Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I want to start our by saying that I am, in general, happy with both the quality of the product and the timeliness of the delivery. I used to buy Champion tee shirts ;with featured a decent weight fabric and a generous cut. A few years back Champion was bought out by Fruit of the Loom and the fabric got lighter, and the cut got skimpy--now resembling the Fruit of the Loom tee shirts. I then switched to Dickies (regular weight) which I can buy at Walmart. It featured an even heavier fabric and an even more generous cut than the Champion tees of old. I am happy with the Dickies standard weight tees. But Walmart carries them in on black, white and gray only. I wanted colors. I ordered the Dickies heavy weight. When it arrived I tossed it in the laundry along with a brand new Dickies standard weight. When they were laundered I handled both and they did not feel much different. I examined the construction and they appear to be the same quality (excellent). The heavy weight was made in Nicaragua, and the standard weight was produced in the Honduras. But both seem of similar assembly quality. I decided to weigh them on my kitchen scale: Stardard weight (XL) 9.25 ounces; Heavy weight (XL) 9.75 ounces a difference of 1/2 ounce (5.26%). Hardly a heavy weight. So if you are not interested in colors, I recommend the standard weight; if you want the colors go with the heavy weight. If you want a true heavy weight tee I only know of Duluth Trading whose tees are of a true heavy weight fabric and the cut is generous but the product is expensive. I find the Dickies to be a much better value. For tall men, the Dickies are available in a "tall" too. A good product, but not really a heavy weight.