I tried the Collars and Co shirt that was promoted on Shark Tank and invested in by Mark Cuban.
The claim to fame for the shirt is that it has a rigid collar but instead of a dress shirt it is a polo shirt. Stay put collar on a more casual shirt.
I decided to give it a try and ordered the Red Houndstooth.
Ordering
The shirts are expensive!
During ordering Collars and Co wanted to know if I wanted to pay extra to insure the order for delivery. Otherwise, if it was not delivered it was my loss.
Hmmm. I was so put off by that – are they using some shady delivery service? – I put away my credit card and used PayPal to maximize my protection if the order was not delivered.
Then I saw shipping. It should have been free given the hefty price of the shirt but no. Even worse, Collars and Co was padding the amount as an extra profit item. That is, customers are paying one price for shipping and Collars and Co is actually paying a lower amount and pocketing the difference.
Once the order was placed this happened …
Nothing.
IT TOOK A WEEK FOR SOMEONE TO GRAB THE SHIRT OFF THE WAREHOUSE SHELF AND SHIP IT.
Bad. Very bad service.
Even worse … during that week I started getting spam messages from the company and finally had to unsubscribe and remove myself from their spam lists. Come on. Ship the order instead of sending spam.
The Shirt
The collar is very rigid. I’m not sure how the shirt is supposed to be washed and have the collar hold up, even on a delicate cycle. But overall the shirt is what it claims to be.
Size though is a different story.
The shirts are long. Longer than a regular polo shirt and not something to be worn untucked.
Actually, the shirts are intended for bean poles. I had to go back and get the info on the model shown for my shirt – 5’10” wearing a small. How many 5’10” men do you know who wear a size small? With a 14 inch neck?
I don’t know anyone like this and certainly wouldn’t design a shirt with this in mind.
Men if they workout have at least a few pounds of muscle. Or, if they don’t work out have a few pounds of fat. Either way, this shirt won’t be a good fit. It is like a straw intended for someone very thin.
So for sizing the shirt was a disaster. An almost impossibly small neck, with a narrow shirt, that is long. Looked terrible.
Even worse, in real life the Red Houndstooth looked like a brighter red shirt with bright white buttons – a clown shirt if there ever was one. Bad choice on my end. Could have been a cool design but “clown shirt” was my immediate thought upon seeing it.
There is a label sewn on the back of the inside back of the shirt below the collar, and the stitching comes through the back of the shirt and is visible. Even $20 shirts from Target look better than this $100 shirt intended for the professionals.
Overall
Had to return it. If it was just the idiot looking color combination I would have tried a different color, but the sizing of the shirt was impossible.
The collar would take some getting used to but seems to be exactly as advertised.
Oddly, the company seems to be adding and promoting everything except its shirt. There’s jackets, sweaters, hoodies, socks, belts, etc.
Finally, get this, as I write this the home page as big picture of sports announcer Joe Buck and welcoming him to the team.
He is wearing what looks to be just a regular polo shirt. NOT a Collars and Co shirt with its rigid collar that is the reason for buying these shirts.
OMG. What a fail. Can you imagine paying someone to promote your shirt and their picture appears to show them not wearing what you are famous for?
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