Itchy tag problem!

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I've just been given some nice t-shirts to wear for work which are really nice, but they have an itchy tag in the back of the neck, that I know is going to irritate.
These t-shirts aren't the sort to wear anything underneath, as they're supposed to keep you quite cool while you work (I have a very active job), but if you wear even a vest underneath it can trap the heat and make you hotter.

I will cut the tags out but they're such a scratchy material that I think the remains of the tags will still itch, probably even more. Anyone know what I can do?

I rip the tags out whole. The problem with cutting the tags is the remains are just as scratchy. The only way I find is to rip them out and sew up the remains.

Agreed. You can use a seam ripper to remove the stitches holding in the tag so that it comes completely out; then use basic sewing techniques to re-sew the gap this leaves.

There's also this, which I have never tried, but would be faster & neater if it works.

I don't know how to sew as I've never done it.

By ripping the tags out, I'm afraid it might leave a gaping hole in the back - and the side - of the t-shirts.

Is there a way to get something that I could perhaps iron on to the scratchy area after carefully cutting the tags out? These t-shirts are an odd sort of material like football shirt type of material. (I don't know the name of the fabric).

I am not very good at sewing as I kind of make it up as I go along. I start with a knot or two and finish off with a few knots so it does not unravel and come undone. Simple sewing is easy if one does not mind it being a bit messy! Is only going to be a small area.

The technique in the video I posted is supposed to be a workaround for getting the entire tag out without needing to sew. You can imagine the tag like a page in a spiral bound notebook; the threads holding it in are like the metal spiral binding. If you can cut the tag along where the tiny holes for the threads are, then the little back part still in the shirt can just be pulled out, like how you can pull out the strip of paper left in the spiral binding after tearing out a page.

The word "Itchy" makes me itch!

Is an interesting idea that tool thing.

If you are afraid of damaging the material by a rip and sew technique, maybe you could try cutting some fabric barely big enough to go over the tag area and secure it with an adhesive such as this stuff called Liquid Stitch???

Edit, a similar less messy Idea is maybe an iron on patch over the tag??

I know for me that this would not work because the patch would cause irritation in itself. It may work for others. I tend to find that tee shirts and underwear don't get comfortable until they are worn out and have holes in them!

Thanks for the criticism and sharing your experience, I was only making a guess at an alternative to sewing.

This is what I was thinking along the lines of, to avoid the risk of making a mess of my new uniform and having to do such a fiddly task.
A patch wouldn't make me itch, as it's only really clothing tags that I can feel. Also I have a phobia-type thing with clothing tags, I cannot bear to even look at them, so doing fiddly work with them would make me nauseas.

Noo. It is a good idea. I was just saying that it may not work for me.

Oh, ok, thanks for clarifying.

My Mum does that and it is worse as it is not only more irratating, but there is nothing left to pull to rip the tags out... So it ends up in clothing that takss a lot of work before I can use them.

I wonder if you could bond hem tape over it? Hem tape is ironed and seals to the fabric. I used it last year and it is smooth to the touch once bonded.

I use a sharp hobby knife or razor blade to slice through each thread.  Then I can just lift the tag off and pull out the little bits of thread (tweezers help).