By Amy Hunt, 18, reporting from Huntingdon, Pennyslvania, on her Internet obsession-with footwear
I've had a strange obsession rise up in recent years: socks.
I'm not just talking about specific socks, a favorite pair or two. It's the entire inventory of Sock Dreams. I spend hours browsing the site, wishing that life presented more occasions when a girl-beyond the basics-needs to buy socks.
I found the chance recently, when, on my way to the grocery store, I managed to slip on a patch of ice and rip a hole in the knee of my jeans. I can't actually stand ripped jeans, and especially not in the winter. So the second I got back to my room, I grabbed my laptop and ordered two pairs of thigh-high socks. A few days later, I had my Super Stripes and Long Cuffable Scrunchable socks.
Sock Dreams is a bit of a splurge, I'll admit-the pairs I got were $10 and $12 (though the shipping is free if you're in the US). But when the windchill hit below zero later that week, my feet and legs were definitely thankful. And the people who run the site give you great service, which means they aren't going to gyp you of great socks. I even got a little handwritten thank-you note!
If you don't want thigh-high socks like crazy me, they've plenty of other options, like anklets and footies and mid-calves, and the bright, colorful tights that are hot for spring-coming soon, on the other side of the icy patches. - Amy Hunt