T-Shirt Test: Does More Expensive Mean Better?
Posted By: Maritza Nunez
You want your clothes to last as long as possible, but does paying more for a piece of clothing guarantee it will last longer? As News 4 WOAI Trouble Shooter Jaie Avila found out, that theory doesn’t always hold up in the wash.
T-shirts may be the most baffling items in your dresser. Some seem to last forever, others fall apart after a few washings. So how much does price have to do with that? We tried a little experiment.
First, we purchased four different T-shirts: one was less than $7 at Walmart. Another from Target was about $8. Then we bought a couple that were a bit more expensive. A t-shirt from the Gap was $16.50, and one from Ann Taylor Loft cost $24.
Then we took them to the laundromat and ran them through a series of washings, to see how each one held up.
We followed the care instructions on the labels and started washing… and drying… and waiting… and washing… and waiting some more… until we had put the shirts through 20 cycles.
And the results?
As you would expect, the most expensive t-shirt, purchased at Ann Taylor Loft for $24, held up well. You almost can’t tell the difference between it and a brand new shirt.
But the same could be said for the cheapest shirt, the one we bought for $7 from Walmart.
It shrank a little bit, when compared to the new shirt, and the color faded some, but the stitching held together just fine.
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