Socks get tossed, not mended. I mend anything worth mending and I’ve been known to replace all the buttons on a new blouse or jacket with classier ones from my button stash. Grandson (about 10 or 11) came to our house years ago, his friends dog ripped a small hole in his jeans and he was wondering if I could repair it. I mended and he sat in his underwear waiting, we had a good visit. Good memory.