Customer Reviews L.L.Bean Carefree Unshrinkable Tee with Pocket Short Sleeve

Despite careful laundering, the collars always come out with "ripples," contrary to the "crisp" look I was hoping a tee shirt at this price would afford.

The fit is boxy and the material is stiff, which made it look like I had just bought the shirt an hour ago and was wearing right out of the package, even after washing. The crew neck was very tight, which also made it look and feel like the kind of shirt you'd get for participating in a fun run. Not what you want for a causal wear shirt. Thinking about it, that's what I would use this shirt for - if I had an event and wanted a screen printed memento giveaway that someone could work out in.

XL is larger with LL Bean. I should have picked a large.

Larger than expected. Bought a medium but it feels like a large. Very spacious around the arms and body.

Great shirt, good fit and feels good but spoilt by bacon neck after 1wash. Purchased 4 shirts and all had bacon neck after 1 wash. All returned. Same shirts from a year ago are looking good after many washes so lower quality on new products.

Bought several of these shirts 3 or 4 years ago for $20 each. Heavier and well made. Washed 100 plus times each. Excellent value. These are not. If I get a third of the wear out of these I will be amazed. These are less for more. You got me but for the last time.

Way too big. I wear a size medium in every tee I've bought from several different manufacturers in the last 20 years, except 1 that was designated "relaxed". These tees were all at least a "large" but labeled "medium". I felt there was no chance of them shrinking down to my size in the future, so I returned all 3. It's also annoying that LLBean charges for returns. Admittedly nice fabric and color (gray heather).

Size runs large, I usually wear xl but I was swimming in this one

Just received but unfortunately I will be returning as it's just too big. I've ordered many of these in the past and this time ordered the same size (XL) but setting side by side with other similar shirts the new one is an inch or so wider on each side. A complaint I have of my other Bean shirts is the neck material looses its shape too soon. I will be giving up on these t-shirts from now on.

The shirt is huge and looks sloppy. The neck is dimpled. I'll keep it for wearing around the house, but I cancelled the other one that was on backorder. I'm 5'9 1/2"; 156 lbs.

I have bought these carefree unshrinkable T-shirts for years, I love these T-shirts, but I have become increasingly disappointed in the way the collar gets wrinkled over time. I can no longer continue to buy them from Bean as durability is not what I expect from Bean.

These shirts look good, but are terrible for hot, humid conditions as found in my area (Houston). They are very hot and they do not wick water away from you. It's almost like being in a sheet plastic shirt.

Not the same quality. Wrinkled neck after washing. Much thinner than previous shirts purchased.

Much lower quality and sizing on this version compared to the previous t-shirt offering.

I bought 4 of these Tee shirts. They seemed well made but after 4 or 5 washings, the collars are fraying.

The material was very thin. These are expensive shirts. I expected better.

I bought these exact same shirts in 2024. The 2025 version has even worse Bacon Neck after one wash. The material is so much thinner and they come out of the dryer very wrinkled. I don't understand why LL Bean doesn't fix the bacon neck issue with these T shirts. Why does it seem like every clothing manufacturer is in a race to see who can make the thinnest material for their clothes? Very disappointed in the quality of these shirts.

I set out to replace my old LLB stonewashed fitted T (that lasted ten years at least) and this T isn't a replacement for those old ones. Traditional fit Med doesn't hang as well as fitted Large. First wash changes these, I doubt they'll last 5 years. LLB's Best T are the insect shield ones, they are Fantastic.

The size was NOT true to size. We ordered L, my husbands usual size. It fit like an XL. Maybe it was a freak situation and that 1 shirt was off. But the other problem was the material. The Material is too thick to wear year round as an undershirt. Which is want we were looking for, a shirt that could be versatile to wear as an undershirt and Tee. Lastly, the price was high. Two stars for the beautiful rich navy color.

The size is too big. I ordered a regular fit, these came almost to my knees, longer than even tall sizes and extremely wide. Quality is not as good as in the past.

necks get out of shape,. pockets tare away in the connors, and yes they shrink.

Bacon neck after a couple washings. It has been brought to thei attention, with the standard reply:"We appreciate your feedback, etc, etc." Yet nothing changes.

These tee shirts are well made and fit true to size. The reason for my two-star rating is the color. It's billed as "navy" blue in the catalog, but these shirts are so dark as to be almost indistinguishable from black. They are NOT what most people would call navy blue. I understand that accurate depictions of color in a catalog can be tricky, but I wish Bean would offer a truly navy blue shirt instead of what I received.

This is the largest size medium t-shirt I've ever seen. It's an absolute tent and it will only be useful to me as a layer under a sweater. This is why you shouldn't buy clothing online.

I received three of these shirts which are actually purple.