I hate pantyhose and I'm very, very hard on them- I tend to walk into things a lot and my office is full of old wooden furniture that doesn't exactly have smooth edges anymore, so I consider myself lucky if I get five or six wears out of one pair before I have to chuck them.  That said, when they're $4 a pair at off-price stores, it's tough to think I pay nearly $1 per day to wear something I hate wearing anyway.  When I saw these on Amazon with prime shipping, I figured heck, why not, and I'm glad I got them.  At just over $2 a pair, they're a steal compared to what I find in stores, so even if they weren't as good as the more expensive ones, I wasn't going to be upset about it.

Even though I'm fair skinned, I went with the dark beige, because it was hard to get a read for the colors online and with pantyhose, I'd always rather go a shade too dark than a shade too light.  And while I think I could probably wear the regular beige, and might order a pack of those too, the dark beige works just fine for me as long as I don't wear nude shoes.

These are definitely not control top, which I'd read in other reviews, but I like that because I hate control top pantyhose.  I'm 5'2 and a size 0-2, and these are probably a smidge too big; they feel like they fit more like a legging than pantyhose.  And I actually like that too, since I usually manage to put runs in pantyhose that are "my size" from pulling too hard to get them on.  These went on super easy and are nice and comfortable around my tummy rather than being constricting and giving me weird rumples under my clothes.  They do come up to my natural waist and would probably go a bit higher if I pulled, but that's how it goes when you're short, and it provides a nice smooth line under a skirt with a clingier top.

They are thinner than the more expensive brands,  but I really think that's to be expected with the price. They don't seem overly fragile when you consider the thickness of them.  They are sheer, but they do provide enough coverage to keep your legs from freezing off in the winter walking from your car to your office building and back if you walk quick.  And they've held up to the sillicone heel grippers I put in most of my work shoes, which have brought more than one pair of pantyhose to an untimely end.

Overall, if you're the type that likes control top and reinforced toes and heels, and you can buy a $5 or $10 pair of hose and have them last a season, these probably aren't worth it for you, because you get your money's worth out of the more expensive brands, and I feel like these will show their wear faster.  But if you're the type who throws out a new pair of pantyhose every week because your nail snagged it or you walked past a rough desk edge a little too close, these are much more cost-effective than even buying name brands at off-price stores.