It doesn't seem to matter if the socks are new or not, the seam is about the same, unless, of course, there are holes in the toes, in which case I turn them upside down as well as inside out and that seems to help.
I do find that if I don't wash them more than once a month, they tend to become all of a piece, you know?
Adore the tag line!
I'll tell you what I really hate.
You know when you get dressed in kind of a hurry and one of your socks' seams is slipped to the side of the toes and it just kinds of chafes at you when your shoes are on? How I detest that. I wait until I can get a moment and I slip that shoe off and adjust the seam as fast as I can.
Instant relief! It's amazing.