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These are NOT short crew, Goldtoe really messed up a good product
I have worn the Short Crew Goldtoe socks for at least 25 years since I was a kid and my mom would buy them at Marshall Field's. I have always loved these socks. They used to be made in the USA up until shortly after the year 2000, I think around 2004 they switched to Mexico and the quality dropped, but they were still good socks and I kept buying them (I honestly don't care where they are made, but it sucks when the quality drops when they move production to another country...why can't the quality stay the same??). Now, fast forward to today, I ordered these socks and they are NOTHING like the Short Crew I have been wearing for over 25 years. These new ones are LONG, like regular crew, only slightly shorter than regular crew, and they are TIGHT, hurt my feet so bad, and they are now made in Honduras (again, I have nothing against where they are made, but it sucks to see that the quality dropped so horribly when production was moved from Mexico to Honduras currently). I rarely post reviews on anything, but when a product I have loved so much has gone to heck, it saddens me and now I must find another brand, which has been difficult because most socks made today are low quality and tight, and come in only ankle length, or long crew right below knee (which is stupid). Like I said, I have worn Goldtoe Short Crew for over 25 years religiously, and I ain't exaggerating how bad these are. Attached are photos of my previous pair of Goldtoe Short Crew on the LEFT (made in Mexico for past 15 years) and these new versions made in Honduras on the RIGHT. You see how much narrower and longer these new ones are, making them painful and NOT short crew as advertised. I doubt anyone at Goldtoe cares, I doubt anyone there has worked the 25 years that I have worn these socks, so I know what I am talking about, and normally I wouldn't care and would just take my business elsewhere, but everyone has experienced this before, when a product they love and use all the time gets discontinued or drastically changed and you're like "what the heck? why can't these companies just leave it alone and keep it the way it has been, there was nothing wrong with it"
May 2019 · Clothing Shoes and Jewelry · verified purchase
the product in question
GOLDTOE Men's Athletic Crew Socks, 6-Pairs
4.5★ · 5,068 ratings, as of 2023
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