Fit charts aren't lying, but they're not the whole story. They give you flat measurements of the garment, not how it drapes on a body. Two people with the same chest size can wear the same tee completely differently. So the chart is a baseline, not a guarantee.

When you're buying for yourself, you can try it on and exchange if needed. But for a gift, you don't have that luxury. You need to be more careful from the start. The trick is to use the chart as a reference, not a verdict.