I've worn Gold Toe Fluffies for many, many years. These socks are not the same; they are much lower quality. In only a few wearings, they are coming apart. The upper openings are unraveling. The lower section is frizzing up like a cheap sweater. The frizzing has changed the trademark gold stitching to a gold fuzz.

None of these problems are happening with older Fluffies that are still in my drawer. In my opinion, these are either counterfeits or the manufacturer makes more than one kind of Gold Toe Fluffie. In the future, I will only buy them from a retail store where I can examine them closely.