Customer Reviews L.L.Bean Pima Crew Neck Long Sleeve

If you're scrolling the reviews, wondering if they've fixed the shrinkage problem after so many people complaining about it, they have not. These are really nice, soft, quality shirts except that they shrink really badly - even if I wash them on cold and hang them to dry. I think they have shrunk about 2 inches in the sleeves and body length, making them rather unflattering to wear. They no longer cover my wrists and I constantly have to tug the shirt down, and I have a short torso to begin with. These would be perfect if they would pre-shrink the cotton, but it seems like they have no plans to do this since people have been complaining for a long time. I won't buy these again and will look elsewhere for cotton tees.

This shirt would have been great if the length has not shrunk so much. There is no way to keep it tucked in to keep my back warm. Disappointed.

After several washings, always in cold water, and always line-drying, the sleeves have shrunk considerably, well past my wrists. The bottom hem is now just over my belt loops (and these are high-waisted jeans). The fabric is soft and the colors vibrant, but these shrunken sleeves have ruined the tees for me. A few years ago I had purchased the waffle Henley in several colors, and those sleeves shrank also. Lesson learned.

Not what I expected , I expected a cotton T. Instead it's a manufactured product that had a funky smell when I opened it, like motor oil.

I bought 2 of these Tees in December. The fit is not regular. The long sleeves are 2" short and the length is too short. I verified these were both regular fit. I have never had a problem with short sleeves. The material and color is nice. But I cannot wear them for good with the short sleeves.

After only a year of wear, the shirt has now shrunk to be half way to 3/4 length sleeves and is sitting high on my hips. It is also very disappointing because the fabric is a good weight and soft. The shirt was always washed cold and dried on low.

I finally opened this order after a 2-week holiday washed the beautiful blue T-shirt in cold water ALL free &Clear and line dried it. Put it on and then noticed a hole on the right side between the side seam and breast. It looks like it is a manufactured cut, about 1/4 inch. Please help make this right.

I liked the fabric, but it really shrinks with washing it. Also, a small hole appeared in a sleeve of the red one. I'll share two pictures the red one has a hole and shrank after washing it. The other picture is with the beige shirt perfect sized my sleeve before washing it.

Liked fabric and general fit but way too long-fell way below hip. Needed to hem it.

Nice thick fabric. Initially a good fit, but after first wash the sleeves and body length shrank over an inch, what was once perfect is now boxy and much too short in every way. Almost unwearable. Note, I dry clothes on a line and wash in cold water.

I recently purchased a Women's Pima Cotton LS Crewneck Tee & Pima Mockneck Tee in regular women's size medium. I have always worn a size medium. However, both tees are way too small. You need to check the merchandise when it is received from the factory as the measurements given in the size chart do not match the actual teeshirt. Very disappointed.

This ran much smaller than I expected and it shrunk a bit after the first wash/dry. I bought multiple colors and returned the ones I didn't wear. I wasn't a huge fan of this fabric either.

I have many LLbean sweaters and the fit of all has been great but the sleeves do not reach my wrists... disappointed.

I bought this in muted plum. I wore it a few days ago and got some food on it. When I washed it there were large stains left where the food had touched. It's all cotton, why should it stain so easily?

I returned all the items. Bring back the long sleeve Pima v necks please. They are so much more flattering!

The tops keep getting shorter and shorter. Please stop trying to save money by shortening the length.

I own several of these T shirts and I just purchased a new one. The plum color is beautiful but the fabric is disappointing. The cotton is not nearly the weight of my previous Tee's and the cut is skimpy. I ordered the same size as my old ones (L, Petite) and this one isn't comfortable. It just doesn't fall nicely on the body the way the better quality cotton ones do.

I used to order almost all my family's clothes from Bean but these days don't order much at all. Why? worsening quality, fit & fabric. I have worn Bean pima tees for decades (ever since they first came out), probably 200+ (in different styles) over the years. I wanted to begin replacing my numerous size M ones with size S as I am now thinner. I figured surely the quality on these would be the same since I order most years. Wrong I wasfabric is much much thinner, arms are too narrow while the rest of the tee is plenty big, and maybe worse of all, there's now scratchy nylon reinforcement in the shoulders. There was also a chemical smell but at least that came out when washed. I ordered 4 and will keep the 2 I've washed to see if I can wear, and return the other 2. Cannot express how disappointed I am in Bean over the last several years. And now my very favorite tees have also gone downhill.

Love the fabric, but after washing in cold water and drying on low, it no longer fits correctly. It shrunk a lot in length.

I bought this shirt in both cranberry and blue. Though both were washed and dried in the same load per the care instructions, both shrank. The cranberry shirt shrank 2" in length and the blue one shrank 3 1/2".

I ordered three shirts. Two were fine, but the third has small holes between the neck and the shoulder. I have washed it once. It is the maroon color. Not happy about that.

I have purchased these tee shirts, both long and short sleeved, for years and have always been completely satisfied. A few months ago, I purchased two short sleeve and two long sleeve crewnecks and was very disappointed in the fabric quality and the tighter sizing, particularly in the upper arm portion. I can see through the product reviews that I am not alone. I'll keep an eye on the reviews and hope that the quality will improve over the next several months or I won't be buying this top again.

This T-shirt took a long time to deliver and when it did, it definitely wasn't a small. It looked more like a medium anyway too big and disappointed that size is so different. I sent it back.

Red top bled onto my white fleece vest. Otherwise the fit and weight is good.

I bought two of these at the same time that I bought a short sleeve pima tee. Oddly, the long sleeve tees were both skimpy in terms of length, at least 2 inches shorter in the body than the short-sleeve pima tee. Seems to me the pima tee product line needs to be more consistent across products so customers don't have to guess which size to order. The tee has a strong odor, but I assume (hope?) that will wash out. I liked the styling and color, so I ordered in a tall size hoping that will be long enough in the body. For the record, I'm 5'5" - not very tall. I have never needed to buy a tall size before, but these tees run short, so be advised.