Free Socks!

May 16, 2007 at 10:41 PM
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Four months ago I wrote the "Ultimate Sock Review" about my experiences with 10 models of sock that I've worn over the years. Amazingly a representative from Bridgedale found my blog and sent me three free pairs of socks to try out!

Quite a nice thing to do, eh? After putting lots of miles on those socks (and my older ones, too) I wrote a review of the Bridgedales that includes an updated ranking of the now 12 models of socks in my drawer.

I never thought that any material good would come from blogging, but those three socks are my first "commission"! :)

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When I was a poor college student, my tool box (with a ton of cool and necessary sharpies and such) went missing (aka, probably stolen). On a whim, I wrote to the sharpie company about it, mostly to say how sad I was that I lost them.. haha I never write to companies, ever.. so this was just for fun, but they ended up sending me a ton of great samples in the mail! :)

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Seriously?! That's awesome! Congrats, that's very cool. I can see why they'd pick you -- you're very detailed and interesting in your analysis (of anything!). BTW, Nuun is very cool. You should definitely try it (and of course review it!)

And if I were you? I'd start writing some reviews about, uh, clothing, bikes, etc. I'm just saying... ;)

havybeaks replied to AshenFlowers’ comment:
May 17, 2007
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That's nice! Sharpies are really useful, especially now that they have so many colors.

Yeah, I probably should review the good stuff, but that means I have to buy a lot of it first! Someday I should write about my shoes, or even my hydration because it took me forever to figure out how to stay hydrated on long runs.

Awesome!! Free stuff sooooo cool. I want some free stuff. I need to do a running bra review, perhaps I can get some for free...

I'm rather fond of balega socks, have you used them??

Oh Jealous....jealous....jealous.

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That would be cool beans. I just keep buying new socks. I still like ones that have good padding on them the most...those thick white crews with the blue heels and undertoes. But now that it's getting hotter I probably am switching to thinner socks.