Boy, I don't remember the last time I wore crew socks, having switched to ankle high socks a decade or more ago, but I had give these a try since they were offered for free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. When I put them on at first, I felt they were too tight on my ankle/lower calf and wasn't sure they would be comfortable wearing out for the day. But I wore them around on a three hour walk and they loosened up (not so they, like, fell down or anything, but enough so that they didn't feel so constricting.) They are very comfortable. They have a heavier padding on the bottom of the sock and a thinner cotton material on the top. The bottoms aren't super thick, like some athletic socks I have, but they are thick enough to make the sock comfortable to wear on a long walk. Like any good sock, you don't even notice you are wearing it.

Price-wise they are very reasonable. Less than a dollar a pair. Can't beat that.