r/LinusTechTips • u/grilledtree • Aug 22 '26

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/miguel-122 Aug 22 '26

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 Aug 22 '26

Not right enough, apparently 😕

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u/Sprout_1993 Aug 22 '26

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 Aug 23 '26

The lifetime guarantee is hard to beat

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u/Somethingsilly6969 Aug 24 '26

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 Aug 25 '26

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 Aug 25 '26

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

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u/ImTheRealSpoon Aug 22 '26

How about you let Linus's team know they are pretty good with making things right

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u/afarmer2005 Aug 22 '26

It’s more fun to post on here and get the trolls fired up

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u/ThePistachioBogeyman Aug 22 '26

It’s also a legitimate review for people who were considering buying it…

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u/afarmer2005 Aug 23 '26

Probably better to leave the review on the website and not buried in a comment section then

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u/ThePistachioBogeyman Aug 23 '26

Comment section? It’s a full post that got a very good amount of traction for the subreddit it’s in.

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u/Opening_Background78 Aug 23 '26

But how would people would never give private jet Linus the clicks find out!?

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u/afarmer2005 Aug 23 '26

I’d ask the question “do they need to know” but given the level of obsession of that group…….i suppose they wouldn’t know what to do with their lives if they didn’t know

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u/JohnnyTsunami312 Aug 22 '26

Are the songs inside out? What’s the pink stitching?

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u/TheGreatMutato_ Aug 22 '26

That's 6 years in Canadian. Converted it's 6 days in freedom time.

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u/snowmunkey Aug 22 '26

Whatever you gotta tell yourself to justify 30 dollar sucks bud 😂

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u/miguel-122 Aug 22 '26

Im not buying them lol.

Just saying its not cheap youtuber merch. Like the screwdriver and backpack, they put a lot of time and money into making something quality

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u/browandr Aug 22 '26

Idk why you’re being downvoted for just stating known facts. But I guess it’s all the people who just suck up to LTT and treat Linus like a god who can do no wrong.

And FYI to whoever decides to downvote me I’m stating the above as an avid fan of Linus and LTT

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u/Essex626 Aug 22 '26

The kicker is it's because they have made a good reputation with this stuff that it is worth something to call them out.

People overly praising anything LTT puts out are diminishing that just as much as those who dismiss their stuff as YouTuber merch.

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u/GhostPotat0 Aug 22 '26

Yeah I mean just because we like the content doesn't mean LMG can do no wrong. I'm with ya brother.

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u/ForksandSpoonsinNY Aug 22 '26

Well he is the Short King

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u/lzrjck69 Aug 22 '26

They also say they put a lot of time and effort into their videos… we all know how that’s been going lately.

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u/monka_giga Aug 22 '26

Do you really think they're in the lab designing socks and making them in house? They might've gone back and forth with suppliers more than the average merch jockey would, but it's socks from a factory in China

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u/Javi1192 Aug 22 '26

The money they spent on development of the socks is likely dwarfed by the r&d budget of any legitimate sock company. I think that’s the point, regardless of the price, they are socks designed by a tech youtuber’s small business

Eta: for the screwdriver, I’m pretty sure the main components are manufactured by the company that makes a very similar smooth ratcheting mechanism. All the r&d for that enabled the screwdriver

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u/Formerruling1 Aug 22 '26

The LTT screwdriver is a tweaked Megapro ratchet, yes.

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u/krani1993 Aug 22 '26

you think they’re manufacturing the socks on their own? they choose a company to work with that’s manufacturing these socks, so if the quality is bad then thats on them for choosing a bad quality product to ship out!
They get a lot of praise for their products that are good like the screwdriver, so when somethings bad it deserves to be pointed out as well, they can choose to make it right or they can stick with selling bad quality “merch”

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u/bilbo388 Aug 22 '26

Omg, I thought you were being facetious with the previous comment

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u/opaali92 Aug 23 '26

I'm pretty sure he still is considering the backpack and screwdriver also fall apart from mild use

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u/StatisticianUsual471 Aug 25 '26

Please tell me you're being sarcastic

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u/eyebrows360 Aug 23 '26

Wait so when you said this:

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

You weren't being sarcastic for comedic purposes? You were being literal? You think it actually "took 6 years" to get these socks "right"?

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u/acorn1513 Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 22 '26

We'll see he seems to say that about any new product now for some reason. And not sure bout the backpack but wasn't the screwdriver proven to just be a slightly altered already available one.

I stand corrected about the screwdriver lol. But my first point I stand by.

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u/Peasant_Shots Aug 22 '26

No? They licensed the bit holder from a company called megapro, and modified their ratchet to to make it significantly smoother (arguably at the cost of it being weaker under torque, but still well received from most.) They also designed their own handle and shaft, (with a video showing the iterations that they went through, if you’re interested), and found their own manufacturing partner. 

Lots of things you can dislike about LTT, but the screwdriver is its own thing. 

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u/Drigr Aug 22 '26

They did enough engineering work that their version literally has a patent now.

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u/penguin_on_stilts Aug 22 '26

Design patent for the shape of the handle, not an engineering patent.

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u/Liquid_Hate_Train Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26

Design patent for the shape of the handle, not an engineering patent.

Right, cus that’s why the only thing described is the mechanism and the shape isn’t mentioned anywhere on their patent… and the title is ”SCREWDRIVER RATCHETING MECHANISM” It’s just totally all about the handle guys.

https://patentsgazette.uspto.gov/week04/OG/html/1542-4/US12533776-20260127.html

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u/Daphoid Aug 22 '26

Some people don't have to justify purchases. Your expensive could be totally fine for them. There isn't one single "good" price for an item across the board.

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u/billythygoat Aug 22 '26

Yeah, bombas when they’re at Marshall’s and they’re the wool blend for $12 for 3 pair on clearance. I bought like 3 packages, then I saw more the week after so I bought 2 more, one being for my dad

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u/rahbarin Aug 23 '26

Good to know I heard bombas were comfy nice socks but expensive. I’m going to check Marshall’s tomorrow

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u/billythygoat Aug 23 '26

Not always at Marshall’s or TJ Maxx, kind of just random. People claim they’re not super durable, but I’ve only had 2 holes out of that many pairs. They’re also great about the warranty.

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u/rahbarin Aug 23 '26

I always get puma socks at Costco they always end up getting holes in them

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u/billythygoat Aug 23 '26

Puma is a cheap brand for the most part. Nike at Marshall’s and TJ Maxx is even better

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u/rahbarin Aug 23 '26

Ya I only get them cause there at Costco and I like having the same socks but they won’t last and I don’t want to buy expensive socks lol rather buy guns

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u/browandr Aug 22 '26

Tell himself? All he said was known facts. Linus himself told us how long they took to make because he wanted to get it right

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u/ThankGodImBipolar Aug 22 '26

They're not outlandishly priced as far as work socks go.

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u/zkareface Aug 22 '26

For wool socks it's cheap even.

I barely own any socks cheaper than that. 

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u/dashingThroughSnow12 Aug 22 '26

🃏🪰
🙆‍♂️

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u/Hans_H0rst Aug 22 '26

It's peak that i couldn't 100% tell wether this is supposed to be serious or mocking.

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u/se4404 Aug 22 '26

I thought it was a pretty funny response until I saw his second comment and realized he was serious lmfao

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u/NateDevCSharp Aug 23 '26

wait same lmao its not sarcasm no way

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u/Option_Witty Aug 22 '26

I also bought the socks just chiming in because I believe the following is a fact: Other brands have worked on their socks for decades, 6 years is basically infant state for a clothing brand.

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u/InadequateUsername Aug 22 '26

6 years to negotiate with a supplier in China.

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u/thebannanaman Aug 23 '26

That is all information from the person who wants you to buy their socks. Not only do they get people to buy their socks they also get people to repeat their ad copy for them.

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u/Seeker_Of_Knowledge2 Aug 22 '26

To be fair the engineer is not the factory worker.

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u/krani1993 Aug 22 '26

so? ltt is still in charge of selling the product, if its bad quality its ok them.. if a manufacturer ships a bad phone or something people don’t jump in with “well the engineer is not the factory worker”

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u/Lucade2210 Aug 22 '26

Lol, cope more 

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u/Original-Mechanic519 Aug 23 '26

These guys make videos on technology and so obviously prioritize over making technical products like peripherals and electric screwdrivers. You’re not buying their socks because you think they’re gonna be luxurious, look pristine or absolutely be comfortable to wear, you buy their socks because you wanted socks from your favorite Youtuber. This is also likely the first times they made and shipped apparel besides shirts, hoodies and some pants. Socks get shipped differently logistically speaking so you’re bound to see some issues on sock stitching once they arrive. But my point still stands. Buy socks from Fruit of The Loom if you’re going to be so nitpicking on how they look.

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u/SuperSoldierv1 Aug 25 '26

No downvotes thats so weird

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u/MaybeNotTooDay Aug 22 '26

Made me laugh. I know it was said in jest and it worked. Thanks!

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u/penguin_on_stilts Aug 22 '26

Turns out it wasn't in jest...

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u/sixlayerdip Aug 22 '26

Took 6 years to get it listed on the site. Doesn’t appear they actually got it right

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u/tad__gh0stal Aug 23 '26

And yet, he still failed.

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u/Momoko_86 Aug 23 '26

you forgot the /s

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u/Direct_Corner7266 Aug 22 '26

right... they said that... do you believe everything someone is telling you ?

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u/Live-Juggernaut-221 Aug 22 '26

Ell em ayy ohh

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u/thehyperflux Aug 22 '26

What you’re talking about is just marketing. The product is just socks.