Won't be around for long

We have had some great news this week regarding the status of a very popular model of X-Socks…

The Trekking Desert Storm X-Socks are back in stock and this is something that you should be excited about. This is great news and unexpected for this season but we don’t expect these socks to be around for ever so act while while the metaphoric iron is still hot otherwise you’re likely to miss out for ever.

The Trekking Desert Storm socks are extremely popular especially in the bigger sizes so now is your chance to get a pair or two for yourself.

If you’ve heard of X-Socks but thought they’re WAY TOO EXPENSIVE then let me tell you a little secret. In fact, even if you haven’t heard of X-Socks before and you’re looking for some great value sports socks then I’ll tell you as well.

It’s not actually a secret of course, it’s just that with all the hype surrounding many of our socks the more simple ones sometimes get overlooked. I can tell from the web stats that the expensive socks are clicked on more often, but there are a number a variables that can explain that. Here, I want to introduce to you a range of X-Socks Sports Socks that offer supreme excellent value, perform well and offer a brilliant inroduction to the X-Socks way…

The X-Socks Discovery Range

The Discovery range offers high performance running socks, biking socks and ski socks an incredible value. This range of socks have all the essential X-Socks technical features that you’d find on the more expensive models. However, they are for discovering what X-Socks can do for you and your sport performance. So they’re not intended to be used for extreme hardcore activity, for example you probably wouldn’t want to run the London Marathon wearing the X-Socks Run Discovery Socks but you’d most likely choose the Sky Run or Run Performance models which over more padding to cope with the longer distances.

I hope you get the idea behind the X-Socks Discovery Range of Sports Socks because they really do offer excellent value and performance, the investment is small and you get to experience what X-Socks can do for you. They last well too (as long as you care for your socks), I still use my Mountain Biking Discovery socks that I have had for two years.

Let me tell you briefly now about each sock in the discovery range:

Bike Discovery Socks 

The Bike Discovery Socks from X-Socks are currently less than £8 a pair and features the X-Cross Bandage, a special forefoot protector, and the AirConditioning Channel designed to remove warm air from your foot and suck in cool air from around you – these features go a long way to keep your feet cool and sweat free and thus reduce the possibility of blisters. This sock offers sensational value for the money.

=> Go to the X-Socks Bike Discovery Socks

Mountain Biking Discovery Socks

Here is a link to an updated picture of this model: Mountain Biking Discovery

This pair are designed as an introduction to the demanding sport of mountain biking and are slightly more robust that Bike Discovery and they also offer more shin protection and more padding. At only £10.50 right now you need them if you’re into moutain biking and still use cheap cotton socks.

=> Go to the X-Socks Mountain Biking Discovery Socks

Run Discovery Socks

Either you’re new to running and you need to get some decent socks but you’re not sure if you can stick with the activity OR you’re an experienced runner and you’re using cheap cotton socks and you make do with blistered feet and hot spots. Either way you need to check out the Run Discovery Socks from X-Socks, they offer all the essential protection and advanced technology from X-Socks to help keep your feet free of sweat and reduce blisters or even complete eliminate blisters. Less than £8 for a pair – you’d be silly not to at least give them a try.

=> Check out the X-Socks Run Discovery Socks  Now

Ski Discovery and Ski Discovery for Children

I know it’s April but I need to tell you still about the Ski Discovery Socks. I have had customers tell me how much the LOVE X-Socks Ski Socks, and that’s across the range right from Discovery up to Ski Metal. It is essential to have decent ski socks otherwise your time on the slopes will just be plain grim and if you’re a newcomer to the sport of skiing you’re unlikely to go back for another week just to experience the same pain and general unpleasantness – and this is very sad.

Skiing can be such fun and exhillarating but you absolutely must wear decent socks to improve your comfort, performance and perception of the activity. The Ski Discovery Socks offer all the essential X-Socks technologies and excellent warmth, you be warm and blister free.

=> Check out the X-Socks Ski Discovery Socks

=> Check out the X-Socks Ski Discovery for Kids Socks

I hope this has been some help and I really believe that if you give X-Socks Discovery a chance, you’ll be hooked and blister free.

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 James Davis

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Chris Browne

I didn’t think socks could be so good….

I do a lot of running (usually 10k and half marathons and the odd marathon) and was first given some X socks as a Christmas present just over a year ago. I would never have bought myself any socks other than the most basic ones… but having worn X socks I have completely changed that opinion! They are amazing, so comfortable and they give that feeling of extra support that is especially good for me as I have had a few ankle/foot problems in the past. I feel so much more comfortable and confident when wearing X-socks and now have several pairs – I wouldn’t run in any other socks now, a drastic turnaround from my original opinion that socks didn’t matter. My brother recently borrowed a pair of mine to do a 105km run (he is an ultra marathon runner) and I like them so much I even wanted them back after he had worn them for 105km!

SUPERB!

=> Check out the X-Socks Speed Metal Running Socks Right Now

The Sky Run Socks have just been given yet another 5 star customer review. Here is what they said:

Highly recommended

I have trained for and run 4 marathons (with another next month) and countless halfs and shorter distance races wearing these socks, they are comfortable, and best of all, NO blisters!!

That’s pretty cool.

GO check out the X-Socks Sky Run Socks right now, they’re ideal Marathon Socks.

Anyhoo, back to the London Marathon 2010 and why I am writing a little post about it. February each year brings in a BOOM in running socks generally for people training for the London Marathon in April, or for half marathons and even ultra marathons where socks are usually worn between skin and shoe. While this graphic doesn’t give you actual numbers of socks sold it highlights that a lot of people buy running socks – well at least they do from buyXsocks.com

So, which are the best socks for running marathons? It depends on a few factors, for example, how hot it is and where you are, i.e. you might wear a different pair of X-Socks if you were running the Marathon De Sables than the New York marathon. I mean, you don’t ‘have’ to wear different ones you just might find that some are more appropriate, that’s all.

So let me highlight some of the marathon socks for you right now:

X-Socks Sky Run Socks

These socks, X-Socks Sky Run,  are designed for marathon runners or distance runners and have a good loyal following. They’re lightweight, highly breathable and have padding in all the right places. The silver foot bed in these socks keeps your feet fresh all day long. Some would say almost the perfect marathon socks.

>> Go check out the Sky Socks Marathon Socks right now

X-Socks Run Performance Socks

Although perhaps intended for shorter distances than marathons the Run Performance running socks do also make you feel like you’re running on air and are a cheaper alternative than the Sky Run Socks offer supreme excellent value. These again are light, padded well in the all right areas reduce the possibility of blister and these are possibly more breathable than the Sky Run Socks so might be an ideal choice for a warmer days running of 26 miles or so.

>> Well worth checking out the X-Socks Run Performance Running Socks

X-Socks Run Energizer Compression Socks

If you’re looking for something that takes care of your calves as well as your poor feet then you’d cultivate an interest in compression socks and the Run Energizer Compression Socks. Theses longer length running socks provide your calves with a decent compression to pump the blood around more efficiently than you could on your own, this saves you energy and can reduce your heart rate.

>> If you need compression get the X-Socks Run Energizer Compression Socks

X-Socks Speed Metal Energizer Compression Socks

If you’re looking for top of the range heat reflecting compression socks then the Speed Metal Energizer Compression Socks are the thing. The Speed Metal Energizer Running Sock is a long sock, up to your knees, and that’s where the compression zone is. It works between your ankle and your knee. The rest of the sock makes use of many of the X-Socks technologies to eliminate blisters, keep your feet dry, stop hotspots, provide cushioning where needed and it also makes use of a newly developed yarn that X-Technology are called XITANIT

XITANIT reflects external heat making these running socks feel cooler to the skin that running that don’t use XITANIT - you really can feel the difference, but then again the Speed Metal Energizers are at the top end of the Running Sock market. As well as reflecting external heat the material draws heat and moisture away from feet as well.

>> Check out the Speed Metal Energizer Compression Socks right now

Get Training for your Marathon

I guess the last thing to say would be to get training, enjoy it, and give it your best shot, it’s the real thing not a dress rehearsal.

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Firstly I just want to say that we are sorry for any delays over the Christmas and New Period – the warehouse was overwhelmed and orders just took a little longer than usual to dispatch. Then of course we had all that snow which caused delivery problems with couriers and Royal Mail and then of course the backlog of orders. Now, however, I think we are back to the good times.

Good News: the size / colour variants have been updated on the web site so as to reflect stock limitations. I have removed variants where there is no current stock – all stock should be replenished on February 20th when all variants will be back online except for those models that are being discontinued or replaced with an updated model. I will inform you of all these in due course.

Bad News: Economy / exchange rates / Manufacturers / etc / etc / have all meant that our own prices have increased and the suggested retail prices have also increased so, sadly, the web site reflects these changes too.

Good News: to compensate a little for the price increase I have seen to it that you get more discount now for buying more socks. The quantity discounts have been increased now to these…

ks Quantity Discounts on buyXsocks.com

That is about it for now, any questions at all please just get in touch here http://www.buyxsocks.com/contact

We do of course have a small stock of socks in our office which we can dispatch from but this is reducing fast but could mean that your socks would arrive in the usual timescale. However, most orders will need to come from our warehouse and there will be a delay. 

Do not let this stop you from ordering unless you need them for the coming weekend in which case you will need to send us an email to make the enquiry about possible delivery date. 

Once again I am sorry for this but it does happen at least once a year for the majority of shops and warehouses.

Any questions you need to ask please just email us on james at buyxsocks dot com

We don’t charge for delivery and we use Royal Mail First Class post and orders are usually dispatched within  1 – 2 days. If there is an urgent enquiry and you are prepared to pay extra for Royal Mail Special Delivery then please get in contact and we’ll assess the possibility of an order arriving in time for Christmas.

Thanks for your support.

James Davis

www.buyXsocks.com

However, all the other superb Ski Socks from X-Socks are available

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And we're back in the room

So, I don’t know what happened there but somehow time has past me by but now things are good and I’ve got some great plans for X-Socks and even X-Bionic clothing. 

I must say “Sorry” to those people who haven’t yet received your chosen e-books but you can simply login to your account area and download the e-book from there. And also a BIG ‘SORRY’ to those who have submitted reviews over the past few months expecting to be crowned the WINNER for each month. I will get back on to this and get awarding.

Being truthful the slowdown in consumer spending has had an effect on my sales but nothing that would cause too many nightmares. This is certainly one advantage to being an internet only store however it still causes concern and hasn’t allowed me to grow the shop in to something with more power and more internet prominence. The main problem right now and over the last few weeks has been the Postal Strike, certainly a few weeks before the first strike took place people started to lose confidence and there was a period with very few sales and now with the second strike at the beginning of this week and the third strike to take place soon my business has suffered badly.

The disadvantage of being a small business is that we don’t have the resources to pay the large fees set by courier companies. I would very much like to avoid postal strikes and other unreliabilities that might arise from using Royal Mail but then I would have to charge a high postal service fee to you and / or make all orders subject to a minimum order value – both of which I don’t want to do. 

However, if customers are happy to pay for a postal service then I would like to hear from you, please either comment here or email me