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March 30, 2007
A modest proposal
I've come to a couple realizations. At times, I am just not that observant. I hate to match socks, and I sometimes I can't tell whether my pants or socks are navy blue or black. This is of special import to me today because it turns out I thought my pants were black, only for the natural sunlight to expose them as a very dark navy blue. So, I am walking around with black shoes, gray socks, a black belt and blue pants. The horror of it all!
I've often heard that many people have a hard time telling navy blue from black. So, why don't clothing manufacturers put the color of the garment ON the label? I mean, the label has all kinds of other information, like care instruction, size, and all kinds of other b.s. that nobody cares about. I think they can squeeze a little "blue" or "black" in there somewhere. But abbreviations such as "bl" aren't going to work, because that could mean blue or black, and that would defeat the purpose.
As for socks, why don't they do what they do with golf balls? Put a number on the sock. That way, if you can't tell which two socks go together, you can simply look at the number. If one pair of socks was a 59 and another pair was a 68, but they look very similar, all you'd have to do is match the 59 with the 68. Yes, I know socks don't have tags, but I am sure there is SOME place on the sock they could etch a number. Like the toe, maybe. Nobody's going to see the toe of your sock anyway, unless you are wearing socks with sandals - and that's a whole other story.
entry no. 802
Posted by oz115 at March 30, 2007 09:48 AM