Sock box

A few months ago I introduced the sock box to my household.  At last a home for that single sock that appears in the laundry almost daily.  The sock box lives in the laundry room on top of the dryer.

I even cleared out all the kids drawers (and mine ... my husband apparently has no odd socks because he is perfect) looking for the odd socks, and promised never to put socks in their rooms unless they are paired.

So here we are, several months later ... and despite clearing out the box regularly ... it is still overflowing!  Huh?  

Murphy's Law states that as soon as I dump the orphan socks, I'll find the other, right?