Men's Collections 40 Metal Collar Stiffeners in a Box - 4 Sizes, Silver, M

One of the mysteries of life is how collar stiffeners either go missing or end up broken or sad, bent and twisted at the bottom of the washing machine.Part of the problem is that once upon a time all shirts had bones, as we used to call them, so it was second nature to remove them for washing. These days they are not as common as many shirts have button down collars, soft collars or built in stiffeners, so the habit has been lost.These stainless stiffeners come in four sizes so should cover pretty well any shirt. Stiffeners are stiffeners so are hardly any different to plastic in use, and, so far, the novelty has meant they have been removed for washing.That will pass though and no doubt in a short while they will end up in a shirt in the washing machine. They seem tough enough and strong enough to survive unscathed and are large enough to avoid slipping through the drum yet small enough to avoid causing any damage – much the same as a loose coin I would imagine.The rounded edges should greatly reduce the chances of damage to the collar if they don’t slip out during the wash and being stainless they won’t rust or leave stains so, hopefully, there will be no harm done.The box is handy to keep them in, at least you should know where the stiffeners are, and it is perhaps telling that there are five pairs of each size which I suspect is not so much on the basis buyers will have 20 shirts, but more that even in indestructible steel, shirt stiffeners will still go missing.

A little narrower than most of the plastic ones you get with the shirts but they work as intended.As I wear modern business shirts I have only very little use of the longer stiffeners. Still good value.

Good material and selection of sizes. Quick service and as described.

I love these and I wear them daily.

Loved the fact that they come in a container, although that would have been even more useful if it had three compartments rather than just two (3 sizes of bones). Stainless steel, so will last forever even if they go through the wash.

The stays are perfectly fine, but the box is just 2 or 3 mm too wide so that when the box is moved, the stays get all jumbled up. If the box fit them more snugly they would not do this and it's very frustrating.

Good mix of sizes, the only downside is that there are no dividers in the box to keep the different sizes separate, so they all mingle into each other. Minor problem though - the overall product is very good.

Good quality and a range of sizes. Really pleased with my purchase.