• DarkMessiah@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Gotta love manual labour. One of the things you don’t realise until you do it is just how much you end up spending on socks - this shit is incredibly hard on your feet and what you wear on them.

    • ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      Wool socks. They’re worth it. Keep your feet feeling dry (even when they are literally soaked). Fewer blisters if your feet do get wet. My feet are warmer in winter and cooler in summer with wool. They seem to last much longer and wear better too. My older wool socks have just worn to confirm better to the shape of my feet.

      I will NEVER wear cotton socks to work outside again.

    • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 months ago

      As someone very particular about my undies and to a lesser degree socks, I disagree. Not all boxer briefs are created equal.

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        11 months ago

        Agreed but thats how you get to your “warning pairs” like if I’m forged to wear those I better get some laundry on before Im going Commando.

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        11 months ago

        All it took was for one person to gift me some FotL underwear to decide that I should be buying my own undergarments. So uncomfortable!

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    11 months ago

    Fuck fast fashion that requires you to buy low quality socks from sweat shops every year. Buy high quality socks! Everyone wins.

    • 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      Sorry, but I don’t get my salary yearly. Plus, even if I did, my budget doesn’t allow that… I haven’t bought new foot wear in over 5 years.

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    11 months ago

    I’d keep wearing those socks for two more years