I love it when I learn about a product and think to myself “Why didn’t anyone think of this sooner?” Some products are just so ingenious and useful that you wish they were invented years ago. Grippies are such a product.
What are Grippies you might be asking? Grippies are cute little stickers that you adhere to the undersides of your socks, tights or gloves to make them non-slip.
How many times have your children ran through the house in your socks (or tights) and pretended they were ice skating? That is because most socks and certainly tights are slippy.
Here is a funny story that STILL gets my family laughing even though it happened about 30 years ago (GOSH! Am I THAT OLD?).
When I was around 12 my cousin and I did a “Rock-a-Thon” to raise money for charity along with other kids in the Youth Group at church. We rocked in rocking chairs for 24 hours straight. Needless to say we were delirious and beyond tired when the 24 hours was up.
The lovely ladies from church came in and made us a HUGE breakfast for all our hard work in raising money for charity. All the kids were sliding around the floor in the great hall where we were at. The floor was wood and very polished making it ideal for “ice skating” in our socks.
Silly me… I built up too much speed and couldn’t stop in time because my socks were slippery on the floor that I slide underneath the huge table where all the food was laid out for us and straight into the kitchen and landed at the feet of the ladies making us breakfast. I was mortified but EVERYONE broke out in hysterical laughter how I went under the table and into the next room.
To this day all someone has to do is say “Remember the Rock-a-Thon?” and everyone breaks out in laughter.
Had I had Grippies on my socks that wouldn’t have happened.
Grippies are easy to apply. Just peel and stick! You can’t get any easier then that. They also have Grippies you can iron on too.
They are machine washable too. My kids put some Grippies on their socks which have been washed a few times and so far, so good.
My kids don’t feel them at all. My son is especially sensitive to certain feelings and he’s not bothered with them one bit.
For the girls Grippies also makes tights with the Grippies already applied to them. They come in sizes from 2-14 and are available in black. pink, cream and white. My daughter has a couple of pairs of Grippies tights and she can’t slide one bit in them. I made her go into our hallway which has a slippery floor and she couldn’t slide no matter how much she tried, and let me tell you, SHE TRIED! LOL!
I wish they came in adult sizes. I’m going to a wedding next month and I HATE wearing heels so I always take them off the first chance I can get. I always worry about slipping and landing on my face in situations like that. How embarrassing!
Grippies are available in Stars, Bears and Ovals shapes. They are also clear so you don’t have to worry about your kids feeling embarrassed if someone sees them. They come 16 to a package, enough to do a few pairs of socks and cost $5.99. The tights are only $6.99. You can also purchase a starter pack (4 packages of Grippies – enough for multiple pairs of socks) for $19.95.
Grippies are available for purchase at http://www.grippiesonline.com/. They are also available at a few other retail locations including One Step Ahead, Mom 4 Life, the Stork Store and a few others. The full list is found on the Grippies web site.
I’m giving Grippies a two thumbs up. I wish someone had thought about creating these a lot sooner.
* We received some Grippies and Grippies tights free to do this review. There was no other compensation. The opinions expressed are my own.
