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Men's and Women's Knit to Give 2-Pack

Socks

Men's and Women's Knit to Give 2-Pack

Ric Cabot

Northfield, VT

Price

$49.00

About this piece

Is there anything more Vermont-y than milk, cookies, and farmer’s markets? We didn’t think so either. Did we mention that 5% of sales from these socks also go directly to the Vermont Foodbank?

About the artist

Ric Cabot's family has been making socks in the same Northfield mill since 1978. When cheap imports nearly killed the business, Ric pivoted to premium merino wool and slapped an unconditional lifetime guarantee on every pair. The bet worked. Darn Tough now knits over 30,000 pairs a day, employs 300+ Vermonters, and has an estimated return rate under 3%. The guarantee isn't a gimmick — it's a quality control mechanism that forces them to build socks that simply don't wear out.

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