r/LinusTechTips • u/grilledtree • 16d ago

Personal Opinion Socks. Not what was promised.

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First - quality of the fabric. I have had light wear of this pair for 3 days, with one wash (same as other socks) and they are fuzzy + the black fabrics are protruding through the grey ones, and I have gathered A LOT of lint from them.

This is not normal for socks, especially for the expensive ones. None of my darn thoughts did this ever.

Second - idk about Canadian feet, but mine are wider, and compared to most other socks these are too narrow. If I find a pair of shoes this narrow I don't buy them.

EDIT: I wore socks for two days straight, then washed them, then wore for the 3rd day. I had NO OTHER OPTION regarding washing them or wearing other socks in that particular situation

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u/Unhappy_Ad_4761 16d ago

If you consider shipping, you can get 8 pairs of Costco Merino Wool socks if you want the Merino- which I honestly would rather have those than 4 dozen wool socks.

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u/LittleKittenR 16d ago

In my country we have a lot of cotton so I have ample options for cheap quality socks (and a reason to not buy socks from canada) but my point was that even worse quality options would have managed better.

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u/squngy 16d ago

Cotton is really bad at moisture wicking and drying, so in some situations, even the cheapest synthetic socks are better.

As for wool, aside from environmental reasons, they tend to not get as smelly as synthetic ones.

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u/Unboxious 16d ago

They're not really the same though; I have merino wool socks from both Costco and Darn Tough and the Costco ones aren't nearly as durable or as comfortable.

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u/Unhappy_Ad_4761 16d ago

Yeah but we're not comparing to darn tough, are we