In the span of ten days, we saw tons of winner-worthy designs come through our inbox, making it extremely difficult to narrow the 2,000 or so submissions down to just 50 designs. When we finally did, we plastered those top 50 on a wall, brought in hundreds of dollars’ worth of catered bites, beer and wine, and then invited Portland's coolest of cool – including spray-paint artist and DJ Matt Stanger – to join us for one hoppin’ shindig.
Here we go again... contest time! As we sort through the pile of submissions from our Annual Design-A-Sock Contest (see below), we are reminded of how much we enjoy the interaction with our customers and neighbors here in Portland.
With little over a week to craft and submit 5 unique designs, we expect to see Portlanders all over town with torn-out templates in tow, designing and sketching as they dine over breakfast, commute on the Max, and break for lunch along the waterfront. After all, the Grand Prize Winner will receive a whopper of a check ($500), not to mention bragging rights and TEN brand new, hand-chosen pairs of Sock It to Me socks.
Fair warning: You’re going to want to get in on this. We did our very first giveaway on our Facebook Fan Page last week and, lemme tell ya, we will definitely do it again. It was so fun! Our scavenger hunt winner, Biz Murrer from Cincinnati, gathered a peace sign, a pickle and a current newspaper andContinue Reading
Sock-o-phile! + Contest Winner Announced!
Can you see us smiling? We were thrilled to read all of your comments about how much you LOVE summer (and socks too)! Speaking of which, we are psyched to debut a new topic on our blog. It’s called Sock-o-phile! In these posts we’re going to highlight Sock It To Me sock fans just likeContinue Reading