That’s super interesting. What DT athletic sock version do you wear?

I was using these ultralight socks & they got the weirdest holes in places I’ve never even had socks fail. For how amazing their hiking socks are I was super disappointed in these.

From my experience with Darn Tough athletic socks it will be more than 16 in the bin unfortunately. Their thick hiking socks last forever for me but their athletic socks get holes regularly. They do replace them but you pay to return & it’s kind of just annoying.

I’ve actually moved away from Darn Tough for athletic socks because they last about the same as cheap socks for me. Maybe I’m doing something wrong & others have a different experience but I’ve been very underwhelmed with my DT athletic sock trials.

I think a lot of designer brands are actually well made. You can usually feel the stitching, material & overall quality when you handle those pieces. I have a $1k retail cashmere sweater I got at a thrift & it’s held up noticeably better than my $100-200 cashmere sweaters (also thrifted) even with the same care. It has longer threads or something so it hasn’t gotten as fuzzy as they have. It’s not a $900 difference though.

They just are over priced even for the quality because they ALSO add a massive brand tax on top of the quality price.

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