It’s the only explanation I can find.

I’m talking about plant labels and their ability to disappear – whether it is next to a plant that you are convinced you labelled when planting out or just generally in the sense that in winter you have pots of them knocking around the place, you eventually clean them up, then come spring when you start using them you never have enough. Why is it, no matter how many plant labels I buy or make I never have enough? Or that they seem to disappear? The only phenomena I can liken it to is the missing sock syndrome in the washing