Customer Reviews L.L.Bean Carefree Unshrinkable T-Shirt without Pocket Short Sleeve

The neck band on these T-shirts has been changed. After repeated washings, the neck bands develop a wavy look like a piece of bacon. I think I have worn my newer shirts 10-15 times and they already have this look. I wash on cold and dry on wrinkle control set at warm temperature. I know that high temperatures can destroy the elastic in clothes. My old LL Bean T-shirts didn't have this problem and I washed them the same way. So LL Bean has changed the material used in the neck bands. This isn't the type of problem one should have with a $25 T-shirt. Sadly, this is otherwise a very nice looking T-shirt. I like the fabric. It is a little heavier than cheap T-shirts and the fabric, unlike the neck band, holds up to repeated washings. I won't buy any more of these, but will retest the water in a year or so hoping LL Bean fixes this problem.

This is a changed product, the material is not as soft and smooth as the old t-shirts. I am not even sure if it is cotton. I hope LLBEAN will go back to their old manufacturer. I certainly won't be buying any of these any more.

The fit on this tee is terrible, and as a menswear professional with 40 years experience I can tell you EXACTLY why! The front neck is 3/4" to 1" too high, the back neck is too deep and the shoulder slope is practically non-existent. On top of that, the neck rib is wavy and looks stretched out. I sure wish I'd kept the receipt, but I never imagined that an LL Bean tee would be so bad.

It's NOT unshrinkable! The tee fit to my size as delivered but 1 wash & dry (following laundry instructions) caused it to shrink almost 1 size. Very disappointing especially considering the cost and the unshrinkable claim. Never bought a tee that shrank this much!

I've purchased six in different colors. The neckline on these tees stretched out just after the one year guarantee. They look awful. Very disappointed. The color and shape of the rest of tee is good.

The Neckline is the problem. The neckline is so wide it looks like a mock turtle neck. Customer service claim that the necklines are of an inch wide. I have had some of these shirts come in with to over 1-inch wide necklines. This is why there are numerous complaints about the necklines rolling over and being too tight. Not all of the t-shirts come this way. The t-shirt fits correctly when the neck line is no more than 1/2 inch wide. These t-shirts are the best t-shirts on the market when the necklines are 1/2 inch or less.

Been a happy Bean's customer for over 50 years, but what a miss on this product. As other reviewers have said, wish I had read the actual reviews before I purchased 3 tee shirts last spring. If you work in these shirts or engage in any outside activities, even on cool days, you end up wet and clammy because they don't breath at all and don't wick moisture like all other cotton t shirts. Have washed numerous times hoping that whatever the material is coated with will dissipate. No such luck. Might be a good shirt if you just sit on the couch all day but not for what LL Bean tries to promote, which is to get outside and be active. What I don't understand is that many, many similar complaints have been registered now going back over three years with no fix. Not the usual dependable Bean's product.

Been wearing for years. Went to make my yearly order and white was no longer offered. You have got to be kidding.

Worst T-Shirt I ever wore. When I found a heather grey 100% cotton t-shirt online at LL Bean to wear under my polo uniform shirt (if you have ever looked for a grey 100% cotton tshirt you know they're hard to find!) I ran right to the nearest LL Bean store and bought 4 of them. The first day wearing one this summer was also the last day I ever wore it. Non breathable and absolutely 100% non-absorbent!! I wish I'd saved the picture I took of a small cup of water I poured onto the shirt, went to work, came back 8-10 hours later and it was still a puddle! I have 90-10 cotton blend shirts that absorb more moisture. After months of saving them to bring back and a recent move I finally just put them where they belong: the garbage. I couldn't bring myself to even donate them and put some poor soul through the discomfort of wearing the equivalent of a plastic bag. Whatever you do to make these shirts so awful please stop or just stop selling them!! How does anyone rate these shirts anything above 1 Star??? I'd give zero but I can't...

I ordered a medium and even though I received a medium, it fits like an extra large. Had to return.

I have worn LL Bean unshrinkable tees for twenty years. This year, my size small tees are two inches wider throughout the body and two inches larger at the sleeve hole and sleeve hem. Why did they change this previously reliable garment? I will return mine, and, as Bean does not sell size extra small, must look elsewhere for teeshirts. Bummer!

After a few washes, the elastic in the collars of these shirts (and the long sleeve versions) stretches significantly. For $20 a shirt, it's pretty crazy to have a problem like this. I have plenty of other cotton t shirts that cost a fraction of this one that have no such issues after years of use.

The material is not absorbent or breathable; neither does it wick moisture away. Instead, it traps moisture. Wearing this shirt is as comfortable as wearing a plastic bag. L.L. Bean's no-iron cotton shirts have shown similar properties.

The shirt shrunk 2 inches in length after the first cold water washing.

Although the shirt was fabulous, it had one serious drawback. It is treated with something that makes it stain resistant and you can see water bead up on the shirt. That means that it does not breathe, even though it is 100% cotton. In the heat, it's like wearing a plastic bag. You sweat and no air gets in to cool you down. You sweat and no moisture get through the fabric so that the air cools you down. You just bake from the inside and sweat rolls down your torso but there is no way to cool down. In Phoenix, Arizona where it gets over 115 degrees this is a very dangerous shirt to wear.

I have purchased theses shirts in the past and like them very much. This last order sent three shirts, all of which were too huge for a large. They were as large as a XX large. Very disappointing.

This shirt fits great and felt comfortable. I bought a few of these shirts in different colors. This grey shirt started shredding and already has holes in it. My other shirts do not, but for some reason, this shirt didn't last very long.

bought 3 t shirts and each one was sized differently...sorely lacks quality control...returned them for a refund...will look elsewhere for clothing

I purchased three of these shirts for use at the gym. Being 100% cotton, I thought they would absorb perspiration. None of them do after a couple washings. They act more like polyester. I have a similar one purchased from Bean's a couple years ago. It absorbs perspiration well.

I have been wearing these for years. The last four that I bought the neckline looked like a krinkle cut french fry after six months. Now with the limited warranty do not spend twenty dollars on a tee shirt.

these are excellent shirts but no longer offered in white??? Thus a one star rating

I purchased one of these tees at Freeport last summer. I liked the fit and absorbent quality so I ordered 4 more recently. Unfortunately LLB has completely changed the quality of the item without any statement to that effect! The new version, with the same item number, is no better than the average tee shirt available anywhere.

I recently ordered three unshrinkable tees (two with a pocket and one without) to add to the two that I bought about two years ago. Like many other recent reviewers, I noticed a massive decline in quality. The older version was thicker, better material, and much softer. I loved them. The new ones feel cheap and thin, and I'm really disappointed. I thought the other reviews might be wrong so I ordered anyways, but alas, the reviews are accurate. I returned all 3. It's really sad to see LL Bean sacrificing on quality, and it's the first time I've experienced such a thing with this company, ever since my first purchase of Bean Boots years ago.

My husband had some old L.L.Bean t-shirts and wanted to replace them last year so we bought these for him. At first he was very happy with them. For a shirt that is 100% cotton we don't understand why they are pilling so much (see my pics). What's really odd is that he also got one in navy but that one doesn't have any pills. The collars do not lay flat. We use an all-natural laundry soap so it's not as if they are being subjected to abnormal wear-and-tear.

I have bought LL Bean t-shirts for 30 years. The last order however was of much lower quality than I have ever experienced from any seller. Within 5 washings, three of the six t-shirts had to be thrown away because they developed holes. No interest in exchanging them - Why would I want more bad products in my wardrobe?