The Struggles for Start-Up
I had an idea, even better than that I had an actual way that it would work, socks that would stay paired together. I had made some basic versions myself with a pile of cheap socks I had ordered off Amazon. I had been wearing them each day, taking them off, popping them together and throwing them in the wash. All had gone through the wash and dryer and had stay paired....they worked.....success! One thing I had realised after months of wearing cheap socks.....mine would need to be much better quality. If I am to put my name to something, I want to be proud of it. I'm too much of a worrier; I'd hate the thought of people complaining about a product I'd made, I'd take it too personally. I would only make socks I would be happy to wear and give as a gift. I set out contacting UK factories. I would need to meet with them and explain my idea. I didn't have any fancy drawings, just the ugly home made prototypes. Every factory I approached wanted to know the minimum or
