I compared these against golden toe, Costco, Calvin Klein, and Wal-Mart. These are hands down the best bang for your buck socks. Quality is good. The socks are not thin and wick sweat juste fine. I bought these for the cold weather here in New England. They been able to protect me against frozen toe and other various weather effects so far. These have also gone through two washes, no problem. If anything arises, I will report back later.