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Need to buy suitable socks for use with work boots

DCFC79
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I wear work boots for work and I need to buy some socks, looking for reccomendations please.

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  • Largs
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    I buy these but only when they do 25% off Tui Clothing. (they do it frequently)

    https://www.argos.co.uk/product/tuc141152673

  • sheslookinhot
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  • daveyjp
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    edited Today at 1:52PM
    Darntough or Bridgedale.

    Neither are cheap, but Bridgedales can sometimes be found in TKMaxx with decent discounts.

    If working in wet or damp condition Sealskinz.
  • Eldi_Dos
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    Usually you are wearing work boots for long periods and quite often on cold surfaces.

    I would always go for a two layer approach, thin inner layer of wool blend, minimum 55% wool and a outer layer of more traditional "worksock".
    With two layer it is easier to keep your feet drier I find.

    I prefer M&S for inner layer thin wool socks and TK Maxx for worksock type style.
    It is also a good idea to have charcoal type insoles which you change twice a year.

    Can seem like quite a expense, but if your feet are warm and dry it makes a big difference to your comfort, and wards off colds and chills in the winter that can cost you lost days off, which is more costly.
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