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Phil says:

Cool design, shabby screen print At the time of this review, one Amazon vendor is offering this item (BaBaLy) and it is shipped from Hong Kong, so be advised of vendor’s posted estimated wait time for shipping. The shirt I received (black) was of quality, mid-heavy weight 100% cotton, and the xtra-large is true to size. The grey portion of the screen print–the background of the stick-like figures–however, has a blue-ish hue and is a tad bit splotchy, with slight but noticeable pink blobs and whorls here and there. The lettering is slightly blurry. The overall appearance–up close–is of a small lack of contrast, with some color bleed. However, if you are a zombie aficionado, this is still a cool shirt to have, and perhaps only my shirt suffers this small screenprinting malady. I will update my review after a few launderings. The product description states pre-shrunk cotton, but my shirt tag doesn’t mention pre-shrunk.*update*I have now laundered the shirt twice–turning it inside out, using quality liquid detergent, and tumble-drying on low heat. The shirt shrunk, not greatly but enough to notice. Persons who prefer roomy t-shirts, be advised to order the next size up. As for the screen print, the mis-coloration is due to poor-quality screening. I’m not familiar with how screen printing is done, but I can tell that the substance used in the printing of the design was used very sparingly and so the graphic is very “thin” against the cotton. The blue hue is merely the black of the cotton showing through the printing–which, after only two washings, is already showing signs of flaking and cracking. So buy this shirt if you have to have it, but don’t count on it looking good for long.