No NonsenseMen's Cushion Crew Socks

The No Nonsense ACTIVE Crew Sock is one of the better choices. There are many styles of No Nonsense for both men and women. The brand is available in some retail stores, grocery stores and drug chains including Target, WalMart, Vons, RiteAid, Walgreens etc. but with local retailers disappearing and retailers stocking limited inventories, you even have to go online to get these. I actually bought them locally without much thought, even took them for granted until I needed more, then was inspired to hunt them down.It’s different for everybody, but for me, the No-Nonsense ACTIVE Cushioned Crew Socks are “Goldilocks”. Just right.-Composition. The “Active” is 80% cotton 18% nylon 1% polyester 1% spandex. Comfortable, smooth to wear, nicely cushioned all around, with the right stretchiness. They are in fact very stretchy. MIDWEIGHT all-weather, all-season. Not heavy or thick (there are others that are thicker, and “winter socks” are much thicker) but enough to feel substantial. Definitely not too thin, not cheap or flimsy. No coarseness or roughness or other weird feeling.-Fit. Comfortably snug, from the toes all the way up. Fits like one unit (as opposed to the foot and shin/ankle sections separated in design). Foot, ankles, calves fitted well. A little tight when new, but they relax with wear and easy to get used to. They cling and stay on without discomfort or tourniquet-like, line-producing at the top. problems on the skin. The ribbing at the calf feels great.-Weave. The material at the top of the foot area from the toes to the ankle is a slightly lighter mesh material than the rest of the sock, which is to provide some ventilation. Some people prefer a uniform thickness around the entire sock, but I don’t have an issue with it. This lighter area may fray or wear through sooner than the rest, but so far I have not had problems.-Cushion. The cushioning along the bottom (on white socks, and sole is gray) is good. No extra thickness or padding. There is no extra toe reinforcement or stuffing.-Temperature. Fine. They don’t feel hot to me, even with extended wear.-Wear/durability. They seem to hold up well to wear and frequent washing. We’ll see.-No fancy “technology”, no heavily marketed arch or toe weirdness that winds up making the sock fit worse anyway. No logos, no ugly stripes or distractions.Now there are probably other socks that do some things better---thicker, more cushion, more durable, this or that, probably at higher prices. But bottom line, I think No Nonsense Active are fine all-around crew socks that do what they’re supposed to, quite well, and better than most, for a good, moderate price.It’s these, Enerwear/Journow (made in China), Kirkland, Power Cushioned, and possibly some of the other smaller made-in-USA socks that are anything like the good crew socks from just a few years ago that we took for granted, that are gone now.NOTE: No Nonsense also has a model called the SPORT Cushioned Crew. Despite being 88% cotton 11% 1% spandex, the SPORT is a horrible sock that is completely different than the ACTIVE. The SPORT is similar in design to the very bad Hanes Cushioned Crew, but the No-Nonsense version is even worse. Thin, rough, not stretchy, not cushioned, bad fit, uncomfortable, just awful.As much as I appreciate American-made products, and I like the ACTIVE socks, I'm disappointed that No Nonsense can also put out something as bad as the SPORT. Sadly, it's more necessary than ever to research and shop carefully, even for basic crew socks that do not suck.

I've ordered these before. Fit well, nice cushion.

I went looking for new socks after Hanes quality started rapidly declining. I decided i wanted socks only made in the US to support our economy and bought these and another brand that i found. These are good, my only complaint is that they fit a little too tightly at first for my liking and my feet felt cramped and claustrophobic in them. They did break in and stretch out and get a little more comfortable after wearing a few times. I am a size 10 in Men's shoes. They do seem like they are well made instead of Chinese garbage.

I ride a bicycle everyday. Needless to say I have big calves. even though the foot bed was very comfy, and I do say very comfy, I couldn't say the same for the upper elastic around my calves. While it didn't hurt at all it was just plain too tight. Hopefully they'll stretch after a few washings and some line drying instead of tumble drying.

A creature of habit, I've always just gotten the ten-pack of Hanes-or-whatever white socks at the nearest Wally World. And that worked fine. Until, this year, it didn't. I don't know what happened, but the quality of socks available just tanked. Suddenly there's hardly any cotton in them, and that last batch fell apart after ONE wash: dangling strings everywhere, and all pilled up. It was like they were single-use disposables!So I went on a weeks-long quest looking for decent mostly-cotton socks that weren't made in China (in case that made a difference), and didn't cost an arm and a leg. I mean: I'm not rich. $10-$20 *per pair* of socks isn't going to work for me, even if they are very nice socks.I found these: No Nonsense brand. 80% cotton. Made in the USA. And I was SO happy when they arrived!! You can feel the difference right away! The real test will be in the washing: and I'll update as soon as they've been through the washer two or three times to see how they hold up, but so far, it's looking good! Thanks for a decent quality product!

I bought these for my husband who wears an average size sock in all brands. However, these are so small he had a hard time even pulling them onto his feet. When he does get them on, they are so tight it is uncomfortable. I could not recommend these to a man who expects to wear a normal size sock.

Comfortable fit and style

Soft, comfortable, durable

Good quality socks that are made in the US. Not an overly large sock. I wear a size 8 shoe and these fit me perfectly.

Made in USA. Quality made.

J'ai été surpris par la qualité de ces bas. ils ne sont pas trop minces, pas trop épais et comfortables.

A lot of socks at the department store now days are made of a weird squishy material that doesn't absorb moisture. These are nice cotton. They are smaller than I expected, but they stretch.

they are socks..had them for two weeks and two wears ..they are definitely on the snug size when i put them on (bought 10-13) size as have size 13 but dont notice after putting them on. for the price they as expected. if they last then it will be good purchase.