I bought these for my son's school uniforms, figuring that I could replace them with more expensive ones when they wore out. A year later, they're still going strong, and my babysitter commented on how I didn't need to spend that much money for his uniform. My son's autistic and it wouldn't occur to him in a million years to take care of his clothes - these shirts have endured countless handwipings, chewing on the collar and buttons, being pulled off with violence, and machine washing at least three times weekly and the most damage is some of the buttons broke. These shirts are indestructible.