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6.5
Ranked #12 of 12
Hanes
The floor the whole category is built on.
The verdict
Nothing about it is good except the price, and the price is very good. Buy the multipack, accept that the waistband is done inside a year, and replace the whole drawer for less than four premium pairs.
What works
- +Cheapest per pair by a wide margin
- +Available in every store
- +Fine for laundry-day rotation
What doesn't
- −Waistband fails fast
- −Baggy, shapeless fit
- −Cotton holds heat and moisture
- Price per pair
- ~$5
- Founded
- 1901
- Country
- USA
- Best for
- Bulk basics on the tightest budget
- Materials
- Cotton jersey, cotton-poly blends
- Styles
- Boxer brief, Brief, Boxer, Trunk