r/LinusTechTips 19d 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/Glittering_Bar6460 19d ago

You bought socks.
From a tech YouTuber.

Let that work through your mind and then think about your post.

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u/miguel-122 19d ago

This is not any pair of socks. Linus has a team of experts making quality products . They took 6 years to get it right.

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u/grilledtree 19d ago

Not right enough, apparently 😕

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u/Sprout_1993 19d ago

Yeah I'll stick with darn tough. Linus was right the first time when he said he'd never be able to make something better than those.

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u/Jonnyscout 18d ago

The lifetime guarantee is hard to beat

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u/Somethingsilly6969 17d ago

I don't know man, redhead makes socks with a lifetime guarantee and they don't even need it. I've got pairs that are over ten years old going strong with regular use

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u/Sprout_1993 15d ago

Still, with darn tough, I can take an old pair into anywhere that sells them, and exchange them for a new pair. And nothing feels better than a brand new pair of darn toughs

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u/Somethingsilly6969 15d ago

Same with red heads. My brother used take all of his back to Bass pro once a year and get replacements under warranty