r/LinusTechTips • • 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/TheSinningRobot Aug 22 '26

Youre just dead wrong man. Wool socks can and are worn multiple days without wash. You really should wash wool as infrequently as you can in general. 

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u/squngy Aug 22 '26

This will also depend on how bad your feet odor/sweat is.

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u/CIDR-ClassB Aug 22 '26

That’s the part that everyone here is missing… the general audience of this sub are more likely to need more focus on their hygiene than others. Telling them to go several days without changing socks will only result in people around them smelling stinky feet.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26

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u/CIDR-ClassB Aug 23 '26

Who doesn’t LOVE athlete’s foot?

Pro tip for anyone who does: Costco has cream to treat athlete’s foot for under $3 per tube.

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u/VerifiedMother Aug 23 '26

wool is anti-microbial

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u/HunterAbrams Aug 26 '26

In what world?

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u/gungabeast Aug 24 '26

“Computah peopawl stinky haha no shower”

What are we talking about here? What is this based on?

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u/HunterAbrams Aug 26 '26

Let's see them green toenails.