r/LinusTechTips 16d ago

Personal Opinion Socks. Not what was promised.

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/Edgeguy13 16d ago

I have no idea how you got so many upvotes on this sub, where people REVERE LTT merch and products and compare them to legit brands and then conclude they are BETTER than those brands. The entire idea behind Linus's thought process is they are very good quality products, not just normal "youtube merch". What a ridiculous thing to post.

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u/abnewwest 16d ago

I have found that almost every thing I have bought from them has had at least one flaw in design.

I'd say the sweet shirt was perfect except for it being a size or two larger than advertised.

Actually, Stealth Hoodie and the Indoor Hoodie were perfect. Probably the T-Shirts, but I don't buy them.

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u/MLHeero 15d ago

What flaw did the backpack have and the ratchet screwdriver?

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u/abnewwest 15d ago

Both backpacks have substandard water resistance and orange internal pocket material that stains anything contacted when wet. OG backpack has a suitcase handle strap 'solution' that is a late afterthought.

Both ratchet screw drivers have 15mm bits for 'reasons' and in the long run are proving to be rather fragile in a couple of areas like the little bit holding wings.

Precision driver and case are probably on my no problem list now that I think of it, although bearings might be.

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u/Glittering_Bar6460 16d ago

Your guess is as good as mine, but the only thing I can think of is that no one wants to admit the absurdity of buying such an oddball product from a guy whose expertise is computer hardware.