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  • AxtremusA Offline
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    Axtremus
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    I standardized on Hanes ankle socks.
    I get them in bulk -- 20 pairs per pack -- from Target's.

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      For what it’s worth I also wear Hanes quarter ankle socks (in women’s size) and love them. I order them from Amazon in packs of 10 pairs.

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        AndyD
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        I go to TKMax (TJMaxx) and search through the many many possibilities until I find the rare pairs with padded heels and not made in PRC.

        And then I check out the coffee!

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          I like the idea of padded heels, but I almost never find a pair where the supposedly padded heels actually end up at my heels. Usually the socks are little too long or a little too short so the parts meant to pad the heels end up a little before or behind my actual heels. 🤷

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          • AxtremusA Axtremus

            I like the idea of padded heels, but I almost never find a pair where the supposedly padded heels actually end up at my heels. Usually the socks are little too long or a little too short so the parts meant to pad the heels end up a little before or behind my actual heels. 🤷

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            @Axtremus said in Socks:

            I like the idea of padded heels, but I almost never find a pair where the supposedly padded heels actually end up at my heels. Usually the socks are little too long or a little too short so the parts meant to pad the heels end up a little before or behind my actual heels. 🤷

            I hate it when my socks feel like they’re turning around on my feet throughout the day! I have are some socks that are made for exercise that are have just the right amount of elasticity that they don’t move around but they’re not tight. I have three pairs but have never been able to find them again to buy more 😕

            As for padded socks, they usually make m y shoes feel too snug do I don’t buy them.

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              AndyD
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              #9

              Socks are easy really. I have a niece whose feet are thin and large for a female. Sister takes her a hundred miles to a couple of shops that specialise to try shoes on (Oxford & Edinburgh)

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                wtg
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                #10

                No Bombas customers? Frugal crowd.... 😁

                I'm tough on socks and haven't had very good luck with Champion or Hanes.

                Am going to try Dickies and also the Darn Tough socks that @Jodi mentioned.

                Also saw that Wigwam are available on Costco Next. Will take a look at those too.

                When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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                  The beauty of darn toughs is that they are guaranteed for life. If you wear a pair out, you take them where they sell them and get a new pair for free. Wear my socks out in the heel - and so far I’ve only exchanged one pair. (They are not cheap.) they have lots of adorable designs.

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                    I almost always wore REI wool hiking socks before my medical incident. I don't think I actually ever wore a pair out. They treated my feet very well.

                    Now I have to wear very strong compression support hose that extend up my calf. My wife struggles each morning to get them on me 😬

                    Big Al

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                      That sounds a bit of an ordeal.
                      I wear one, prescribed, made by Mediven. It's toe less but full length (I have a failed valve), and designed to prevent vein development. But they come with a silk sock to help on over the heel.
                      Guessing yours are much stronger compression.

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                        CHAS
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                        I get Nike short black socks by the bag. Still have plenty of thick socks for the few days I am in in the cold in Colorado.

                        "The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils;” - Shakespeare

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                          jon-nyc
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                          How funny, I just ordered socks for the boy less than an hour ago and came here and opened this thread. Hanes on AMZN too.

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                            AndyD
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                            Ever heard of Rohan?

                            A UK designed top quality brand for half a century, highly recommended if you can order from the States

                            Rohan socks are expensive, I have one pair of their cheapest 'Alltime'; they fit, they don't move.
                            https://www.rohan.co.uk/search.php?search_query=Socks&productListPgNo=1

                            Their jackets are also first class and a reasonable price considering the quality; I have two (Brecon/Valen).

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                              Bargain?
                              Screenshot_20250930-081929_DuckDuckGo.jpg

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                                Steve Miller
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                                $19 for one pair of socks? Yikes!

                                What makes them worth that?

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                                  Darn Tough’s are close to $25 a pair. (But they are worth it because you can get another pair for free when/if they wear out.

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                                    @AndyD and @Big_Al Compression socks are a blessing and a curse! I wear them on long flights and they are a godsend. But getting them on and off is a nightmare!

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                                      Any advice on how to determine the proper size to get when it comes to compression socks?

                                      For every regular socks, I stuff I get from Target has a pretty large range, like I get a big bag of socks they says "fits shoe sizes 6-12" and be done with it.

                                      Can I play it similarly fast and loose with compression socks too or is there a more exact method to figuring out what size to get when it comes to compression socks?

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                                        Get measured for proper fit.

                                        In the UK you can buy calf length from pharmacies but the off the shelf are not as good as NHS prescribed. And how can 3 sizes they offer fit a very lean or fat person properly?

                                        Here, a doctor will refer you to a pharmacy where your calf and thigh are measured at various points, you chose closed or open toe, half or full length as needed, black or skin colour.

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                                        • S Steve Miller

                                          $19 for one pair of socks? Yikes!

                                          What makes them worth that?

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                                          wtg
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                                          @Steve-Miller said in Socks:

                                          $19 for one pair of socks? Yikes!

                                          What makes them worth that?

                                          Apparently nothing.

                                          Reddit discussion, which pans Bombas quality and includes several enthusiastic votes for Darn Tough....

                                          https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyItForLife/comments/1eci2zf/everyone_keeps_recommending_bombas_socks_why_are/

                                          When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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