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November 2008 Free Sock Competition Winner

James — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:12:00 +0000

So each month I give away a free pair of X-Socks to the customer who submits the best product review during that month. ‘The Best’ review is determined by me and who ever else I ask to read the reviews – there are no criteria, just what I decide at that time to be ‘The Best’.

The winner for the October 2008 Free Sock Comp is: Ron Parker and here is his review of the Trekking Extra Warm Socks

I have used Smartwool socks up to now because there weren’t any real alternatives until these.
Comfort and fit, like all x socks is superb and the clincher for these socks are the raised sections on the top of the foot and the ankle which allow the sock huge flexibility to bend without rucking up. Look at the socks you use. Put them on and bend your foot. Do you get wrinkles on top of your foot and around your ankle? You don’t with these socks. This gives longer term comfort and less rubbing within your boot.
Oh, did I mention that they’re pretty warm too?

Congratulations to Ron, I’ll email him later today to give him the good news. I chose Ron’s review because he hit the nail right on the head when describing one of the advantages of the Trekking Extra Warm Socks over conventional outdoor socks.

Here are a couple of the others:

Sarah Cheetham on the Winter Run Socks

Returning to running after an injury meant that I wanted to do everything I could to ensure i stayed injury free and so of course attention has to be paid to the feet. Whilst suitable trainers are of course essential one should never underestimate the difference a pair of socks makes! Having tried various other well known branded running socks in my so far short running life, my quest continued to find the perfect sock for me and so i turned to x-socks which were slightly more expensive than others on the market. But wow you certainly get what you pay for and they really do do exactly what they say they do. The socks are labeled L and R and so you know that the socks technology is tailored specifically for each foot and from the minute you put them on you will instantly feel the difference compared to other socks. The added cushioning around the ankle gave me extra confidence when running and every run is a blister free and extremely comfortable one!

Jo Hesketh on the Run Energizer (Compression) Socks

I wore these socks in a half marathon at the weekend & they helped me along to a PB! My legs feel good today, better than I would usually expect after a hard race! Will definately be using them in my training up to the London Marathon 2009!

Well done to everyone that entered, well done to the runners up and well done to Ron.

To everyone else: don’t give up now, this is real, get submitting your customer reviews of the products in my shop at www.buyXsocks.com and you will be entered in the December Free Sock Comp – simple as that.

=> You Gotta Be In It To Win It.

Have fun everyone.

James.

Trekking Extra Warm Glowing Review

James — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:55:00 +0000

A previous post mentioned the Trekking Extra Warm socks and that they received an excellent 5 star review from the BBC CountryFile Magazine. The packaging, I think, has baffled the CountryFile reviewer however the sock got excellent marks and the review is well worth a read.

Check out the Trekking Extra Warm Socks

Check out the full review from CountryFile Magazine

Still having fun.

James.
www.buyXsocks.com

CountryFile Magazine gives 5 Star Review

James — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:42:00 +0000

The most recent BBC CountryFile Magazine has reviewed some X-Socks and given a 5/5 top notch review. The magzine reviews a sock called the X-Socks Trekking Mountain Sock, however this is a new name to come in for 2009 and the current sock is actually called the “Trekking Extra Warm”.

So “Trekking Extra Warm” is the current name and in 2009 the name changes to “Trekking Mountain” and the actual sock stays the same.

Gorgeously warm socks and while they are not cheap they are not budget socks from a budget shop. These are at the very top end of the spectrum and if you want to enjoy your winter hill walking and worry less about your feet then you need to invest in one decent pair of warm winter hill walking socks and 5 out of 5 from BBC Countryfile Magazine is EXCELLENT.

=> Go to the Trekking Extra Warm Socks (Trekking Mountain)
=> Go to BBC CountryFile Magazine

Have Fun

James.

James Davis
http://www.buyxsocks.com/