Here’s a question I never thought I’d have to ask: Why do medical-grade, 30-40mmhg compression stockings have to be so bland? All of the boring ‘B’ colors are represented; black, beige, and navy blue. They do have white for the dashing, athletic types, but that’s it–and–whitey tighties for legs? Ick.
I would be way more likely to wear the damn things if I could have plaid, or argyle, or striped, or Jackson Pollock styled socks. I want crazy colors and wacky designs. I’m not embarrassed by needing the damn things, I’m embarrassed because they’re all designed to hide embarrassment. Screw that. I wrecked my circulation skateboarding and I want something that celebrates that. Throw some skulls and anarchy symbols on those babies. Tie dyed ’em and decorate them with dancing bears. Cammo print them in green, blue, or orange colors. Something! Anything!
You do this for flimsy, whinging athletes and their “performance” stockings and sleeves. Why not for those of us who actually need serious calf-squeezing augmentation to keep us from karking it due to DVTs?
So, medical equipment fuddy-duddies out there, fix this shit. Stat.
Business plan to follow?
Don’t think that didn’t cross my mind while writing this screed. But then I thought about how many gimpy ex-skater hair farmers there are in this world and got a little disillusioned.
Email your rant to Tony Hawk. He could probably finance it and is as old as you too.
Tie dye them
Looked at that too. They’re nylon/spandex mixed fabrics. Nylon dyes easily with an acid-based dye but requires hot water. Spandex deforms at temps above 105F. There’s a fine line to walk and since the nylon can’t be heat-set it fades quickly.
So I don’t know much about what makes good compression socks….but would these work?
http://crazycompression.com
They’re 15 – 20 mmhg. My gimpy leg needs 30 – 40 mmhg.
Wear two on each leg?!?
I have a vast collection of Sharpies in every colour. I could loan them to you.
Your generosity is unsurpassed. :p
#1) I think this is a GREAT idea and you should definitely do the business plan and patent this quickly (I would invest in that company!)
#2) did I understand that it was caused by skateboarding? Never heard of that (understand I know very little of skateboarding, but it can do that??!)
#3) “hair farmers”…..hahahhhaaahahhahaaa! That’s awesome. Burnt in my brain as something I will never forget.
In re #2: I had a compression fracture of my femur in a skateboarding accident. Tore the heck out of my femoral vein and have had DVTs and PEs off/on ever since.
And #3 is all Emily’s. Gotta love a smart-alecky sister.
#2…… You left out the hot German nurses that caused you to feign a more serious injury :-)
Hush, Emily. Besides the nurses were good, old fashioned Army nurses. Modern day Margaret Houlihans.
No hushing the truth….. Bent and exaggerated by you :-)
The only truth bending I did was when I signed for my weekend pass from the hospital, agreeing to not consume alcoholic beverages while on pass.
Sounds ’bout right
Boarding…. Portland bound….. From Vegas. Time to get out the drink coupons
And the polyester pantsuit.
I agree completely. They need to make them sportier for the younger crowd.
http://www.drsegals.com/#sthash.6IPpnEpN.dpbs
These are 20 – 30s. I better jump in though before they take over my niche.
Yes great business plan. Necessity is the mother of invention or something like that. You have a good idea. Market it.