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PostPosted: Thu Mar 04, 2021 12:12 pm 
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Got a pair of Darn Tough for Christmas. They're nice. I like that they are made in the U.S.


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Need to up your price range.

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I bought Bombas about 18 months ago after years of wearing some good ultimax socks from REI. Bombas are much better. They also make an athletic looking compression sock which I need for longer trips after my blood clot a few years ago, which is why I tried them. The black ones work with chinos and loafers if needed. The only thing I do for them is let them air dry after the washing machine.

I still have a few pair of gold toe dress socks for when I need to wear a suit, but I haven't worn a suit for a full year now.

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Need to up your price range.

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I have a few pairs of Darn Tough...had them for years. They're worth it.

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$17 is kinda cheap.

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Sounds like I'm actually an idiot for not having more $17 socks.

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Darn Tough are prolly overkill for everyday wear. Stance plain white/dark socks run 3 for 25$, good for everyday work/etc wear: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087R7SBZF/

avoid anything by smartwool, overpriced crap

stance has goofy ass colors for you metros to let your rainbow flag fly. but you can't go wrong with a bundle of plain white/plain black socks. and you never lose one in the laundry if you stick to the same solid colors


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I was getting my youngest some new shoes for my youngest son, a couple of things for myself (from the sale rack) and grabbed a crazy patterned pair of athletic socks for my oldest that may have been a tick more. Now six years later my son still has those socks.

And I still have the bargain stuff I bought. I'm cheap that way :oops:


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this lawyer is wearing a pair of Polo socks that have a hole in them that is not quite big enough for them to be thrown away

I'm not a picky person but I'm incredibly particular about socks going all the way back to my youth. Maybe I'm a bit on the spectrum



I have probably worn socks to work four times in the past six years.


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this lawyer is wearing a pair of Polo socks that have a hole in them that is not quite big enough for them to be thrown away

I'm not a picky person but I'm incredibly particular about socks going all the way back to my youth. Maybe I'm a bit on the spectrum



I have probably worn socks to work four times in the past six years.


What, you wear sandals to work? It's always nice to walk into a room and get the aroma of feet. That's real conducive to the work atmosphere. I'm sure your co-workers really appreciate it. 'Hey, let's go eat in One Post's office. Great idea! We can check on his bunions!'


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Bagels wrote:
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good dolphin wrote:
this lawyer is wearing a pair of Polo socks that have a hole in them that is not quite big enough for them to be thrown away

I'm not a picky person but I'm incredibly particular about socks going all the way back to my youth. Maybe I'm a bit on the spectrum



I have probably worn socks to work four times in the past six years.


What, you wear sandals to work? It's always nice to walk into a room and get the aroma of feet. That's real conducive to the work atmosphere. I'm sure your co-workers really appreciate it. 'Hey, let's go eat in One Post's office. Great idea! We can check on his bunions!'

That sounds like something Goggles would do

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Bagels wrote:
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good dolphin wrote:
this lawyer is wearing a pair of Polo socks that have a hole in them that is not quite big enough for them to be thrown away

I'm not a picky person but I'm incredibly particular about socks going all the way back to my youth. Maybe I'm a bit on the spectrum



I have probably worn socks to work four times in the past six years.


What, you wear sandals to work? It's always nice to walk into a room and get the aroma of feet. That's real conducive to the work atmosphere. I'm sure your co-workers really appreciate it. 'Hey, let's go eat in One Post's office. Great idea! We can check on his bunions!'


Nah, just wear topsiders with no socks. I mean I'm sitting on my ass all day, not sure I've ever broken a sweat at the office. Maybe I should start working harder.


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I mean I'm sitting on my ass all day, not sure I've ever broken a sweat at the office. Maybe I should start working harder.
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One Post wrote:
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good dolphin wrote:
this lawyer is wearing a pair of Polo socks that have a hole in them that is not quite big enough for them to be thrown away

I'm not a picky person but I'm incredibly particular about socks going all the way back to my youth. Maybe I'm a bit on the spectrum



I have probably worn socks to work four times in the past six years.


What, you wear sandals to work? It's always nice to walk into a room and get the aroma of feet. That's real conducive to the work atmosphere. I'm sure your co-workers really appreciate it. 'Hey, let's go eat in One Post's office. Great idea! We can check on his bunions!'


Nah, just wear topsiders with no socks. I mean I'm sitting on my ass all day, not sure I've ever broken a sweat at the office. Maybe I should start working harder.


I bet your office smells awful.

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Tall Midget wrote:
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Bagels wrote:
One Post wrote:
good dolphin wrote:
this lawyer is wearing a pair of Polo socks that have a hole in them that is not quite big enough for them to be thrown away

I'm not a picky person but I'm incredibly particular about socks going all the way back to my youth. Maybe I'm a bit on the spectrum



I have probably worn socks to work four times in the past six years.


What, you wear sandals to work? It's always nice to walk into a room and get the aroma of feet. That's real conducive to the work atmosphere. I'm sure your co-workers really appreciate it. 'Hey, let's go eat in One Post's office. Great idea! We can check on his bunions!'


Nah, just wear topsiders with no socks. I mean I'm sitting on my ass all day, not sure I've ever broken a sweat at the office. Maybe I should start working harder.


I bet your office smells awful.


Nah, I just fart a bunch and it covers it up.

On a serious note, my boss who I've worked for over the past six years, and who I have a real honest relationship with, only 8 months ago realized that I never wear sox. Trust me, if there were any olfactory issues, he would have let me know.


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i only buy wigwam. made on slave labor right here in wisconsin.

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Nardi wrote:
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I was trying to brag. I was trying to seem humble too.

Socks are important. What's the point of having uncomfortable socks after 3 washings?

Towels are the same way. Don't go cheap.

I talked my wife into upgrading our towels. They were fine but we’d had them for a long time and it seemed like it was a good time to splurge. She found a deal through Kohl’s where she could get a set that were originally $230 for $60 (with discounts and Kohl’s cash) so we bought two sets. These things are so thick and heavy that drying off is like wrestling a bear. I am worn out by the time I finish. We both wish we had purchased a less “luxurious” set but are pretty much stuck with them for the foreseeable future.

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$17 is kinda cheap.



maybe brick bought his darn-toughs second-foot


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Nardi wrote:
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I was trying to brag. I was trying to seem humble too.

Socks are important. What's the point of having uncomfortable socks after 3 washings?

Towels are the same way. Don't go cheap.

I talked my wife into upgrading our towels. They were fine but we’d had them for a long time and it seemed like it was a good time to splurge. She found a deal through Kohl’s where she could get a set that were originally $230 for $60 (with discounts and Kohl’s cash) so we bought two sets. These things are so thick and heavy that drying off is like wrestling a bear. I am worn out by the time I finish. We both wish we had purchased a less “luxurious” set but are pretty much stuck with them for the foreseeable future.


I tired of some new towels seemingly being too soft to actually you know absorb water off me.

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I just shopped the Darn Tough socks on the recommendation of one of the YouTube guys I follow. I looked at Bombas again, too. I just could not go for the idea of $20+ pair of socks. Ended up buying a six pack of marino wool from Enerwear off Amazon for $24. Turns out, they are not 100% wool, but are very comfortable, and for that price, I just wash them like the rest of my work clothes.


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Zippy-The-Pinhead wrote:
Nardi wrote:
Brick wrote:
I was trying to brag. I was trying to seem humble too.

Socks are important. What's the point of having uncomfortable socks after 3 washings?

Towels are the same way. Don't go cheap.

I talked my wife into upgrading our towels. They were fine but we’d had them for a long time and it seemed like it was a good time to splurge. She found a deal through Kohl’s where she could get a set that were originally $230 for $60 (with discounts and Kohl’s cash) so we bought two sets. These things are so thick and heavy that drying off is like wrestling a bear. I am worn out by the time I finish. We both wish we had purchased a less “luxurious” set but are pretty much stuck with them for the foreseeable future.


I tired of some new towels seemingly being too soft to actually you know absorb water off me.


Yes. New towels suck at actually drying water off of you.


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I think I could pull it off completely redoing my sock drawer with $17 socks if I cancelled a vacation to Orlando. Sorry kid, no trip to the Orlando Airport Hampton Inn. I need some $17 socks.

Kids will just have to fish at home this year.


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Bagels wrote:
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good dolphin wrote:
this lawyer is wearing a pair of Polo socks that have a hole in them that is not quite big enough for them to be thrown away

I'm not a picky person but I'm incredibly particular about socks going all the way back to my youth. Maybe I'm a bit on the spectrum



I have probably worn socks to work four times in the past six years.


What, you wear sandals to work? It's always nice to walk into a room and get the aroma of feet. That's real conducive to the work atmosphere. I'm sure your co-workers really appreciate it. 'Hey, let's go eat in One Post's office. Great idea! We can check on his bunions!'

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After a few wearings, I think I'm starting to understand the appeal of $17 socks. I now understand this clip.
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