Blacksocks Subscription, $89 a year on Blacksocks.com

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How many times have you gone to grab your favorite pair of socks from the dryer, only to discover a lone, orphaned stocking?

Now, you can order a sockscription through Blacksocks, a company that mails you three pairs of socks every four months to ensure your supply never runs thin.

According to the Web site, the idea was born when co-founder Samy Liechti, who worked at an advertising firm, went on a business dinner with Japanese executives.

After eating, the group headed to a Japanese tea house, where it's customary to remove your shoes. Once Liechti shedded his shoes and looked down at his sock-covered feet, he noticed he was wearing mismatching socks, and his right big toe was protruding out of the fabric.

Since that embarrassing day, Blacksocks has sold more than 1 million pairs of socks in 74 countries.

The socks are made in Northern Italy, with the "highest quality yarns with long fibers that pill less and are more durable," according to the company.

Sockscribers can choose from calf, knee and cashmere silk socks. The company also manufactures T-shirts via subscription.

"You don't ever have to waste another minute shopping for socks. Your sock drawer will replenish itself," Liechti said.

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