By having socks built into your shoes, you could save a few moments in the morning when getting ready for work/school/a long day of lounging about. Rather than having to pull on a pair of socks and then put on your shoes, you could just pull on the sock/shoe combo, lace up, and be on your way.-- PotatoStew, Jun 27 2000 Britischer Sock & Sandal fetish http://www.sandalandsoxer.co.ukThe horror...the horror...or "Why Hadrian's Wall is still so important" [ConsulFlaminicus, Nov 29 2004] Clever marketing idea, the socks get incredibly smelly, and you REALLY clean up selling anti-pong sprays! You would have to fit some metal in each shoe though, to prevent people microwaving them to kill the smell-producing bacteria, rarther than buying your highly-profitable sprays.-- philosphus, Jun 28 2000 What about selling the shoe eqquiped with hostile anti "smell-producing-bacteria" fungus. YEAH.. i just had a vision, Nike Cheddar! yeah yeah! yawn!-- enveekaa, Jul 23 2000 you could call them "shocks"-- sk8nizterrable, Apr 13 2003 Heh.-- bristolz, Apr 13 2003 Why not socks with built-in shoes?-- FloridaManatee, Apr 14 2003 After that photo indoctrination, I am thinking I like the look, [Consul]. help...-- dentworth, Nov 29 2004 halfbakery