He is of average height, 4 years and 8 months old and wears size 12. Socks fit, but hardly. We should have taken size M instead of S. Of course he likes the samples (he helped pick them up, so no wonder) and the quality seems good, if not the sort of thing that looks durable. Hey, if all I wanted was practicality I would buy white hanes 6 pack.

Socks are of decent materials and construction but the sizing grid doesn't fit! We bought size "Small" because it should be for size 9 to 1 shoes and my son wears size 9 shoes. These socks are 50% larger than my son's foot. To grow up with them, he needs at least 5 years. The attached picture shows these socks (left and right) compared to another pair of socks (middle) which fit my son perfectly. You can clearly see the gross difference in size. The socks themselves are fine, just make sure you