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> cotton chafes and synthetic doesnt

I hate cotton and generally go for at least a poly blend for this reason... also because cotton inevitably ends up with a weird texture and pilling. Unless it's high-end weave in a dress shirt or something I'll take a synthetic every day of the week and twice on Sunday.

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Though there’s definitely differences in how cotton wears, I’m not sure there’s a strong correlation with what grade it is.

I have a few pure cotton undershirts and tshirts I picked up at the equivalent of a dollar store for ¥100 a piece as a broke college student in Japan around a decade ago, and while they’re showing plenty of wear from having seen hundreds of workout hours and laundry cycles, they’re not exhibiting pilling or texture change at all.

The only time I've seen pilling on cotton is when it's a cotton/poly blend. 100% cotton doesn't, or at least not in my experience of wearing cotton Ts (mostly 100, occasionally cotton/poly) for the past 10 years.

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