I've tried a lot of microfiber cloths but not Norwex. Your post and a quick google search has me intriqued though. I purchased some m/f cloths on sale several months ago at Williams Sonoma and have been very happy with them. They're color coded, so different uses for each color. From my experience I do believe the finer the fibers, the better the cloth performs. I'll be following this thread to see if anyone has personal experience with them; nothing I love more than a good microfiber cloth (sad but true:)).

I am intrigued also and googled the cloths; they are sold in MLM, sort of pyramidal, home parties and hostess gifts like Pampered Chef etc which I suspect is why they are so expensive !
I tend to be sceptical by nature so their claim of the fibers being smaller and having a silver coating of some kind does not cut it with me.

I have dozens of the regular microfiber cloths and they work fine for me, the trick is to change them often, I wash a small load of them every few days.

To demonstrate how well they work, in my home parties, I take raw chicken and rub it all over the counter tops. I have test strips that are used in the restaurant industry to test for protein and bacteria and I test the chicken surface and, of course, it shows bacteria, and then I wipe the area just using water and our cloth, and test the area again, and the test has always come back clean.

The test of this product would be to compare its benefits with a cheap microfiber cloth used the same way. The multi-level marketing method of selling this product makes all reviews of it suspicious, IMO.

I was a Norwex consultant for several years but switched to e-cloth earlier this year. Norwex has amazing microfiber products, but I found the prices too high and just didn't feel comfortable selling it. I've found e-cloth to be an equally good product at a fraction of the price. It has great research on it's ability to pick up bacteria and has a really good warranty too. I've got several reviews and comparisons on my blog (https://cleaninup.wordpress.com/) if you're interested. Also, more information at eclothusa.com

Here is a link that might be useful: eclothusa.com

Thx Zoobie. I've been looking all over for a microfiber sponge. The prices are very reasonable and I love the color coding, etc.

Thank you ZoobieZoo! Does the e-cloth have the silver also and did you feel like that was a real benefit or more of a sales gimmick?

I'd also love to hear how everyone uses their microfiber cloths. I buy some every once in awhile and then forget to use them, because I'm not really sure what to do with them. I think of them as being good for dusting, but I know there's more. I definitely have not have thought of wiping a kitchen counter that had chicken on it.

ZoobieZoo - I was looking at the ecloth website and saw the stainless steel cloths. I have a difficult to clean stainless steel fridge and was wondering if you've tried these? Are they better than the GP cloths?

Here is a link that might be useful: Stainless Steel ecloth

I bought a pack of Norwex cloths about 6 months ago. I have to say I really love them, but my other micro fibre cloths were the cheap from Walmart kind. The one cloth that was absolutely worth the price was the glass polishing cloth. It is as amazing as they say. I washed all the windows on the lower floor of our house in the spring (they were absolutely filthy) with one cloth not rinsing at all - and that's with nothing but water (no cleaner involved.)

I do have to say that because of the cost, I tend to baby them and that bothers me. I have two I just use for bathrooms. I use my cheap ones for floors, etc.

daisy - I'm still trying to figure out what all I can use them for. What jobs do you use the Norwex one for since it sounds like you save them for certain things? How do you use them in the bathroom? Countertops and mirrors or do you use it on the toilet also? Do you get down on your hands and knees and clean the floors with them instead of mopping?

Yes, I use them for everything in our bathroom. We have a very small bathroom that we recently redid with tile and marble countertops and porcelain tub. I'm very wary about using harsh cleaners on these things so I love the Norwex for this use. Because the floor is only about 4 feet by 4 feet, I do use the cloths on it instead of mopping. I've always been a wash by hand rather than mop gal for all our floors, but since I've gone back to work I sometimes use the micro fibre cloth on the end of a mop thing (don't know what that is called?)

I'm curious though. I thought Norwex was a Canadian thing. Is it available more widely now?

One of my collegues has a cousin who sells it and she uses their dishwasher detergent and some other cleaners too. She loves them, but I've never tried. If you are worried about harsh chemicals, you might want to look into it.

daisy - Just checked and it looks like they are available in the US now, but I'm not sure I can get them without going through a consultant.

msrose~
The Nourishing Gourmet links you straight to a site you can order from..
The site says that they came from Norway to Canada and US in 1999.
Since it's MLM you'll have to go through a consultant.
In situations like this I try to find the one with the cheapest shipping :)

I know this is a bit of an older thread, but I used Norwex for a while, loved the product, but did not like that you had to go through a consultant. I started buying from Ubergreen Microfiber for silver antibac microfiber, and they were cheaper, and the product lasted longer (more washes). I hope that helps!