Argyle kilt hose - success!

[Bugbear]

So for about $150 plus shipping (I'm estimating based on the cost of the socks listed on those pages) you got six plairs of poor quality socks that are of no use, and two pairs of "servicable" socks.

When for about the same amount of money you could have gotten a high quality pair of real Scottish-made full Argyle hose.
http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/hose_argyle.htm

I notice sometimes that in search of a less expensive alternative we sometimes end up spending as much, if not more, money over time than we would have if we had just saved up and bought the real thing to begin with.

What are those footless hose tops at that link?

Not thinking of the price, but the use over cotton socks for comfort, and shoes with tongues of course.