Amazon Essentials Slim Fit Cotton X Large Reviews Summary

Fabric Quality

Pros:

• "We like Amazon Essential basic clothes for quality fabric and construction with low cost :-)"
• "These shirts are great for any price."
• "The fabric is of proper weight. Unlike some similar but more expensive products, these provide a spare button."
• "The material is cool. The price was great. The material is not thin nor thick. It fits well ! I am happy with this purchase !"
• "The fabric is soft and comfortable, but also weak and flimsy compared to the REAL polos I used to wear."
• "The fabric is smooth, the stitching is solid."
• "The material is soft and breathable, making it perfect for warmer weather."

Cons:

• "The fabric develops fuzz layer very quickly, when new was crisp looking, now looks kinda grungy."
• "For the price it is what it is. But the shirt feels cheap, it is borderline see through."
• "The fabric is thinner than shirts from other makers."
• "The shirt is made of a very loosely woven material."
• "The cotton is thin and feels cheap and scratchy and it shrunk awkwardly."
• "The material wasn't uncomfortable and the color was as advertised. The price was great too. My only complaint was the amount of material it shed on my t shirt after about 12 hours."
• "The only issue is they fade and look 5 years old after 3 washes."

Fit and Sizing

Pros:

• "It fits perfect! My husband wears medium and medium fits him just great a little bit long but no problem for him it will go inside the pants."
• "This fits almost perfect."
• "The polo is fitted around my upper torso (shoulders/arms/chest) and tapers nicely going down to the waist."
• "The fit is nice on the shoulders and chest and it's got just a slight cut at the waist so that the shirt doesn't just hang."
• "The XS fits perfectly. Not too tight, nor baggy."
• "The pole shirt fits as expected, I ordered a large and it just fits perfectly - I’m 5’10” 185 lbs medium built."
• "I'm 5'10 155lbs and the medium fit well. It has enough length on it to tuck it in and is slim but not skin tight."

Cons:

• "Didn’t fit as expected, strange dimensions, sleeve short, shirt too long."
• "It was too short for me, and a little tight."
• "I’m 5’9”, 175lbs and got a medium. Slim fit clothes are usually a little on the tight side for me, if I can even fit in them. This isn’t slim fit at all."
• "Liked the color and pique material, however: shirt was NOWHERE NEAR slim-fit."
• "K sooo I usually order large shirts, but after reading the reviews, it was recommended to go a size down.. and they fit even smaller than I think medium would fit."
• "I bought a Large, which fits me more like a Medium shirt."
• "Not quite as slim-cut as expected. The torso is quite wide."

Shrinkage and Durability

Pros:

• "Came out of the dryer with no wrinkles, which is great since my son is in college."
• "Polo shirt looked great when it first arrived. The fit was a bit bigger than I expected for a medium but I thought it might shrink a bit after a first wash."
• "Have washed them three times so far with minimal shrinkage and the color is still good."
• "These shirts didn't shrink or have color fade."
• "Collar has held up really well after washing and drying multiple times."
• "Very happy with this polo. It stays wrinkle free if folded or hung promptly."
• "The shirt did not shrink after washing."

Cons:

• "I bought this recently and after one wash in cold water and dry on low heat, it shrunk … quite a bit."
• "Material is decent. The shape is ‘ok’. Not bad for the price. }BE prepared for major shrinking. I washed in cold water and dried in warm dryer. XL shrank to medium."
• "I really liked this shirt at first. Unfortunately, after a few washes it shrunk considerably."
• "The shirt fit great for the first two or three washes. It looks pretty decent too but the polo progressively got tighter and shrunk as the wash cycles happened."
• "After the second wash, the collar on one of the shirts is a disaster - one side is fine, but the other won't lay flat and no amount of ironing or pressing will fix it."
• "I followed the directions, washed on cold, tumble dry on low, and all of the shirts shrunk a lot."
• "The fabric on these is very thin, and after 1 washing, they shrank so much that they are now 1.5” shorter than all my other polos."

Color and Appearance

Pros:

• "The color seems to be fading pretty quickly."
• "The material is fine (not very soft but fine quality) and the color is vibrant."
• "The colors are nice."
• "True to size. My boyfriend looks so nice. The pink is the same color as in picture."
• "The color is good, so I'm hoping it holds up in the wash."
• "The yellow I received was a bolder yellow compared to the pale yellow pictured, but I wasn't disappointed."
• "The quality and color of the fabric is very good."

Cons:

• "The color washed out - like I have never seen in any other garment - in the third wash."
• "I ordered a red Polo and received a fuchsia pink one, in addition to the colour it seems like there is a bit of discoloration on the Polo."
• "However quality is worst. Black color looks so dirty."
• "The quality of the shirt is pretty good but the color is not black."
• "On Amazon app/website the color looks fine (navy) but when I received it, it was way far than navy it was blue and there's a huge difference."
• "UPDATE: The pink shirt I bought along with the navy shirt has faded too, in irregular splotches all over the back."
• "After one wash the color faded, the collar does not stay in place, and it bends awkwardly."