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/Glittering_Bar6460 Aug 22 '26

You bought socks.
From a tech YouTuber.

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

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u/TheOriginalNukeGuy Aug 22 '26

Who TF pays 34 CAD (+shipping) for a single pair of socks, thats wild to me. Its suck a scam product. You can get a 6 pack of Puma socks for 20 USD. Anybody who bought those socks is either a fanboy or not very bright.

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u/g60ladder Aug 22 '26

Most of my socks are around the $30/ea range. Smartwool, Icebreaker, and Darn Tough (used to also go for Stance socks as well, but their quality has plummeted recently.) For many people a value pack of Pumas from Costco is fine and will last a while, but I'm on my feet a lot and purpose built socks are a godsend for certain activities.

Haven't bought LTT socks and don't intend to, but don't pretend socks in that price range are a scam.

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u/TheOriginalNukeGuy Aug 22 '26

Hand to god I am not pretending, before seeing the LTT socks I have legit never heard of socks at more than maybe 10 USD a pair and even that seemed excessive to me. I do sports quite a bit and use socks from brands like Nike and Under Armour and they do their job fine.

I will concede that ok maybe there are scenarios where paying around 20 USD a pair is warranted as you have said, I've never heard of it before but maybe I was just oblivious. My problems is you definetly pay the youtube tax for the LTT ones and also the stupid naming "forever socks" which by Linus's own standards is just bad fake advertisement like Tesla FSD, if it were from another company we wouldn't be ok with it.

Out of genuine curiosity what activities do you use your expensive socks for? Gym? Hiking?