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Not what they used to be . . . AT ALL!
I have been wearing Fruit of the Loom undershirts for nearly 40 years. They have gradually changed over the years, but the changes were generally acceptable. A few months ago, I purchased some new crewneck undershirts in a 5-pack similar to what is being sold here at Amazon.
I will likely never again purchase undershirts from Fruit of the Loom.
First, as other reviewers have pointed out, the shirts are thin. They are, in fact, the thinnest I have ever owned. Brand new, they were thinner than the ones that I had been washing and wearing for years.
Second, the fit is terrible. The sleeves are too short (the picture provided by Amazon is misleading), but the collar/neckline is too high, often revealing itself from underneath fully-buttoned buttondown dress shirts. They are also a bit short, more easily becoming untucked than my older undershirts.
As a result of these problems, I have come to prefer my OLD undershirts to the NEW ones, instead of the other way around.
I will likely be buying Hanes-brand undershirts from now on.
January 2010 · Clothing Shoes and Jewelry