Amazon Essentials Men's Regular-Fit Cotton Pique Polo Shirt (Available in Big & Tall)

In my day polos used to be soft thick 100 % cotton with generous sleeves covering the upper arm till above the elbows and collars standing high and grand and covering the back of the neck till below the hairline. They had substantial structure/body (shape that held) and ultra comfortable soft cotton. This was my go to piece of clothing to step out in (as opposed to round neck collarless T-Shirts that I wore only at home or for sporting activities).However, this simple good thing was not to be taken for granted. As time went by, I watched in horror this simple evergreen staple slowly vanish - being replaced by plastic, toxic, carcinogenic trash (synthetic, polyester, 'performance', 'hi-tech') being passed as clothing riding solely on deceptive/misleading/convincing marketing and rapidly transient 'fast fashion trends'. These pieces of junk being passed as 'performance polos'/'hi-tech' had no 'body', clung to your skin like plastic, caused my sensitive skin to itch, with arms so short as if there was shortage of clothing material in the world and were of such thin cheap uncomfortable material that I would wonder how in the world do people put these on their bodies.The 'trend' continued ...Fast forward to the present day, finding the 'cotton polo of my youth' is like finding a dinosaur. The polo I grew up with is practically extinct - replaced by trash made with ever cheaper feeling and more toxic materials. Its a win win for the corporates/brands - cheap synthetic lab created materials astronomically marked up (riding on advertisement) - filling the corporate pockets unlike never before and successfully 're-programming' the minds and purchasing behavior of the new generation to accept, get used to, and even get addicted to such toxic 'hi-tech' trash. As for the manufacturing ? No problem - hire some MBA's (with zero knowledge/passion for good quality textile/garment manufacturing) - their sole purpose to be 'maximizing profits' for the next 'earnings report' and they would find the 'cheapest' offshore factory to outsource the manufacturing to. This being a continuous process - if you get a cheaper bid from another factory, just switch to it. No wonder you can never get consistent material, sizing, quality for the exact same product purchased even months apart.Not just that - even brands that sold fantastic quality 100 % cotton polos at a very reasonable price like Tommy Hilfiger etc went STEEP DOWNHILL. A Tommy Hilfiger polo being sold today is NOWHERE NEAR anything like the quality they had even a few years ago (even though still being theoritically 100 % cotton, the quality (material, cut) now is absolutely junk - in fact they went from being my favorite Polo Shirts (thick, soft, cloud like cotton with generous neck and sleeves and amazing body, texture and shape and in high quality colors and finish) to absolutely shockingly unwearable pieces of garbage (thin, rough, itchy cotton with skimpy sleeves and flat collars and dull cheap finsih and colors with NO lusture, body whatsoever).I always wish I had seen this day come. I would have stocked up on a lifetim's supply of 'real' clothing when they were still available.Given the above, I am extremely surprised (pleasantly) by this Amazon Essentials Cotton Polo. This is 100 % cotton, has generous non-skimpy sleeves and has decent material and shape reminiscent of the 100 % cotton polo I am habituated to from my time. Quality of material wise - it is about 65% - 70% of the cotton polos of yesteryears - BUT - even THAT - is like finding diamond (or a dinosaur) in these abhorrent-clothing-times for the 100 % cotton polo lover.Get this before the 'real cotton polo' is gone for good. I think I may be getting a few.

I like it a lot but it is larger than I expected (and I actually like my clothes loose). I bought an XL, and I wear it, but the L costs more than 1.5 times as much. They must have a surplus of XL, which probably explains the price. But I would definitely recommend.

I paid $13 for a large. the large fit correctly and after washed was the correct length to keep it from popping out due to my belly. the material fits feels good. I thought I had found a new work shirt source but when I went back to buy several more I found they had raised the price to $17. I don't believe this is a $17 shirt and so didn't order any more. should they drop the price I will order more because the current price is too high for a work shirt.

This size (2XL) in this color was a tighter fit than the other Amazon Essential 2XL polos that I ordered at the same time.

Bigger than expected in our case, but we made it work for sure!! Shipping was great & packaging. And it’s made out of very durable long last material. Soft.

I needed some polo shirts but was unwilling to pay in the 30 dollar and up range. These were priced less than many tee shirts and the photos looked good. I bought 2 medium, 1 burgundy and 1 red from Amazon Essentials. They fit really well and were of woven cotton material that was definitely not a fine pima and relatively thin but okay for my purpose. Both colors washed okay for the first time and did not fade nor did either shrink appreciatively. Wife cautioned me to presoak the shirts which I did and the water took on a wine color. So I would advise that and wash the shirt(s) separately unless you like pink whites. I'm short so the shirts come down well below belt line so would be ok for a fairly tall person to wear outside his pants.

Ordered red in medium. Normally only get Ralph Lauren polo shirts for my son, because I prefer the fit and quality. Needed a red one, didn’t want to spend $30 for a one time wear. Pleasantly surprised by quality, fit, and price. Would definitely buy again. Highly recommend.

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These shirts are ok. I bought 3 of varying patterns and colours. Seem to be good quality. Good stitching and the buttons are on tight.They wash well and (unfortunately) don't shrink in the wash.The one big flaw is that they are simply huge. This is not helped by the confusing mess that is supplied by amazon in size selection. They are way way beyond the given size. They are probably two sizes too big on me (nominally I am a XXL). It's just about wearable. I am in the middle of losing a bit of weight so I'll be lucky to see them last till the end of the summer before they swamp me.Vote up if that's helpful!

Terrible it’s massive clearly ordered a large cake with large on label but easily 4 inches wider than a normal large shirt avoid these polos ... if I wanted a shirt this big I’d have ordered tent

I don't like this very much. The advice was to buy a size down, which I did, and it's still arguably a bit on the large side. The collar hangs unattractively too, somehow. It's like a supermarket garment. Not very stylish or fitted. And the colour is way off what the photo shows. It's much more green in real life. Adequate but disappointing.

I bought 3 and the fit is much larger and baggy especially the armpits than other xl brands I have, even after washing and I'm not skinny .But as they are reasonable price and otherwise well made and cotton I will keep them for general use in the house and garden.I would recommended buy a size smaller...

I checked some reviews before buying and chose to buy 3 shirts at one full size down from normal.Got them out of the packet and the length is spot on, fit is regular and relaxed, but sized very nicely on my fairly broad frame.Really pleased with these, great quality fabric, fantastic value! I’ll get some more colours when they’re in stock.