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I agree. The Gildan Heavyweight T-shirts are the kind you pick up at craft stores for $3-$4 a pop. But they tend to be stiff and too warm for my liking.

There are a variety of mid-level T-shirt brands (such as BELLA+CANVAS) that feel so much softer against the skin, no irritating seams, stand up to repeated washings, and are lighter-weight, meaning you can wear them as-is in the summer months, or under something else in the winter months, and it feels comfortable either way.

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this is a very SWEng thing to say but I use plain colored t-shirts as a basic item unless there's a reason to dress up. during the fall/winter you can stack a columbia fleece vest on top (which does a great job keeping your body core warm without overheating you or impinging on your arm movement etc). this does a really good job being super comfortable for those with sensory issues etc, and generally looks more presentable than logo tees imo.

I really like the comfort colors heavyweight ones personally - this seems to be the one in my order history. They are plenty soft once you wash them especially if you run a few cycles with some fabric softener. The price isn't amazing right now (my history says $6.50-8 is more typical) but the site ships fast and doesn't care if you're commercial or don't want logos etc.

https://www.jiffyshirts.com/comfortcolors-C1717.html?ac=Whit...

Bella+Canvas shirts are great. Almost my entire wardrobe consists of Bella+Canvas shirts I picked up at conferences.

I used to get others but most of them are too scratchy or bad in some other way. I used to still get them "because they're free" but what's the point if I never wear them? I do have some extra large but scratchy shirts that are tolerable to wear.

I have a really good Datadog shirt that's not Bella+Canvas.

My experience with Bella+Canvas was that the ratio between the sleeves/shoulders and torso felt really disproportionate in a way that I haven't felt with most other shirts, so they don't really work for me. The material itself did feel nice though.

Just want to +1 Bella+Canvas. I look for 100% cotton, made in the US (insofar as possible) shirts and there aren't that many options, especially stylish ones, so BC has been a staple for me.

I have a bunch of running event t-shirts and they are almost all CANVAS; is that the same as BELLA+CANVAS? Because I love those shirts and wear them everywhere (to my wife’s annoyance).

Yes, I believe so. I loved an event t-shirt so much that I followed up with the organizer to track down the printer and their supplier, since the tag inside the t-shirt has no branding.

At the time, I thought BELLA+CANVAS only sold wholesale, but I now see a retail section on their website!

https://shop.bellacanvas.com/

There's also sites like https://www.blankapparel.com/ that will sell you individual blanks from quite a variety of brands (including Bella+Canvas).

Thanks a TON! A few dollars a shirt is wonderful since I already know I love these, and I actually prefer unprinted.

Looks like there are individual sellers reselling Bella Canvas shirts and hoodies on Amazon for much cheaper, depending on your risk tolerance for Amazon sellers.

The retail store doesn't have the 3001's that I usually get; those are about twice the price on amazon than the other bulk sites. Probably worth it for one or two, but if you want a bulk amount it's worth buying at one of those sites.

Michaels carries their shirts as well as Gildan brand.

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