You don’t even need 16 pairs my friend. I was rocking the same 5 pairs for the last 2 years.

I recently added 3 new pairs to the mix because I needed a new particular style for work. So I bought two of the same pair, and a fun no-show style with a design on them for fun because they were on sale and brought me to the free shipping threshold.

The 5 pairs I originally bought look exactly the same as they did when I bought them, and I have worn them a ton!

I think I got those and maybe the CoolMax ones too? I run and walk 5-10 miles most days, but my feet generally don't sweat so that might make a difference. I also use the hiking socks for backpacking trips they've held up pretty well. The "fashion" socks with cute designs tend to not last as long, maybe 1-3 years for me.

I picked them up on clearance because the pattern was being discontinued. Even at a discount it still felt crazy to be spending that much on socks.

It feels a lot less crazy now.

According to basic math, just under 20 miles per day.

The trick is to wait until you have 4-6 pairs. The shipping is nearly the same more 5 as for 1.

Which Darn Tough socks have cotton? I only saw wool/nylon/elastine (aka spandex) blends, plus whatever synthetic Coolmax™ is.

What if you lose a sock?

I thought he got started by the need to fuel his meth addiction?

+1 for Farm to Feet. I found them the most comfortable of the 3 brands I tried (other two are Darn Tough and Cloudline). All brands had a fair amount of variability between different lines of sock (less for cloudline), I bought a couple different pairs to decide on my favorites.

TL;DR: Darn Tough socks are ~6x more expensive than Champion socks. Some real number crunching here.

My pillow guy got lucky after 3 failed businesses (parent funded) and a drug habit to find an existing company with a quality product and purchase it.

I have 8 pairs of Farm to Feet socks. I bought them five years ago. I wear them all winter, pretty much exclusively.

Not a single sock has worn out yet. There aren’t even any thin areas. They go through the wash and dryer like the rest of my laundry, I don’t baby them.

The math is roughly 1 wear per pair per week before washing, x 26 weeks (my feet get cold easily, so I probably wear them more like 3/4 of the year, but there are also 8 pairs so we’re rounding), x 5 years = ~ 130 wears each so far, and still going strong.

If Darn Tough is as good or better than that, then he’s gold.

when i read how much people go through socks it genuinely makes me feel like im either wearing them wrong or i just dont live a life of hardship and manual labor.i appreciate OP doing all the leg work for cost comparison and all but i buy a few packs of random marshalls/tj max sale socks, or just costco puma packs of socks like once a year if that. i actually havent even bought any new socks for the past 2 years because im still sitting on unopened packs of pumas

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Pro tip: put them in a mesh bag before washing. No more bachelor socks!

Feetures are the best socks to buy. Period. They last an unbelievably long time and they replace them for free. It’s also very little hassle. Add to that I once emailed them about how my husband lost one of mine doing the laundry and I was really upset because they were about 10 years old and could I buy a single sock? And they emailed me back and said it cracked her up and she was sending me a free pair. I didn’t know what size to get (in between) so she sent both.

Lululemon also sent me free shorts when I emailed to say I forgot to pack underwear for a half marathon and had lost weight so the shorts were sliding off and it was quite a race. I had zero complaints about the quality and she still sent me a free pair.

Moral: good companies have good customer service. And Feetures are the most buy it for life product I know.

Each to their own. But I think they should stick a sock in it.

But maybe don’t be a crazy, facist, QAnon guy 😬

There are multiple intangible benefits... you also arguably have a higher quality of life as you are wearing comfortable wool socks that breath better vs cheap poly blend socks.

The socks are also made by workers making a living wage in Vermont vs a sweatshop in China.

100% agreed. I’ve got two pairs of those that I need to send in for warranty claims

I would add that you should always buy two pairs. The inevitable will happen and one will disappear or develop a hole. Then you can take one from the second pair and use that till one disappears again whilst still having a spare. It’s like 66% extra sock use.

I just today got my credit back from Darn Tough for sending in nearly 10 years worth of socks, as I switched to them way back when.

$334. That's how much store credit I now have to spend. While any given pair of socks isn't BIFL, with this warranty program, Darn Tough socks pretty much are.

Do y’all drive 2 miles a day? Lol

Yes they will depending on what you're doing. Warranty is a bit of a hassle, but most premium items are worth a little extra time.

Lose a sock? Buy another pair, wait to lose one, send the remaining two back!

To finish out the sock math you should include shipping socks back to use the warranty.