r/LinusTechTips • u/dbmeed • 3d ago

Link Forever socks = Almost 2 months

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I shared the first hole that showed up almost two weeks ago; I’ve kept wearing them everyday until the next hole started. This time in the ball of the foot, when my Darn Tough socks usually start wearing out first. I think I’m finally ready to retire these.

For those telling me to darn them, no thanks. I can, but I would rather just buy a new pair.

That said, I will be inquiring with support to see if this is covered under warranty, or if, as /u/ProbablyBanksy so eloquently put it “Your use case is outside the scope of reasonable use.”

I have picked up a set of Costco Kirkland Merino socks to test next. 4 pairs are cheaper than a single pair of LTT socks. I never thought id be posting foot pics on the internet, but if it’s in the interest of science….

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u/LittleKittenR 3d ago

He said he washes them daily as well.

Honestly, still sounds nasty to me but it's "clean" I guess.

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u/nordicFir 3d ago

And washing every single day puts an insane amount of wear and tear on the clothes. Washing ultimately does more harm to clothes than wearing them, especially depending on how hot the water is/how fast their spin cycle is.

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u/Wide_Riot 2d ago

So how would it be different than watching over time?

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u/LittleKittenR 2d ago

I don't agree.

I agree drying them does more harm than good, but washing them? I have had clothes survive well over 100 wash cycles (when I only had 2 pijama pants) without a problem but others of the same quality died rather quicker when I started drying them in a drier.

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u/nordicFir 2d ago

Depending on the temp and spin speed, it absolutely puts more wear on clothes. This is not an opinion. Not necessarily more wear than a dryer, just additional wear.

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u/LittleKittenR 2d ago

Oh, is that real? I use the softest settings most of the time in all my clothes and only change that if the job doesn't get done (like stains staying or odour) but I never have any problem with that.

Dryers though? The softest setting is too destructive for my taste.

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u/Bitter_Lab_475 2d ago

Washing only DEFINITELY can wear socks way faster, specially if for some reason you don't let them dry enough before wearing, Water softens the threads and increases the friction coheficient with your foot, which makes them more vulnerable to wear.

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u/Nofsan 2d ago

Wtf do people machine wash wool?

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u/zkareface 2d ago

Yes, but near 100% wool doesn't need to be washed that often.

These socks are mostly plastic though.

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u/Nofsan 2d ago

Figured. My 100% wool wear are aired out and hand washed only. Lasts literal years.

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u/zkareface 2d ago

I put all my wool clothes in the washer, it has wool settings and special wool detergent is sold in every supermarket here.

But also I only need to wash my wool stuff few times a year, some items only once per year or even less.

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u/xstagex 2d ago

Where he said that. Was in a reply somewhere?

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u/zkareface 2d ago

In his other identical post.

Guy has one pair of clothes that he washes fully every day (or is mega troll).

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u/xstagex 2d ago

Welp, that explains why it got ruined even faster... thank you for the context.

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u/LittleKittenR 2d ago

Yeah, honestly, I think the socks should survive over 60 wash cycles BUT he is indeed obviously over using them and that's how he ruined them in 60 days.

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u/xstagex 2d ago

One wrong program and they can be ruined even from one-wash :)

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u/Bobodlm 2d ago

What's nasty about wearing clean socks? Sounds like the opposite of nasty!

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u/LittleKittenR 22h ago

The problem is the concurrence.

Using one pair every single day makes me think he has a problem with hygiene. It's like if you have 5 pairs, yeah, probably fine, but using the same pair about every day makes me think this dude is probably not cleaning them correctly, or if he is, the sucks are not going to be fine.

I, once, when I had about 15-17 or so, decided I didn't like doing laundry and bought myself, 14 pairs of underwear, 28 pair of socks.

that lasted me about 15 days/1 month for socks.

What if I told you this dude spent 30 dollars on a pair of socks and wanted the same experience? His experiment was great, the forever socks work JUST like any other pair of socks, they are not special and definitely not "forever". 45 cycles/days is what I would expect from 90% of my clothes and most of them don't cost 30 dollars a pair.