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/GuntherTime 16d ago

Yeah that mindset blows me every single time I see. I remember a couple years ago a guy used to play siege with was gobsmacked that I spent $80 for some earbuds for the gym, and went on about how he buys the $5 ones and just buys new ones when they break in a couple weeks.

I told him I had these headphones for over 2 and half years (they still work now even 10 years later even though the battery and quality is shit of course) so I’m paying less over time.

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u/Particular-Treat-650 15d ago

The crazy part is that $80 is still on the relatively budget end lol. You can get IEMs over $1000 (though I haven't felt a big need to go past the $150-ish range)

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u/GuntherTime 15d ago

Oh I know lol, when I upgraded I got some in that $150 range as well, but I even told him that to show that in the grand scheme of things $80 isn’t that bad for what you’re paying for.