I know this post and comment might sound shilly but switching to more expensive microfibre underwear actually made a big impact on my life and motivated me to start buying better fitting and better material clothes.

I’d always bought cheap and thought anything else was silly. I was wrong. So much more comfortable, I haven’t had a single pair even begin to wear down a little bit, less sweating and feel cleaner, fit better, and haven’t been scrunchy or uncomfortable once compared to the daily issues of that cheap FotL life. This led to more expensive and longer lasting socks with textures I like better, better fitting shoes that survive more than one season.

It was spawned by some severe weight loss and a need to restock my wardrobe. My old underwear stuck around as backups to tell me I needed to do laundry, but going back to the old ones was bad enough that I stopped postponing laundry.

Basically, I really didn’t appreciate how much I absolutely hated so many textures I was constantly in contact with until I tried alternative underwear and realized you don’t have to just deal with that all the time.

Mid-teens? IDK I care more about fit and shape than brand. Boxer-briefs for life!

I got gifted a meundies subscription and I am quite in love. Very comfy, very long lasting, fun designs, They are kinda pricey I guess, but underwear is a small part of my budget either way.

Fruit of the Loom is cheap. They have all the advanced underwear technology too. These are what I’m wearing now. They’re that spandex crap or whatever that are tight against your leg so they don’t clump up, they don’t absorb a lot of moisture, and have thinly woven spots to increase ventilation. What else do you need in an underwear? Every other brand’s version of that is like $20+ more expensive for no reason.

When my girlfriend (now wife) started buying me nicer underwear with the strong suggestion she no longer wanted me to wear Hanes.

Those brands make more than only one style, so I’ll just go over the ones I’ve worn.

Kid: basic tighty whiteys, not like I had a choice tho

Youth: only ever wore the loose plaid style boxers

Adult: started wearing standard boxer briefs

More recently: got some briefs that are slimmer than the standard ones, they help keep cool better in the summer heat.

I actually switched to using exclusively store brands. Maybe you think that’s a step down, though?

This feels like a thinly veiled advert, where I’m made to question my choices and then someone else in the comments talks about how awesome <insert brand> is.

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Fuck both of these companies. Their shit clothing is made in Haitian sweatshops with wages kept low by the USA state department.

https://www.haiti-now.org/state-department-help-suppress-minimum-wage-haiti/

Idk if it’s an upgrade but I switched to Jockey. They are comfier but do not last that long.

The real upgrade is Bomba socks though. I’ll ask for those every Christmas.

I have recently tried bamboo underwear and I will not buy different anymore

I wear Fruit of the Loom hipsters (I’m a woman).

Personally I like them bc while the waistband has elastic in it and has stretch, it’s not literally an elastic waistband like some underwear.

The material is really soft and comfortable to wear all day long.

I still have “other” undies for special occasions, but day to day I’ll rock the hell out of some Fruit of the Loom granny panties. I’m married and my husband doesn’t care what he pulls off me, so I’d rather be comfortable lol

Hanes is fine, I’ve got some others, nice ones for date nights, but they make no real difference to me. I’ve never bought Fruit of the Loom.

Jockeys are a little warmer which is important in the frozen-6-months northern wasteland, boxers are nice when it’s warmer.

Never heard of either of them…