The only socks my seam-sensitive 8-year-old daughter will tolerate. Thank goodness we found them. She now gets on her socks and shoes without any complaints in the morning before school and actually keeps them on all day (no more rejected, wadded-up socks in the pockets of her book bag). We have had them for a couple months, washed many times, and they still pass her bizarre, secret seam test. Consumer Reports should hire her. Gosh kids are annoying.