Amazon Essentials Crewneck Sweater XX Large Reviews Summary

Fit and Sizing

Pros:

• "It fits like a large shirt would fit me. Hangs extremely loose, the sleeves go way past my hands, and the neck seems stretched out."
• "They are a perfect (somewhat fitted) fit! He is a medium and they fit great."
• "Got this for my fiancé and he loves it. I got the size recommended to fit him and it fit him perfectly."
• "Size was perfect!"
• "The sizing is correct, my husband is a medium and this fit perfect not too tight or loose."
• "It fits to size and is comfortable."
• "Fits my husband well, his normal size."

Cons:

• "This did not fit him and was too short(arms raised showed belly)."
• "Sleeves way too small for a LARGE, and the trunk fits a dad-bod."
• "Order up at least one size for closer fit; two sizes for looser, easy fit."
• "At first I ordered a large. It fit great except it is way too short."
• "I purchased size M in 3 different colors. The 1st one was way too tight. The 2nd one fit pretty good and the 3rd one fit perfectly. This tells me they have no standards for accurate measurement."
• "Barely adequate materials and construction, and much, much smaller than the listed size would indicate."
• "The large, fits like a medium right out of the package. After washing on cold and drying on low it still shrunk and now fits like a men’s small."

Material Quality

Pros:

• "The material has not shown any signs of pilling."
• "This pullover is carefully crafted, and reinforced at stress points."
• "Another great sweater from Amazon Essentials! Very soft, washes well, no fading."
• "The quality of materials surprised me considering the cost."
• "Material is soft and adequately warm."
• "The quality is really nice. No loose ends, no roughness."
• "Nice soft cotton that drapes well and looks great."

Cons:

• "Much like the V-Neck counterpart of this item, the material is far too heavy and bulky."
• "After I wore it 3 times, it started pilling."
• "The material is 100% cotton attempting to resemble wool (badly), is clearly not preshrunk at all, and is made in China."
• "The only thing is that it is kind of see through."
• "For being as heavy as it is, it’s very thin, when held up you can see right through it."
• "Sweater is very thing like almost see through."
• "The material looks and feels very cheap."

Washing and Durability

Pros:

• "I wash my sweaters inside out to avoid pilling and I partially tumbled on low and layed it flat to finish drying."
• "Holds up to washing. Wrinkle free right out of the dryer."
• "After washing it a couple times and even putting it through the dryer... it hasn't really shrunk much or at all as far as I can tell."
• "I’ve purchased several of these sweaters for my son-they’ve always held up well to multiple washings and heavy use."
• "I was concerned that they might shrink but I did not experience this at all and I pre-washed them and carefully dried them in the dryer."
• "Quality is good and washes well in the machine."
• "It's easy care and washes well."

Cons:

• "Initially, this sweater was perfect, but after one washing, per the label instructions, it shrunk."
• "Bought 3 colors, OK till I washed them. Shrinkage was really bad."
• "I washed it and put it in the dryer before wearing it. Big mistake! The silk screening melted right off the sweater, now it's junk."
• "Loved this sweater for my husband. Looked and felt great. Washed it and followed instructions and the seams that connect the arms to the chest are now completely distorted."
• "One thing to be wary of however is that this sweater shrinks A TON after the first wash cycle."
• "This sweater was better quality than I expected! Very soft and we'll made."
• "These sweaters were okay for the first 2-3 washes. But they’ve badly shrunk in the sleeves and torso."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "For $19 on sale, it's a great deal!"
• "Really nice sweaters for work and can't beat the price."
• "For the price it’s perfectly acceptable."
• "The sweater looks just as good or better than the same style sweater I purchased at a national chain for twice the price."
• "It is a good value for the price."
• "A real value from Amazon."
• "It's a quality sweater at an excellent price."

Cons:

• "Not a good value."
• "This was the biggest waste of my money."
• "What a waste of money."
• "Of course it’s not amazing since it’s so cheap."
• "Next time I will spend 2X the cost and purchase something that will last 10X longer."
• "The color and feeling of the sweater is very nice. But it is falling apart and leaving little shreds of textiles everywhere."
• "Definitely won't buy amazon basics textiles again."