</h1> <article> <h1>Comment on Holes in My Shirt SOLVED! by Cindy Lichtman</h1> <p>Cindy Lichtman — Thu, 10 May 2012 04:30:00 +0000</p> <p>OMG!!! I think you’ve all helped solve the mystery of those tiny holes in my soft cotton tops – six of them so far on some of my faves. Every time another one is discovered I go crazy in my attempt to figure out what the heck is going on. Ran my fingers over every belt, but all were pretty smooth. Did the same on all the zippers and buttons of my jeans however none had unusually sharp edges. Couldn’t imagine my seatbelt doing all that damage. BUT….I renovated my kitchen a few years ago and YES….I have granite counter tops. Could that be the culprit?<br /> I was in a store discussing the problem with my cousin when another woman jumped into the conversation remarking that she, her sister and friend are all going through the same frustrating problem.<br /> I’m going to be really careful in the kitchen from now on and hope that rectifies the problem. My house is SO clean, I simply couldn’t buy into the bug theory so granite damage makes the most sense.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Comment on Holes in My Shirt SOLVED! by Mairead</h1> <p>Mairead — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:08:11 +0000</p> <p>We had new kitchen installed a year ago, including quartz composite work tops. At the same time started to gradually notice the dreaded belly button moths. We have 3 kids and their clothes are unaffected but myself and husband have small holes around bottom of our t-shirts. Have been baffled but it couldn’t be a coincidence that it started happening at same time as we got new kitchen, could it? We live in Ireland. It’s really bizarre….</p> </article> <article> <h1>Comment on Holes in My Shirt SOLVED! by Annie</h1> <p>Annie — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:58:24 +0000</p> <p>I agree with you, Cristina. It’s the thinner cotton that is so popular now. My friends and I have been trying to scooby doo the mystery. We all have gotten holes (rather rapidly and all in the same spot) in all of our GAP tees for the last two years. Just had another tee show up with a hole today! The thinner soft cotton feels nice, but it just doesn’t hold up. I have some heavier cotton tees from Walmart that I bought YEARS ago and they still look great. It’s frustrating!</p> </article> <article> <h1>Comment on Holes in My Shirt SOLVED! by Angela Black</h1> <p>Angela Black — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:18:22 +0000</p> <p>Carpet beetles larvae – 70% of all houses have carpet beetles.<br /> The larvae live off clothes, furniture, carpet, etc. Hard to see even the adult stage – very small. Not sure why they target the same area of shirts, but I have carpet beetles – been fighting them for four months now and they have eaten all my shirts – same place.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Comment on Holes in My Shirt SOLVED! by Cristina Steele</h1> <p>Cristina Steele — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:02:22 +0000</p> <p>I just bought half a dozen new t-shirts from the Gap, and I already have these “belly button holes” as I call them in two of the shirts. Mind you, I didn’t even wash the shirts before I wore them, just put them on and go (so it’s not the washer or dryer). I don’t believe the holes are from rubbing up against a counter, button etc. but they are from the cheap fabric that companies are using now–the shirts are so thin I can see the outline of my bra through them. Argh. I tried emailing Gap customer service and they gave me a lame response saying that I would have to bring the shirts back to the store & have the manager “evaluate” them to determine whether or not I could get my money back or if the holes were from “wear & tear”. What a garbage answer, I only wore both shirts for a few hours before noticing the holes. We’ll have to see what the manger says when I bring them back.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Comment on Holes in My Shirt SOLVED! by Cathy</h1> <p>Cathy — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:59:57 +0000</p> <p>I have holes in the belly button area only on my everyday tops, not dress clothes as many other posts! Having read many of the preceding posts, I now believe the holes in my shirts (my husband has none) may be caused by sitting and using my laptop on my lap. Looking at where the laptop is on my top is exactly where the holes are. I am going to try a mouse pad under the computer. I will buy some new tops and eventually post my results. Thanks all “posters” for steering me to the solution to my problem holes!</p> </article> <article> <h1>Comment on Holes in My Shirt SOLVED! by Angela McDonald</h1> <p>Angela McDonald — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:41:20 +0000</p> <p>I agree that it’s a problem with the fabric rubbing against any number of things (jean button, pointed jean fabric, etc). There’s an “as seen on tv” product called trendy tops. It’s basically a fitted tank with no top half. So you could wear it over your waistband and maybe it would protect your t-shirts from holes. I made my own from cutting an old tank, and it doesnt show under my shirt. It reminds me of those “Units” belts we wore in the 80′s. We’ll see if it works!</p> </article> <article> <h1>Comment on Holes in My Shirt SOLVED! by Liss</h1> <p>Liss — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:51:04 +0000</p> <p>I’ve had this problem for about 3 years now but never before that. I think the problem is the quality of clothing has just gone way, way down. I find it too odd that everyone started having problems at around the same time. The problem is certainly the rubbing of the material against something (counter top, jean button, in my case the small, point of the jean near the button). I only have this problem if I’m wearing jeans and a fitted shirt. When I’m at home I only really wear sweat pants and it’s never happened once while wearing anything besides jeans. Also it only happens outside the house so I know it’s not the washing machine doing it. Maybe it’s a combination of the shirts getting thinner and the jeans getting stiffer. I may actually try cutting off the edge of the jean that’s causing the problem to see if it stops.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Comment on Holes in My Shirt SOLVED! by kim</h1> <p>kim — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:34:07 +0000</p> <p>I don’t have granite, just plain old formica countertops and my teen daughter and i both have these holes. It is very annoying. I think it might have something to do with how the button stick out on my pants and shorts. I don’t have holes on shirts with small plastic buttons.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Comment on The Spring Cleaning Giveaway: Signed Copy of Wanderlove! by Breanne</h1> <p>Breanne — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:05:27 +0000</p> <p>Twitter follower @razzmyberry</p> </article> </main></body></html>