Man finally gets answer over what causes three holes in shirt after being left ‘puzzled for years’

Putting your prized t-shirt on only to notice it's full of tiny puncture holes can be infuriating, to say the least.

As well as being left gutted that it's somehow sustained some damage, you're also forced to turn detective to try and work out how on earth it could have happened.

But despite his best efforts, this bloke was left stumped as to how the same holes had appeared at the bottom of his t-shirt again - as he explained that 'almost every one' of his tops has the same snags.

He said that, as this has been occurring quite frequently, he has been able to rule out a few things, such as a belt being to blame.

Sharing a post on the Dull Men's Club page on Facebook, the man wrote: "Almost every one of my t-shirts have these little holes in them in the front near my waist. I do not wear belts.

"It has puzzled me for years, and I mean years. I thought maybe it was my seatbelt, but I have had multiple cars throughout the years.

"I also thought maybe it was something in the washing machine or dryer snagging them, but that wouldn't make sense that it would be in the same place every time."

The same holes were on loads of his t-shirts in the same place, the bloke said (Facebook)

The fella explained he had grown sick of seeing his favourite shirts become holier than thou, but he wasn't sure how to stop it from happening.

"Most of the time I wear elastic waist shorts or pants," he added. "Does any one else get them?"

And he's not the only one as another person took to Reddit to ask the same question, writing: "How do I fix this? Tiny holes around the belt area on my favorite T-shirt. It's quite new too, don't know how they were made."

Luckily for him, many social media users reported being in the same situation, and people shared their suspicions about where the holes could be coming from.

Cat claws and seatbelts were the main contenders in the comment section; however, there's an even simpler explanation for the hole pattern emerging in the same spot on numerous shirts.

One person explained: "If you wear pants with buttons (like jeans), the fabric gets caught between the button and something you are leaning against, like a desk, table, or countertop.

"There are silicon button covers you can buy that will stop this from happening. I was getting little holes like that on almost all of my knit shirts until I started using the button covers."

Another person thinking along the same lines added: "The buttons on the front of your pants make these holes when you go up against a counter or something.

"Took me years to figure that one out too. I though it was my washer!"

Facebook users say the holes appear when buttons on your pants press into the fabric while you lean on something (Getty Stock Image)

A third chimed in: "Buttons rubbing on counter edges," while a fourth wrote: "I realised it happens to my shirts exactly where the fabric sandwiches itself between my jeans and the countertop. The jeans and countertop eventually win by slowly wearing out the fabric in this one and only place."

So, we've finally got some clarity on the clothing situation - but why do the holes always seem to appear in the same spot?

Bayard Winthrop, the founder and CEO of the American Giant brand in the US, previously revealed that this part of the t-shirt is a "primary abrasion point."

"The fabric there is (rubbing) against the hardware: your belt, the tops of your jeans, all points of wear," he told Today. "The friction, repeated over time, has caused the fabric to deteriorate.

"The real culprit here is often the t-shirt fabric itself. The garment itself might be produced as cheaply as possible, cutting costs where possible. Bummer, right?"

It sounds like the solution to this age-old t-shirt problem might be purchasing well-made clothing and being mindful of where you're leaning in the future.