Yea I get to buy new bath towels

15 years ago

Okay I haven't bought bath towels for years...Monster-in-law use to give us mismatched towels for Christmas..they were ok towels so what the heck. But she hasn't done that for a few years and my towels are getting pretty raggedy. SO...I'm reading about bath sheets (Nice LARGE towels for us "fluffy" people)..and "how to buy towels" on other websites...and I am of course more confused than when I started. I want nice FLUFFY towels that are absorbant..any suggestions on what to look for if I buy on line...or some store that has really nice fluffy towels.

Vickey-MN

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nicole__
15 years ago
2 words.....Egyptian cotton! The last ones I purchased @ JC Penney. Reg $20 a towel, on sale, then an additional %percent off,then I had a coupon.....they're a double sheet, sort of woven together, so THICK!

Also like "resort" towels or hotel towels.
Georgysmom
15 years ago
I usually get mine at TJ Maxx. The bath sheets, while nice for "fluffy" people, take forever to dry...just a thought. I check out the towels, some are larger than others. If you want to get rid of your old towels, check with your local Humane Society....I think they might appreciate them.
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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
15 years ago
If you like to shop on-line, you might consider Overstock.com...I've always been really happy with the products and prices. They often have some sort of shipping deal, too.
Jasdip
15 years ago
I love new towels! What upsets me is some of the more expensive ones I bought just keep on shedding, no matter how often they were washed. Whatever they were washed with came out covered in lint. I got rid of them.

---and I do know not to wash lint shedders with lint-grabbers. ;-)
lilliepad
15 years ago
I buy my towels at Wal-mart! LOL Usually the W/M brand ones.I never pay more than $6.00 for a bath size towel.I never buy the towels with the little woven strip across the end.It always seems to shrink and the towels look out of shape.I have never had a problem with shedding or anything like that.I have W/M towels that I have had for years and they still look great.They are big and thick,not as big as the sheet kind but big enough.I don't wrap a towel around me anyway and prefer a smaller towel for drying.DH likes the bigger,sheet type so I bought him a couple of striped ones a few weeks ago that were on sale for $3.00 each.They are thick and large enough for him to wrap around himself.
I can't see paying an outrageous price for a "name brand" that is no better quality in the long run than what you can get cheaper at W/M.
lydia1959
15 years ago
I like the Egyptian Cotton ones too and I usually buy mine at TJMaxx. JCPenney has nice ones too as Nicole mentioned.
Marcia Thornley
15 years ago
Frankly, I like the cheaper thinner towels. They absorb way more and without all the fancy trim they don't shrink up and get all crooked. Last ones I bought, came from Ikea. $6.00 each for a big bath towel and $2.00 for a matching hand towel. And they have tabs on them for hanging on a hook! I really like them.
schoolhouse_gw
15 years ago
I bought six bath towels from The Company Store I bet nearly 8yrs. ago, and the towels are still good. A little lighter orange than when I bought them but not as much as you'd think and no fraying. Only bought them because they were on sale for $8 or $9 each, but according to their latest catalog it appears the towels I bought are no longer available.
glenda_al
15 years ago
I bought some nice ones at Bed Bath and Beyond. They are at the front of the store, for $4.99 each and 4 wash clothes for the same. Wish coupons I got them each for $3.99.

I really like them.
vickij
15 years ago
Monster in law? I fail to see the humor.
mary_c_gw
15 years ago
I don't like the bath sheet size at all - they take way too much time to dry whether hung on the bathroom towel rack, or in the dryer.

I agree with the Egyptian cotton, though.
FlamingO in AR
15 years ago
We only use bath sheets in our bathroom, love them. Got most of them at WalMart and they seem to dry just as fast as 2 smaller towels. And they don't shed much, either. I think we have about 4 sets and they've all been used for at least 10 years.
lavon46
15 years ago
Vickey I have an addiction to new towels ! I don't buy real expensive ones, but I do buy new ones often, and I have found some I really like at Walmart too. I have to pay about $7-$8 for them, and I just pick up one or two at a time and now I have a nice collection.My husband's are green or light tan, and mine are dark purple and lavender.
I also got some cute ones that are a cream color with some butterfly appliques and some with lions that have yarn manes that are really cute.
We had lots of guys here over the week-end and having all these extra towels really came in handy.
chisue
15 years ago
This thread is timely. Where can I buy towels similar to the old 'Royal Velvet' towels made by Fieldcrest?

I still have two from a wedding shower (42 years ago, folks). They're now in the rag bag, but geez, they have outlasted a LOT of newer sets.

They have no 'indented band' to shrink (and just be useless). They are terry all the way top to bottom.

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