It’s summer, and seeing cows on socks reminds me that I need to stock up on hay. Every year it gets harder to find hay. The people who hay around here are generally old men and the younger generation either don’t want to or can’t afford to do it (or they charge ridiculous amounts… $300 for delivery?). Add the loss of farmland to development, blueberries, and commercial truck parking taking over the hay farms that did exist, and it’s not a good time. It’s especially disheartening because if you have livestock, you need the hay, and a lot of livestock farmers are not able to afford the current prices. Hay and grain have more than doubled in the past 10 years, and land… well… you need millions of dollars for that, and you won’t get that back haying. I used to have miniature cattle, but couldn’t afford to keep them. *End Tangent Rant*
Friday Sock Co Subscription Overview
Cost: $179 (12 months) + GST
My Cost: Gift from Tony
Value: ~$203
Frequency: Monthly
Cancellation Policy: Fulfill selected term
Payment: Prepay lump sum
Auto Renew: No
Focus: “We do purposely mismatched socks that make for cheeky gifts and lots of smiles.”
Ships From: Calgary, Alberta
Established in: January 2015
Inside the Box
These are adorable and I will put in more effort than usual to keep these clean. At least that’s the plan.
What makes Friday Sock Co different?
- The most obvious: mismatching socks.
- Although I haven’t searched extensively, it appears to be a unique concept.
- A focus on ethical manufacturing.
- They manufacture in Italy, of all places, in a small, family-owned factory.
- Environmental impact.
- “Polyamides left over during yarn production are recycled or re-used. “
- 85% cotton.
- A recycled cotton collection.
- OEKO-TEX certified
- Now plastic-free labels
- Some labels are plantable!
- Charitable activities.
- Learn more here
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