PEOPLE SOCKS Men's Women's Merino wool crew socks 4 pairs 71% premium with Arch support Made in USA

My shoe size is 12 wide and the large size quarter height socks fit perfectly. There's not much room for them to shrink, so gotta be careful not to let them sneak into the dryer. They're coming out of the washer spin cycle pretty dry. Hanging them overnight does the trick. They're worth the minor extra effort of hanging them overnight. My feet feel drier and smell better at the end of the day with these than with cotton socks. They're warm, too. They are fine for wearing with sneaks on the daily, and can be doubled up with waterproof boots to shovel snow etc. Can't speak to durability yet. But if they are reasonably durable I'll definitely get more when they wear out. I like that they're made in the US.

I bought four pair in 2015 for about $25. Iiked them so much that in 2019 I bought four more pair for now $35. It is 2025 and all eight pair are going strong, indistinguishable from each other unless I closely inspect them. While I have had a bit of sticker shock seeing how the price has changed over the six years since I last made my purchase, their durability makes it worth it. They are comfy and warm. I should note I bought a different brand a few years ago (it will go unnammed) and LOVED those socks when they were new, the elastic in those wore out after a few years, even though they were more expensive. Now those socks sag down to my ankles. The much older, and more often worn, People Socks, still stay up like the day I bough them. These are great socks.

So I found these in my closet as winter set in and realized I never wrote a review after buying them in 2019. They're still perfectly good. Great knock-around socks, very thick and warm, high percentage of merino wool. I don't wear them with shoes generally but they're perfect for very cold days at home and wearing around on the patio, etc. I can see them being excellent in a workboot or similar, but I just like them for comfort and they've been very durable. I used to wear them daily in my apartment in chilly New York and am still busting them out around the holidays in Arizona.

These socks fit great and have the thickness and fluff you'd expect from wool socks. Despite being fairly thick socks, I don't feel they negatively impact shoe fit. Shoe fit is a wee bit tighter with People Socks than with Smart Wool or generic white socks, but not detrimentally so. YMMV if your shoes fit super tight with thinner socks. My four-pack has been through the wash maybe five times or so by now, and the socks are holding up well. I do get little bits of rolled wool lint coming off these after tumbling through the dryer, but the quality overall hasn't been significantly impacted by this. Still, it's a bit of a cause for worry, as these aren't cheap socks. I wonder how they'll hold up after a hundred washes and beyond... While a four-pack of these socks is definitely pricey compared to generic white cotton socks, these compare favorably in price to other brands of Merino Wool socks. Price is what attracted me to these socks in the first place--no joke at something like 50% the cost of Smart Wool. The comfort factor is definitely there, too. The thickness of these socks provides some great padding when worn with shoes, and the wool fabric keeps your feet dry and cool. If you're a first time wool buyer and are worried that the socks will be too warm in winter, don't worry! They aren't too warm at all, despite the thickness. These be some cozy socks. I also really don't like the in-your-face branding. The PS logo is on both sides of the ankle of the sock, and the "PEOPLE SOCKS" font across the foot is only on the left side. People not familiar with the brand might be able to make out part of the writing (since the words start near the toe of the sock) and interpret it as "PEOPLE SUCK". The PS logos on the ankle are also awfully less than stylish and don't hold a candle to Smart Wool's more aesthetically pleasing stick figure logo. The branding on this product is a real eye sore. Overall 4 stars out of 5. Pros: Comfort, price (compared to other leading wool sock sellers) Cons: Ugly branding, concerns about durability

Less itchy, breaths and dries quicker. Cushioning. Best boot sock I've ever had, and I served overseas in combat boots. Holds up for years, and I replace them before they wear out.. sorry I dont test harder, but these were affordable and the dryer slowly leaches fabric... but they dont fail before I am comfortable replacing them. 12 hr days, half the week plus OT, on concrete, at least two years of service before "I" rotate them out and new one in. I save the old ones for just in case... as they are still serviceable. They should aim for a government contract.