You ever get that feeling where you're tasked with writing an article and genuinely have no idea where to start because it all sounds a bit ridiculous? Yeah, us too.
UK gaming retailer GAME has announced a new project called the 'New Year Sock Swap', allowing customers to trade in their unwanted socks for store credit. According to this press release which has just improved the contents of our inbox tenfold, "over 25% of Brits class socks as their least-desired Christmas present" and end up throwing them to the back of a drawer to be forgotten about. But no more.
To be serious for a moment, it's all actually for a great cause. If you take in your new (and unworn) pairs of socks, you'll be given extra credit when trading in other items and every pair you hand over will be donated to various homeless charities to pass them on to those who really need them. You'll get an extra £2 when trading in games, and an extra £15 when you trade in tablets, phones or consoles. It's an in-store promotion only, so no sending your socks in the mail.
So, if you received yet another pair of horrible socks for Christmas, why not get some money towards a new Switch game or two and help others who need them more? Lovely.
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Socks are my favorite present. Do people really not need socks?
Maybe they want your sock presents because the store owner loves, I mean really loves socks. Maybe he has a sock fetish, like they like to rub their socks on the carpet to generate static. Holy cow, that's it! The store owner is trying to go Green because of climate change and he wants to hire employees that just rub their socks on the ground all day and generate electricity! What a wonderful idea!
So no stinky used ones for the foot lovers out there 🤣😂
I have 3 storage units full of all the socks my family has gotten me for Christmas. Finally, now I have a reason to use them.
I think after I turned 25 I started to appreciate socks as gifts VERY MUCH. I always tell everyone, if you don't know what to get me for Christmas, just any socks will do. Nintendo themed are always appreciated more tho.
I spend the year buying the things I want for me and socks are never top of the list, so pretty much all the ones I use were gifts lol
But, if you don't get socks at Christmas, it's not Christmas.
I get my yearly rations (I'm 37 by the way, but have always thought this way)
You see, now I wish I had spare socks to trade in...
@AG_Awesome Hey, I do want stinky socks from girls. Do you like stinky socks?
@Custom1991 Well are they hot or ugly girl feet? Lol
I love receiving socks for Christmas.
@AG_Awesome Hot feet, why else? Like good pedicured feet but sweaty.
I think the homeless need diapers more than socks.
@Custom1991 Yeah I’m down with some foot worship with the right pair of feet. Lol.
@Dtbahoney i legit was thinking this over Christmas.
"Can someone please buy me socks?"... i actually had to get them myself in the end.
Also on a related note. Why does the washing machine swallow socks as payment from time to time?
Is this like a... common thing? Or just me?...
But yeah... i need socks...
Typical, the one Christmas where I don't get socks, and this happens.
@AG_Awesome Good, because I love female feet when they are pampered or stinky.
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