My son is a tad picky about the socks. If you aren't bothered by the "toe lump" someone you know probably is so you have to know what I'm talking about. But worse, boys these days are all into brand name, even (especially) their socks. My son owns a LOT of expensive, insert other athletic name brand here, socks. But they're cotton. Not only does the thickness give them a prominent toe ridge but it seems to get worse as they shrink and bulk in every wash. My son is also a runner and the running shoe people recommended non cotton socks so they don't wick when running in this heat. Hmm, I always thought cotton was better because of breathability. So I started looking at "performance" socks. $5-$10 for 1 pair, and man I thought the ones he had now we're expensive.
What else to do? Amazon has everything. So in my searching I came across these socks. Not cotton, check. Name brand, check. Not ridiculously priced, check. And it certainly didn't hurt that it came in a pack bigger than 2 or 3. I guess if he won't wear them his sister will.
These socks are GREAT. They're not very thick, they're decently (but not overly) soft and the ridge is minimal. No more morning struggles. It does have a toe ridge but nothing bothersome. It's been several washes and they still have their shape, size, and minimal ridge. He's been wearing them to run and no foot complaints. Since they're name brand he doesn't try to wear his uncomfortable name brand socks just to have name brand. But they're comfy so no struggles. And they're cheaper than his previous socks, I think I hit the jackpot. And here I was worried about ordering socks I could feel first.
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