Hanes 5250T - Authentic Short Sleeve Tee - Purple

The Hanes 5250T is the Authentic Tagless Tee, a 6.1 oz 100% ComfortSoft cotton body that sits as the heavyweight value cotton tee in the Hanes line. What separates it from a thin promo blank is the weight and the hand: the 6.1 oz ComfortSoft cotton gives an opaque, durable body that holds a print and survives an industrial wash cycle, finished with a tagless printed label and a lay-flat coverseamed collar so a high-volume order still reads a step above the cheapest open-stock tee. That makes it the tee a shop reaches for when a job wants a heavier 100% cotton body than a 5 oz value tee but does not want to pay ring-spun money, the default for school spirit and event giveaways, uniform and workwear programs, club and fundraiser shirts, and any high-volume screen-print run where a durable heavyweight cotton tee at a value price decides the order.

The 5250T prints like a true heavyweight 100% cotton tee on its solid colours, which is its advantage over a 50/50 and the reason the extra weight matters. For screen printing, the dense 6.1 oz cotton face holds bold spot colour and heavy ink with crisp edges; print straight to the light solids and lay a standard white underbase on the darks for opacity. For water-based and discharge, the 100% cotton solids strip the dye and take the ink into the cotton for a soft, no-hand vintage print, and the heavier body carries a discharge print better than a lightweight value tee. For DTF, the transfer bonds to the cotton face at standard heat-press settings across every colour, the most consistent single method on the blended heathers as well as the solids. For DTG, the 100% cotton solids pre-treat and print bright and sharp, so favour the solid colours over the blends for direct-to-garment. For embroidery, the heavy 6.1 oz body is one of the most stable bases in the value class for a dense left-chest design with a cut-away backing. For vinyl and HTV, solid heat-transfer vinyl presses clean on the cotton face. The one caveat is the blended colours: Ash is a 99/1 and Light Steel a 90/10 that both behave close to a solid, but Charcoal Heather, Oxford Gray, Safety Green and Safety Orange are 60/40, where the polyester migrates and discharge fades to a tonal result, so treat those like a blend with a poly-block underbase on the darks and a lower cure. Sublimation does not apply, since 100% cotton is not a polyester sublimation substrate.

• Brand: Hanes
• Style: 5250T (Hanes Authentic Tagless Short Sleeve T-Shirt)
• Fabric: 100% ComfortSoft cotton; Ash 99% cotton / 1% polyester; Light Steel 90% cotton / 10% polyester; Charcoal Heather, Oxford Gray, Safety Green and Safety Orange 60% cotton / 40% polyester
• Weight: 6.1 oz/yd2
• Construction: 6.1 oz preshrunk ComfortSoft cotton body. Double-needle coverseamed crewneck. Lay-flat collar. Shoulder-to-shoulder tape. Double-needle sleeves and bottom hem. Tagless printed label.
• Fit: Unisex classic fit
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL, 6XL
• Colors available: 40+ colours across solids, cotton-rich heathers and 60/40 safety and heather colours (check current availability on the product page)
• Ordering: available by the piece or by the case; confirm current packing per case for your colour and size before a large order
• Care: Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low.

The reorder note specific to this style: the solids run a true 100% cotton while Ash is a 99/1, Light Steel a 90/10, and Charcoal Heather, Oxford Gray, Safety Green and Safety Orange are 60/40, so confirm whether your colour is a solid or a blend before a repeat run, because the poly-rich colours will not discharge to the same soft result as the solids and need a poly-block underbase. Pair the 5250T Authentic with the lighter 5.2 oz Hanes 5280 Essential-T when a program wants the lowest 100% cotton price, and step up to the ring-spun Hanes 5180 Beefy-T when a job wants the same 6.1 oz weight in a softer premium ring-spun hand. TheClothingSpace stocks the 5250T at wholesale pricing with bulk discounts that increase as case and unit quantities rise, among the lowest prices online for this style, with fast US shipping on stocked colours.

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