I found 28 missing socks in a secret compartment in my washing machine – you need to check yours too
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IT’S one of life’s greatest mysteries: the infamous sock saga. Every time you do a load of laundry, it feels like a sock has mysteriously vanished into thin air. But one homeowner may have finally solved the case. Brittany Spurlock was astonished when her husband discovered the unexpected hiding spot for their missing socks.
![[Many people are all too familiar with the frustration of constantly losing socks]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/basket-laundry-washing-machine-961672379.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Posting on TikTok under the handle @brittanyspurlock627, she shared a video of the surprising find, revealing a collection of socks that "almost all have a pair.". She captioned it: "When my husband called me in to show me this, I couldn't believe it. “We have a pile of missing socks that almost all have a pair.".
![[No matter how careful you are, it always seems like a sock is destined to go missing]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/foreground-hands-woman-laundry-outdoors-824729077.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
In the video, her husband is seen carefully using the end of a knife to slide through a slight gap at the top backside of the washing machine. He taps it in, causing the back of the washing machine to clip off. Once he has done this, he pulls the back down to get a clear view inside the machine - and there, he found 28 missing socks.
![[He separated the back side of the washing machine to open it up]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/i-found-28-missing-socks-962408114.jpg?strip=all&w=540)
The couple add: “If your socks have gone missing and you’ve been wondering where they’ve been. Check your washer.”. The area in which the socks were found is called the agitator, and it is a known place that people tend to lose their socks, according to Lake Appliance Repair.
![[The couple found 28 hidden socks inside the washing machine]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/i-found-28-missing-socks-962408100.jpg?strip=all&w=540)
The agitator is the spinning part of the washing machine that helps clean your clothes. If a sock gets stuck in it, it can be hard to spot and might go missing. Socks can also often go missing between the inner and outer tubs of the washing machine, especially when the washer is overloaded.
