Best BudgetRank 40 of 40
Hanes
The floor the whole category is built on.
6.5/10
$5/pair
Updated August 2026
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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
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Specifications
- 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