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They’re cheap, they last a few years, and they actually stay put while wearing different shoe styles."},{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyItForLife/comments/1ltwaap/for_the_love_of_god_where_can_i_buy_some_ankle/n1v4sxt/","type":"comment","title":"Puma socks from Costco noted as better than Adidas","author":"dtab","ref_id":"r_e_4","thread":{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyItForLife/comments/1ltwaap/for_the_love_of_god_where_can_i_buy_some_ankle/","title":"for the love of god where can i buy some ankle","subreddit":"BuyItForLife"},"excerpt":"I'll second this. Much better than Adidas, Nike etc."},{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/Costco/comments/1873vfv/dont_get_the_adidas_socks/kbc5f6v/","type":"comment","title":"Adidas ankle socks from Costco develop holes quickly","author":"[deleted]","ref_id":"r_e_5","thread":{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/Costco/comments/1873vfv/dont_get_the_adidas_socks/","title":"dont get the adidas socks","subreddit":"Costco"},"excerpt":"Same issue here with the adidas ankle socks. 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