your feet and callouses – I know those cuddly-wuddly socks feel good but like you say, they suck. Get yourself some cheap stretchy cotton (usually men’s) socks. Now….get yourself some petroleum jelly. I like to use the baby pet.jelly because it smells sorta like baby stuff. If you aren’t diabetic and don’t have podiatral circulation issues, use several emery boards to start smoothing down those callouses. These aren’t as hard on your feet and are more flexible than pumice stones. Emery them down good but be careful not to do too much. Now, before you go to bed, rub your feetsies with the Vaseline really good. Overdo it some. Put on the cheap stretchy socks and go to bed. do this for a few days and throw the socks in the wash. It will take a couple of weeks but keep it up. After you get them all nice and soft, do it once a week. Or, treat yourself to a nice pedicure and let them do away with the gunky foot stuff. But do the socks and the Vaseline. Your feet will get sock and the socks will keep your feet warm. Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:08:23 +0000 To: thspencer51@hotmail.com
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January 11, 2014 at 12:05 pm
I sure do enjoy a pedicure once in a while but sometimes, you pay through the nose and the result isn’t up to scratch.
Yep. We’re on the same page with the Vaseline. The pumice stone doesn’t help and I’ve never tried the emery boards.
See, if ya don’t speak up, ya don’t learn a thing. 😀
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January 11, 2014 at 5:01 pm
Use the rougher side with more pressure than on your nails. After you do, soak your feet in a nice warm soak. Dry thoroughly and use the Vaseline. I bought several pair of cheap stretchy white men’s socks and just throw in with towels when I do laundry.
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January 12, 2014 at 1:40 pm
This is the year I will take more time for me and my feet, even if it is a more regular ‘filing’, soaking and Vaseline-treatment. Thank you. 😀
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January 12, 2014 at 1:42 pm
Good for you! We all deserve to take time for us.
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January 12, 2014 at 1:50 pm
All my years, I keep forgetting…
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January 12, 2014 at 4:47 pm
Yes, looking after us and taking time for us is a hard habit to develop.
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January 13, 2014 at 3:19 pm
😀
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January 11, 2014 at 10:55 am
It’s true–over and over that happens. I can’t believe the difference. Lucky for me, my feet are too big for ‘standard’ socks so I have just a few places to puy them (and they get wider with age).
Good lint about the feet softener.
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January 11, 2014 at 12:02 pm
This trick works. Just did it last night after my post. In a couple of days, I’ll just slather some more petroleum jelly on and pull on a pair of old socks (no plastic this time).
I know about the widening. Yeah. Can’t shop at Payless…
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January 11, 2014 at 11:28 am
Thanks for the magic!
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January 11, 2014 at 11:57 am
😀
Magic is as magic does. Nada.
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January 11, 2014 at 11:53 am
For feet….Amlactin lotion daily….$18 miracle
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January 11, 2014 at 11:56 am
Awesome! Thank YOU. 😀 I’ll check it out.
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January 11, 2014 at 11:56 am
Fun post. I love cozy socks too. I never expect them to soften my feet, but if I found a pair that did I would love it. Making feet soft is a job here in Arizona because the water is so hard. Maybe we’d both do well to get water softeners.
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January 11, 2014 at 12:26 pm
My problem is just walking. Our water if fine. As time goes by the callouses seem to thicken. Sigh.
I also like to keep my feet warm. Ha ha.
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January 11, 2014 at 2:30 pm
hmm.. wondering now about the pair of socks that claim the same I received as a gift. I haven’t worn them yet. I always love your adventurous nature Tess.
On your foot treatment I can attest to it really does work.
As I really do go barefoot even in the winter at home I needed to find a way to keep my soles soft too.
I do the exact same thing as you, once a week. I do use a product called Aquaphor which is just petroleum jelly like Vaseline but without the same ‘fragrance’.. 😉
Really this is a fun post that I love that you shared.
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January 12, 2014 at 1:44 pm
😀
Goes to show I am entertained by the simplest of things. Ha ha.
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January 14, 2014 at 2:31 am
That would be ditto for me.
Great minds think alike? 😉
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January 14, 2014 at 4:24 pm
*winks* Seems so,
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January 14, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Winks back atcha. 🙂
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January 14, 2014 at 11:27 pm
😀 😛
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January 16, 2014 at 2:13 am
😉
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January 12, 2014 at 3:32 am
I am going to try your vaseline tip, Tess. also bought a pair of socks which promised me softer feet, but you can just guess. 🙂
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January 12, 2014 at 1:30 pm
Promises, promises. Soon we won’t believe any advertisement at all and where will that put the manufacturers of such goods? 😀
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January 12, 2014 at 4:26 am
Love fluffy socks, hmm don’t know how they would incorporate aloe in though especially after washes , but the Vaseline and socks work 🙂 oh while I’m at advice giving if you have a bad cold put Vicks vapour rub on your feet socks on, then in bed, feel better 🙂 x
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January 12, 2014 at 1:31 pm
My MOM used to do that too…Vicks vapour rub on the feet…or was it garlic on the chest. Just kidding.
It sounded like the Aloe was worked into the yarn somehow, that’s why a gentle wash was recommended. It still sounds hokey to me. 😀
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January 12, 2014 at 11:06 am
I love nice warm socks. I’ve had those little throw blankets that leave tons of the fluffy fuzz balls all over the house before (and when you wash a ton comes out). They drive me crazy so i try not to buy them anymore if I can tell they’re the kind that do that. 🙂
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January 12, 2014 at 1:26 pm
I’ve sworn off fuzzy anything now too. A long time ago I bought some wonderful Egyptian towels. They were so thick and luxurious, but when I washed them…ugh. Tons and tons of fluff. 😀 😀
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January 12, 2014 at 1:08 pm
Tess, those socks look like everything I own after I do laundry. My kids try to keep me away from the machines and do not allow me within ten feet of the bleach bottle. Shrinking is my particular forte. Just send me your socks and I’ll fix ’em forever!!
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January 12, 2014 at 1:22 pm
I wouldn’t wish these shedding puppies on anyone. On the other hand, I may reach my point of no return and I just might gift them to you. 😀
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January 12, 2014 at 2:54 pm
Oh, Tess…how thoughtful. But I really couldn’t deprive you of all the fun you’re having.
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January 12, 2014 at 4:28 pm
Ha ha ha. You are the most thoughtful person in the blogosphere, Laurie. Lucky me. 😉
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January 12, 2014 at 1:38 pm
I’ve seen those! Too funny. I would have bought them too if I wasn’t rushing out the store. On the foot front, there are socks you can buy from shoppers which let you lube up your feet and let `em stew overnight. they have this kind of rubbery interior that keeps the goop in. 🙂
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January 12, 2014 at 1:52 pm
Thanks, Karen. Didn’t know there was a market for such a product. I’ll stick to my roll of see-through plastic bags that are just the right width for my foot length. Might as well use them all up. However, good to know as I can pass along Shoppers product to others. ;-P
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January 12, 2014 at 3:09 pm
You had me at soft and fuzzy socks! And they you lost me with the fluff shedding. Sigh. Don’t these people test their products properly?!
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January 12, 2014 at 4:27 pm
Beats me. Someone asked if they came from China. Anything to make a buck?
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January 12, 2014 at 3:21 pm
I love fluffy socks…that don’t fall apart and I can throw in the washer. I would have tossed these three dollar socks in the washer to see what they were made of. If the machine don’t wash it, I don’t wear it.
I’ll have to try the Vaseline, paper bag and sock treatment on my feet. I used to do something similar with my hands with I had bad eczema: Vaseline and gauze. It works wonders.
Thanks for the post.
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January 12, 2014 at 4:26 pm
Enjoy the silky feet. 🙂
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January 12, 2014 at 6:37 pm
I had a similar experience with a knock off Snuggly. I found red fuzz balls for months after it laid to rest in the local landfill.
I too suffer from year around callouses from my treadmill usage. My best remedy is gobs of Vaseline, men’s socks and sleep.
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January 13, 2014 at 3:15 pm
Thank you for joining the conversation. This has become much more interesting than might have imagined. I was ticked and whined to the world. 😀
I Well, glad we’re on same page. I must make more time and give myself these treatments on a more regular basis. 🙂
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January 13, 2014 at 12:24 am
Tess – I’m with you. When I buy something, I want it to work.
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January 13, 2014 at 3:07 pm
That’s so and curious minds like to try new things… 😀
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January 13, 2014 at 4:33 am
Aloe socks, hmmm to have enough aloe in them, wouldn’t they have to be rally slippery?
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January 13, 2014 at 3:06 pm
I hadn’t thought of that. 😀 Something’s holding these together until they disintegrate, that is. Maybe it’s spit and aloe… Ha ha.
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January 13, 2014 at 7:27 am
Oh no! They sounded so promising and I would have tried them. Will need to get a ped egg and try your method instead.
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January 13, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Someone also suggested a foot emery board instead of the ped egg but that never worked for me any better than the pumice stone. Do try it. My feet are wonderful right now and the price was right. 😉
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January 13, 2014 at 8:00 am
Lol Tess, glad you finally realized the best remedy. Those socks are so bogus, sorry you fell prey, but on the bright side, they are bright and colourful, lol. 🙂
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January 13, 2014 at 2:56 pm
To use and over-used phrase: You sure can’t tell a book by it’s cover. Yes, they are colourful and soft but the shedding is terrible. I wonder how many layers they have to go before they disintegrate. Ha ha.
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January 13, 2014 at 7:48 pm
LOL!
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January 13, 2014 at 9:34 pm
😛
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January 13, 2014 at 11:53 am
Lol. As annoying as the socks may be, they do look warm and cozy.
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January 13, 2014 at 2:52 pm
That they were but they shed worse than a long-haired cat in spring. 🙂
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January 13, 2014 at 1:15 pm
I had a pair of aloe socks. Forgot and threw them in the wash. I dab a bit of lotion in the Vaseline and yes, finally soft feet!
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January 13, 2014 at 2:46 pm
What happened to the socks when you threw them in the wash? Inquiring mind n.e.e.d. to know. 😉
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January 13, 2014 at 3:34 pm
Well they were just soft socks no aloe I think but cozy to wear to bed.
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January 13, 2014 at 9:37 pm
They didn’t fall apart?
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January 13, 2014 at 10:56 pm
My daughter in law made me some scented sugar scrub for Christmas. It’s basically a misture of olive oil, sugar and scented essential oil – Mango Pear – it’s yummy and softens feet and hands like magic. (Now I sound like an infomercial) In fact it smelled so good I actually had to taste a little. Blecch! Definitely not a good idea.
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January 14, 2014 at 4:26 pm
Sound intriguing. I like home works without spending mega dollars but still getting the job done. 😀
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January 14, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Talk about a sock meltdown, I hate when that happens. 😦
I actually have knit socks from yarn that apparently has aloe added to it. Mainly to make it nicer to knit with though I think. 😉
Do you knit Tess? Maybe time to break out the needles and make some special socks, just for you!
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January 14, 2014 at 4:11 pm
Hi Geraldine: I’m finding all kinds of information about yarn and aloe. Does it shed at all? What are the washing instructions?
I used to knit a long time ago–no time these days–but never socks. 😦
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January 14, 2014 at 11:14 pm
But aren’t your feet slippery? Vasaline is so hard to get off.
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January 14, 2014 at 11:43 pm
Hi Jennifer. I jump in the shower and all is good again but my feet…I’m a new woman and it was so easy and cost effective. I try to repeat every couple weeks but I forget.
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January 15, 2014 at 10:56 am
funny, really that is funny. The call this an endcap. It is intended to get you to buy them, the store gets a kickback from the manufacturer for every purchase.
Wash them, over and over again. Wash them till they stop shedding. Maybe they will keep your feet warm. Your advice is perfect.
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January 15, 2014 at 3:50 pm
Ha ha ha. I can’t believe the mileage I’ve received from this post. I DO intend to keep washing the darn things until they fall apart because I want to see what it will take for their demise. Research you know. 🙂 😀
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January 18, 2014 at 3:12 am
When I want magic, I take Scholl’s Intensive Anti-callous cream. Even if your feet look like old cheese, about three of four applications have you back to baby’s-bottom. In fact, take care not to overdo, esp. over the tendon… ouch 😉
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January 18, 2014 at 10:04 am
I love how you say that, “When I want magic…”
Thanks, K., I’ll check it out. So many ‘anti-callous’ creams and few work well.
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January 29, 2014 at 11:46 am
They got you good. You should’ve kept right on to the cash register. Now, you’ve got the fuzz all over your house.
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January 29, 2014 at 6:45 pm
Yep, and what a pain in the ***.
Thanks for contributing to the conversation. 😉
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