What I want to know is: have they really had a problem with people not washing their socks when dirty? Is that something that shows up in a high volume of support calls ("My socks seem to be kind of gross... what should I do?"), or is this a general public service announcement?
I'm not sure, but I'm going to go wash my socks right now, just to be safe.
You know, seeing what I see these days while staying at youth hostels around Canada, I think the warning may be to protect the people around the wearer of the socks... I sure wish some folks I shared dorms with had had that notice on their socks.
ReplyDeleteSwiss people tend to like their stuff very clean, so the message might be that you don't need to wash your socks before they're dirty...
ReplyDeleteBertrand: Why I'd never thought about it from that angle!
ReplyDeletePer Bertrand: a possible support call in Switzerland would go something like:
ReplyDelete- It's disturbing but I've never been able to get my socks dirty. Could you suggest a possible reason?
- When was the last time you washed them?
- Today
- Were they dirty?
- Not that I noticed
- Ah! We've include some special instructions for this exact scenario. Do you by chance still have the labels from your socks?
- I do actually.
- Please, read the instructions carefully and call us back if you still cannot get your socks dirty.
- Thanks! Oh, the thoughtfulness you package your socks with! I never expected anything less from Puma. You guys are great!
- Is there anything else I can be of assistance with?
- Ah, yes! I have this Puma training suit...
That's why I buy black or grey socks only :-) but I do wash them regularly though.
ReplyDeleteI like the effort you put into things you wonder about.
@ dima: You can propably make lots of money working on scenarios like that :-D