The sock on the stair!! Is there anything more annoying!!

My mother could never understand why I used a basket to transport the washing down from the bathroom (our laundry is in the basement). So I thought I'd try just carrying the washing down without, which would also prevent me grazing my knuckles on the walls. But I was forever running up and down stairs picking up knickers and socks.

Our machine can be stopped and added to up until a certain point in the cycle which is a great help.

Nowadays when I take socks off, I roll the tops over together to hold them together until I get to the laundry. I then fix them together with one of those plastic things and put them in a mesh bag. Since I started doing that I haven't had a single odd sock to contend with.

My daughters have their washing machines in the bathroom, which gives socks fewer opportunities to escape.

DD1 did invest in a washing machine with a little door to add the reluctant sock...or the' I need my PE top tomorrow' ..She says she is more relaxed now?

But the appearance of the lone sock on the stairs is as nothing compared to the discovery of the red T shirt in the washing machine with the white pink laundry.

Oh my goodness....hate it when that happens! I can interrupt my machine if I’m quick enough, think I get about 4 minutes...but usually wouldn’t go back upstairs in that time. We have a corner at the top of the stairs, so just looking up the main case wouldn’t help.

I have been known to hand wash the offending item, before putting it in dirty clothes bucket, if I’d sanitised that and it was empty. Still gets the other sock added to it after the wash has finished, and waits for next wash....

Teacheranne I had three girls so they had all the same white M&S socks. If they weren’t dry they had a few shots of seconds in the microwave
Other than that as Kitty says, I have noticed DGDs wear odd socks

I found a pillow case at the bottom of the bed after i had put thw wash on,just quickly washed it by hand whilst cursing through gritted teeth.
And as for socks ggggrrrrrrrr.

Oooo I'd love the washing machine in the bathroom.

My daughter likes the laundry basket in the living room, to be near to the washing machine (that end of the house) but who wants a laundry basket in the living room?????

My grandson has at least 10 socks awaiting partners. I've also started buying him black socks now so stop this occurence. All identical.

My daughter in law always wears odd socks in support of Down Syndrome awareness. She has a Down Syndrome nephew.
I support Down Syndrome awareness but could never wear odd socks. I’m far too OCD to do that.

I haven't got any stairs but it still happens.....

I tried buying socks the same colour. One pack was all black, one pack has grey heels! Both bought at same time, you just can’t win.

GrannyLaine My washer has got a pause facility. It's very useful. It's a Hotpoint SmartTech.

I hand wash the odd sock, then bung it in the dryer to await it's partner.

That poor sock - imagine how it felt being left on the stairs while its twin happily went off to the washing machine. Then its owner talked about her fury at finding it, she had no sympathy whatsover. The poor sock must now be badly traumatised and will probably need counselling - maybe there's a support group for missing socks where it can declare "I too was left alone on the stairs". Hopefully there are lawyers on here who can give it some legal advice.

And what about the rogue tissue in the pocket, even after you have checked all the pockets? Nothing more annoying than having all the dark stuff covered in white bits.

You just wash the lone sock by hand, it can then join its partner on the dryer/ line. Simples!

My little granddaughter who’s 3 will only wear odd socks because that’s what her other grandpa does.It’s a dream for my daughter and washing lol

Happens to me nearly every time I put a wash, I’m used to it now!

I always put parts of a pair that have lost their other half back into the laundry basket in the theory that eventually the missing bit will surface, go in there too, and be reunited.

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How about just dabbing it out yourself…. and putting on line ….it’ll be there waiting for your wash- load to keep it company.

I seem to wash so often (why? there are only us two!) that the odd socks don't have long to wait before they rejoin their partners. They take a break from each other on my dressing table where absence makes heart grow fonder.

Well, at least you found the missing sock!

Our late cat had the reprehensible habit of stealing and killing one of DH's socks. Actually, the socks usually survived the treatment, but finding them !

The dear departed, at the time called; that little brat! left them in the oddest places, none clearly visible to the naked eye, and none anywhere near the other sock!

My washing machine ties all my tights into many knots. It tries to involve long sleeved blouses and also leggings. I don’t watch it wash as I’m afraid there is some hanky panky going on!

I have a stash of about nine odd socks. Every time I sort the clean laundry, I check to see if anyone’s partner has been found. Alas no. My question is, where have they gone?