• kameecoding@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I would recommend buying some higher quality socks, I have started ordering Darn tough and they are holding up well, I hit 10K steps everyday and not a single one has had any indication of anything like this happening yet. meanwhile I would have gone through a few set of cheap socks.

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      7 months ago

      I have almost exclusively darn tough socks now and have for over 15 years at this point. I do eventually get worn areas in them but I never let them get anywhere near this bad. A small section of padding worn out is enough for DT to replace them for me. My main hobby is backpacking though so they get used hard and often. I would guess they last somewhere around 500 miles per pair for the micro crews. The business socks are also nice but wear out faster.

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      7 months ago

      +1 for Darn Tough. I go through a lot of socks but my two pairs of Darn Tough socks are still going strong, despite one of them having a hole melted through it by?? a spark from a campfire?? I thought it would be the end for that one but it’s barely noticed.

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    7 months ago

    Gotta love manual labour. One of the things you don’t realise until you do it is just how much you end up spending on socks - this shit is incredibly hard on your feet and what you wear on them.

    • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      7 months ago

      As someone very particular about my undies and to a lesser degree socks, I disagree. Not all boxer briefs are created equal.

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        7 months ago

        Agreed but thats how you get to your “warning pairs” like if I’m forged to wear those I better get some laundry on before Im going Commando.

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    7 months ago

    Fuck fast fashion that requires you to buy low quality socks from sweat shops every year. Buy high quality socks! Everyone wins.

    • 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works
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      7 months ago

      Sorry, but I don’t get my salary yearly. Plus, even if I did, my budget doesn’t allow that… I haven’t bought new foot wear in over 5 years.