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MediPeds cushioned and cooling socks

  • 5 socks
  • 2 colours
  • 3 or 4 pairs a pack
  • 6 shoe sizes

5 pieces

Every MediPeds cushioned sock on this shelf

  1. MediPeds Sorbtek dress crew socks with cushion

    Sorbtek dress crew sock

    MediPeds Sorbtek dress crew socks with cushion

    • 4 pairs a pack
    • Polyester with Sorbtek
    • Men 7-12 / Women 10-13

    4.4 · 294 ratings

    $8.97

  2. MediPeds Memory cushion crew socks

    Memory cushion crew sock

    MediPeds Memory cushion crew socks

    • 4 pairs a pack
    • Cushioned sole
    • 2 shoe sizes

    4.3 · 219 ratings

    from $7.99

  3. MediPeds Sport cut liner socks

    Sport cut liner

    MediPeds Sport cut liner socks

    • 3 pairs a pack
    • NanoGLIDE
    • 2 shoe sizes

    3.8 · 77 ratings

    $9.99

  4. MediPeds Coolmax cushioned crew socks

    Coolmax crew sock

    MediPeds Coolmax cushioned crew socks

    • 3 pairs a pack
    • Coolmax
    • 2 shoe sizes

    4.3 · 23 ratings

    from $7.99

  5. MediPeds NanoGLIDE non-binding quarter socks

    NanoGLIDE quarter sock

    MediPeds NanoGLIDE non-binding quarter socks

    • 4 pairs a pack
    • NanoGLIDE
    • Men 12-15

    4.6 · 22 ratings

    $9.81

MediPeds cushioned sock

The lines knitted round a yarn rather than round a cuff: NanoGLIDE against friction, Coolmax and Sorbtek for a foot that runs hot, a memory cushion crew, and a sport-cut liner that sits below the shoe line. Black and white, three or four pairs a packet, from $7.99.

Everything on the other four shelves is chosen by where the sock sits on the leg. This one is chosen by what the yarn is for, and the four answers are different enough to be worth separating. NanoGLIDE is the slippery one: it is knitted to let the sock move against itself rather than against your skin, which is what a blister is — friction with nowhere to go. Coolmax and Sorbtek are the two that move damp off the foot rather than holding it; the Sorbtek line is cut as a thin dress crew that goes under a work shoe without filling it, the Coolmax as a cushioned everyday crew. The memory cushion is the thickest sock in the catalogue and the one to reach for in a boot in February. The liner is the opposite end: a low cut that finishes below the shoe line and gives you a layer of cotton in a loafer without a cuff showing. If you are between the cushioned lines and the plain ones, the deciding question is the shoe rather than the foot — a cushioned sock takes up room, and a shoe that already fits closely will feel a size smaller with one on.

Prices are the figures from our last update; the MediPeds approach updates them on a schedule, and the figure at the till is the one that counts.

Before you order

Questions about MediPeds cushioned and cooling socks

What the named yarns do, which of these is the thinnest, and what a sport-cut liner leaves showing.

What does NanoGLIDE do in a MediPeds sock?

It is a yarn knitted to slide against itself rather than against your skin. A blister is friction with nowhere to go, and a sock that moves internally takes some of that movement off the foot. It is the line to look at if a heel goes sore by Thursday in the same boots every week.

Which MediPeds sock is the thinnest?

The Sorbtek dress crew. It is knitted as a thin crew that goes under a work shoe without filling it, which is the opposite end of the range from the memory cushion crew, the thickest sock here.

Do MediPeds liner socks show above a shoe?

They are cut to finish below the shoe line, so in a loafer or a low trainer nothing shows. That also means there is no fabric between the back of the shoe and your heel, which is worth knowing if that is where your shoes rub.

Every pack count, every shoe size

Every packet in the MediPeds range sits behind this button, with the price from our last update against each one.