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What's one brand whose products you can always trust? (lemmy.world)

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(I'm trying to adjust my shopping habits for quality, long-lasting goods from reputable brands. This isn't some hailcorporate thing)

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[-] Sequentialsilence@lemmy.world 57 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I will never always trust a brand, there are some brands that have good trust, but I’ve seen too many brands screw people over for money.

I will say currently, Darn Tough Socks, Keen Shoes, EVGA, Milwaukee Tools, if you are in the cinema / live production world Teradek, and Yamaha.

[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

My only complaint about Darn Tough Socks is that they never seem to wear in. I bought a half dozen pairs several years ago, and all of them are like brand new still, which is great, but they are also stiff and tight like I've never worn them. I wear them predominately for work, and I'm on my feet all day, so that's a testament to their staying power, but damn, I wish they would stretch a little.

[-] PineRune@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

I use them too, but I guess I never really thought about socks "breaking in," like shoes would. After 1-2 years of use, they are holding up like new.

[-] Gerudo@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Alongside darn tough, I love me some bombas.

[-] potpotato@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Do you have lightweights? I find those to be tighter than midweights, which also seem a bit more plush.

[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I have the light hikers, so maybe that's the deal. I'll look into some mid weight ones.

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Darn

Why they gotta swear haha

[-] itchick2014@midwest.social 26 points 2 months ago

Darning is a method of mending socks. It is a nerdy pun. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darning

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Delightful

[-] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Oh my d*rn

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Watch ur mouth lol

[-] RickRussell_CA@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

I went through two defective EVGA cards within the original card's warranty period. On the second card, EVGA tried to deny my warranty.

They eventually made it right, after I shamed them on Reddit.

[-] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Nah you can't trust Keen anymore as of like 7 years ago. They switched to much cheaper shoe materials on their presidio walking shoe that was super popular, but the price didn't drop at all. At the same time, they started inserting huge globs of rubber in the heel of their hiking shoes so you are forced to use their brand of insert that has a hole to fit said bump.

[-] Sequentialsilence@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I’ll be honest, just recently bought new shoes from them haven’t gotten a chance to wear them in yet, the previous pair was pre-covid. But they look and feel exactly like my old pair did when I bought them, so maybe their work line hasn’t suffered yet.

And this is why I’ll never be loyal to a brand, as long as they’re good I’ll keep buying their product, when it’s not good I’ll stop.

[-] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

I forgot it's already bee n 5 years since Covid fuck. Keen definitely got worse way before Covid so it was probably 7 years ago. Updated. You honestly might just not know what you're missing if you've only had shoes from them after the change. As I recall, almost every component of the Presidio got cheaper and it went from a nice leather walking shoe with a well padded tongue to just another synthetic sneaker with a thin tongue basically for the same $110

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

You were loyal when you looked for and bought the new pair.
Now you arent anymore.

this post was submitted on 21 Aug 2024

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