Fruit of the Loom Men's White V-Neck Undershirt, 12 Pack

Didn't have any of the problems people described below. Items arrived tightly packed, no marks or tears. I run through these quickly. I initially bought 1 pack, then came back for 3 more because it was a good price. Thickness is in between an undershirt and heavy weight tee. If you want heavy weight you better pony up $5 per tee. I guess I would describe them as basic or muscle shirt, they lack that soft tee feel, regarding texture. Soft textured tees I've seen upwards of $8-$20 each, so lets be realistic here. I would say they are basic tees, would still require an undershirt or tank, but worth the price. At clearance less than 2 bucks a tee I thought it was a good deal for what I need them for, which is layering at work, where I sweat a ton. It's a plus for me that they are v-neck and have length. I hate short shirts. Length is good for a neat presentation of tucking them in.

The laundry directions said no chlorine bleach and no fabric softener. I understood the bleach because I have seen bleach weaken fabrics. But the fabric softener surprised me. If there is anything you would want to be soft, wouldn't it be whatever is next to your skin? Although I could have asked Fruit of the Loom, I did not. Instead, I did some searching. I found out that fabric softener works by coating fibers with an oily, waxy substance. And this kind of substance interferes with the wicking of cotton fabrics. So, I think that is why Fruit of the Loom says no fabric softener. I found out that I can get wool or plastic dryer balls for softening. And if I want the clean smell of fabric softener, I can get the scent without the fabric softener. So, I did both wool and plastic dryer balls, and I add scent. I found that the Fruit of the Loom items are soft enough without fabric softeners and without dryer balls. I like it a little softer, so I use two wool balls and two plastic balls. I add a few drops of lavender scent to the wool balls. I'm happy with the result. And the items have been keeping me dry and comfortable. If you are allergic to the scents or wool, then, of course, you will not use these. But you can still use the plastic dryer balls if you want a little softer.