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

Off the bat, here are two photos of this shirt to help you out: (1) My arms are up and it shows you how big the Large version of this polo is. There is room to spare and plenty of sleeve length. (2) I am holding up one side of the shirt at belt level to show you how long the Large version of this polo is. The photo of the GREEN shirt is NOT THE SHIRT ON THIS PAGE. The green shirt is the slim-fit version.It's a perfectly good shirt. The problem is that the sizing is unlike any polo I have. I'm 6' 175 lbs, I would say my body type is over on the thin side. I usually buy size Large shirts. When I put this size Large shirt on, it was much bigger than I expected.I admit, I have been wearing Gap polos for a long time and a few years ago, they went through this process of progressively cutting their polos more and more narrow. At this point, I consider Gap’s polo a fitted polo, and it’s their only polo. In other words, I have only been wearing fitted polo shirts for a long time.I thought I would switch to a more standard polo, save a little money, and buy some of these Amazon shirts. Same size I buy in all casual shirts. Large. I was expecting a looser fit but, to me, this Large was more like an Extra Large. Much bigger than any Large shirt I had worn in a long time (maybe ever?).I can't suggest one buy a medium to compensate because I haven't tried one. I also can't say if washing it would shrink it enough. Maybe if I washed it in scalding hot water and ran it through a dryer on the "surface of the sun" setting, it might shrink enough. I’m going to opt for returning them.Don’t forget to take note of the length of the shirt. It’s long. My Gap polos land a couple of inches below the waistline. These shirts fall much further down (see photo). This is actually great if you tuck it in but not if you don'tBottom line – it strikes me as a good shirt. You just need to know these are big shirts. I’m going to give the slim-fit version a shot.*UPDATE* The slim-fit version is a MUCH better fit for me. It's almost, but not quite, too tightly cut. It is a looser fit than the 2018 Gap polo. It does shrink a bit in the wash. I've added a photo of me in a slim-fit green shirt. Also much shorter in length.

I have purchased 20 plus of these shirts in the past six months. The first batch in spring, figuring if any inconsistencies or quality issues arose upon delivery, no problem. Amazon's return policy has always been hassle free. After trying on the fourth shirt and noticing no outstanding flaws or differences, all were simply opened, laundered and hung on a hanger. The material is 100 percent cotton, but assuming they are removed from the dryer immediately (medium heat) - no ironing necessary. No appreciable shrinking is observed and no outliers in the batch.My sport shirt size is men's US large regular fit. Other relevant sizes - 17.5 inch neck, 46 inch shoulders, 34 inch sleeves and 36 inch waist. Overall fit of these shirts is of appropriate roominess without bagginess. Shirt tail length is spot on, work dress code requires tucked in, and they stay tucked in. Casual requires not tucked in, and unless I am reaching for the sky with both hands while on tip toes, the shirt tail/ belt line is not breached. The sleeve length could have been extended by an inch since they taper to an elastic cuff, requiring that the sleeves are pulled back to original position following an extended reach. But given the choice, the sleeves as is are preferred over a straight cut without the elastic cuff.As an upgrade to the T shirt appearance of the shirt tail when not tucked in, the side seams end with a reinforced, one inch inverted V, a feature not typical in this price range.To date, durability has not been an issue. Fraying, fabric pilling and fading have not occurred. It is quite difficult, if not impossible, to differentiate the age of two duplicate color shirts purchased in two separate batches.Again, excellent value, consistent fit, cool, comfortable and durable!

After reading the reviews on this shirt, I was hesitant, but went a head and ordered down in size. My husband wears an XL in all shirts and so many people said the shirts were sized way too big and they had to return them for a smaller size, so I bought a large. I bought 2 shirts in black and sure enough, they were a true size large! Imagine that! Amazon has the sizing right! Thanks to Amazon being such an amazing company I was able to return the 2, size large shirts and exchange them for 2, XL shirts. The XL shirts are a perfect XL fit! The quality is pretty good and the price can't be beat so I will be ordering many more of these shirts for my husband. I am excited to now check out more things in "Amazon's Closet"! Trust me, stick to the size you normally wear.

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

Came up big. Bought other polo shirts at same time and they were ok. Am 14 stone and 5’8. Looked Hispanic getting into lowrider.

I bought the XXL version of this shirt over 6 months ago. I like the shirt very much and decided to order the XL version. It seemed fine when it arrived but on washing the fabric coarseness was evident.So I pulled out my old XXL and compared it to my prior purchase. The XXL fabric is smoother, more pliable, breathable, and more comfortable. The fabric on this XL is courser, stiff and more uncomfortable. I ordered a blue XL and it was made of the same course fabric.Obviously, to me, it seems Amazon.ca has re-sourced and is making these shirts of a significantly different fabric and, in my opinion, less comfortable one. I cannot recommend this Amazon Essentials polo shirt any longer. It is substandard as far as I am concerned.I understand that constant sourcing of new and cheaper materials are needed to control pricing but I think the switch in materials for these shirts goes too far down the scale to warrant purchasing them.

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.