Hanes 5280 - Essential-T Short Sleeve Tee - Clean Mint

The Hanes 5280 is the Essential-T, a 5.2 oz 100% ComfortSoft cotton tee and the lowest-priced 100% cotton blank in the Hanes tee line. What separates it from a bare promo tee is the ComfortSoft cotton, a softer-feeling yarn than a basic value tee, finished with a tear-away tagless label and a set-in ribbed collar, so a high-volume order still reads a step above the cheapest open-stock blank. That makes it the tee a shop reaches for when a job wants a soft-handed 100% cotton body at a rock-bottom unit cost, the default for school spirit and event giveaways, large promotional runs, club and fundraiser shirts, and any high-volume screen-print program where the cheapest Hanes cotton tee decides the order.

The 5280 prints like a true 100% cotton tee on its solid colours, which is its advantage over a 50/50. For screen printing, the cotton face holds bold spot colour and fine line detail; 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, the look a discharge job is after, and the value price makes it a strong pick for a large soft-print run. 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 5.2 oz body is a stable base for a 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 the Safety colours, Charcoal Heather and Oxford Gray are 50/50, 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: 5280 (Hanes Essential-T Short Sleeve T-Shirt)
• Fabric: 100% ComfortSoft cotton; Ash 99% cotton / 1% polyester; Light Steel 90% cotton / 10% polyester; Safety colours, Charcoal Heather and Oxford Gray 50% cotton / 50% polyester
• Weight: 5.2 oz/yd2
• Construction: 100% ComfortSoft cotton body. Set-in ribbed collar. Double-needle stitching throughout. Shoulder-to-shoulder tape. Tear-away tagless label.
• Fit: Unisex classic fit
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL
• Colors available: 40+ colours across solids, cotton-rich heathers and 50/50 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 the Safety colours, Charcoal Heather and Oxford Gray are 50/50, 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. Pair the 5280 Essential-T with the lighter ring-spun Hanes 4980 Perfect-T when a program wants a softer premium hand, and step up to the heavier Hanes 5180 Beefy-T when a job wants a heavyweight 6.1 oz 100% cotton body. TheClothingSpace stocks the 5280 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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