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Around 5 oz is a solid everyday tee, 6 oz and up feels substantial and lasts longer. Below 4.5 oz goes sheer, especially in white.

Cotton jersey usually shrinks 3-5% on the first hot wash. Wash cold and dry low if the fit matters.

Ring-spun is softer and smoother, open-end is heavier and cheaper. For print durability both are fine.

Deodorant and body oils oxidise. Wash white cotton with oxygen bleach rather than chlorine, which yellows synthetics.

Compare the chest measurement, laid flat and doubled, against a tee you already own; that beats guessing from S/M/L.

Not for durability. A cotton-poly blend resists shrinking and creasing, but it pills more than pure cotton.