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kaybe on Feb 7, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Americans are spending less on clothing

Me, it's less work than buying a new one.

(Unless the reason for the hole is that the fabric has aged too much - the next hole will open in about a week, so I don't bother.)

emodendroket on Feb 7, 2018 [–]

Well, OK, but, in general, I think most people don't even know what darning is anymore, let alone how to do it. I've never known anyone to not just throw out socks with holes in them, for instance.

kaybe on Feb 8, 2018 | [–]

Socks almost always fall into the too-old category though. And they are really easy to buy.

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