I've used something similar and did not love it - the ones I used wore out quickly. It depends on what you want to use them for. They are relatively good for glass (but not glasses) surfaces, such as windows. I don't like them for dishes.

I like the really soft yellow sponges backed with a green scrubber, although I don't use the scrubber part, as I have separate scrubbers that I like better for that. This is the only kind of sponge that the Japanese markets here sell, but they also sell some tulle scrubbies that are attached to the end of a stick, and I like those also.

I think I’m all set. Ilooked on another site and there are many pretty and interesting designs and motifs. It looks as though people like them. So, I will get these for a simple gift.

A friend gave me one and casually said "try it". Arriving home I tucked it in the catchall under the kitchen sink. Many months later I was digging for a replacement dish cloth & spied the Swedish cloth. I gave it a try and have been using them ever since (and, of course, ordered a pack).

I find them useful in many areas. One in the master bath is for wiping areas the squeegee misses in the shower - hubs likes a chamois but I find it bulky to wring out and prefer the Swedish cloth. I also use it to tidy/dry the vanity area. Another cloth is in the laundry room for general wipe up. Where ever there's a modest amount of liquid to wipe up, I generally use the Swedish cloth.

You're right, it is like a thin sponge. If you try it, let us know what you think.

I hadn't thought to try them in other rooms. Mine dry stiff and work best wet and I prefer then in the kitchen for any hand wash or scrubbing that doesn't need a scrubby. Works great with Barkeeper's Friend.

I used them years ago. Nothing Swedish about them as far as I know. They do get stiff when they dry out. Still they were handy. I got out of the habit-probably moved someplace that didnt have them.

I've been using them for years. I try to use a clean one each day. I wash them with my dish towels but dry on a clean towel so they dry flat.

My daughter has them at her house. I dont much like them because I find the size to be too small and they are not as flexiible as a woven cloth.

I like them very much but they vary in quality; some wear out much faster than others. One of the main reasons I switched is that they are not plastic but cellulose. Another brand of ecologically friendly products is E-cloth. Their product for dishes is awesome: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B08BW8L74P?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details 

The Gen Xs in my life swear by them. They seem to believe they will harbor less bacteria. Ironically they are probably like jkayd and grab a new one each day so really it doesn't matter what you are using if once and done is your thing. I am in search of the 'perfect' kitchen cloth and if these were larger they would get my vote 100%. I love the way they sop up ALL the wet when wiping down counter tops. I have a few sorts right now that my mom or daughter or ______ 'swear' by and all have a thing I don't care for about them. Actually it's consistently the water left behind on the counter after I wipe it down. They fade quickly so the oh soo cute designs look 'old' fast. They are too small. They get dingy looking too quickly but as far as their function I love them. Oh and they are WAAAAAY over priced!!

My other favorite dishcloth is the hand-knit ones. I’ve had a few people make and give them, and every time they say ”this will be the best dishcloth you ever have”, and they are right. But, they don’t last as long, and I’d have to either find someone to make more for me, or, gasp, learn how to knit.

Meh.

bpath those are exactly the ones my mom is always making me. I wish they were from a neighbor, I could mail them to you!! I HATE them!! They leave a 1/4 inch of water on the counter every time!!

I hand wash very few dishes and use 'retired' washcloths to do it. However, you say these have very soft sponges attached? I've been looking for soft sponges to use with Hagerty's Silver Foam. Each jar used to come with a little round sponge, but no more. Ordinary sponges are too coarse.

Don't sponges harbor germs? Maybe no worse than a damp cloth?

Chisue, I wonder if a makeup sponge would work with Hagerty’s?

bpath -- Great Idea! Thank you.

My daughter gave me some and I don't like them. I conserve a lot, recycle, and compost, but I won't stop using paper towels. I do use them over and over on the same day.

I use them and really like that I can throw them in the washing machine and they seem fresh as new.

I bought a package of the plain industrial type wash clothes that they sell at Sam's Club by the restaurant stuff. They are 24 for around $13 and they are really super absorbent. I use them only in my kitchen, I keep one by my sink to wipe up water on the counter or wipe my hands. Most clothes don't seem to absorb and just smear the water around but these are very absorbent! Unless they changed them up, I would suggest using those for keeping on the counter for wiping up water. I bought mine a couple of years ago and still see them displayed at Sam's.

Wrights silver polish still comes with the little sponge.

arkansas girl, I agree with you about the washcloths. I, too, buy the package of inexpensive washcloths to use in the kitchen. I like to get them in white and I will use a bit of bleach on them when needed. They last and last and after they have ceased to be useful in the kitchen, they make great rags for other cleaning.

That terry cloth of the washcloth is the best. A lot of cloths that are sold as dishcloths are not anywhere near as absorbant, And, I like the size of bath washcloths.

One package of these from WM is so very inexpensive and they last for a long time, can be bleached or even go into boiling water and they are all cotton, so they will decompose.

I dont like sponges in the kitchen.

However. those big foam sponges that are sold in the tile department at HD that are used for wiping up grout are great for general cleaning. They will hold a lot of cleaning power and will almost adhere by suction to a flat surface and will really clean very well. I use these around the house and on my stovetop area. But, for general use in the kitchen, I agree with you about the terry bath cloths .You just cant beat them.

My mom left me a legacy of knitted dishcloths but I dont much care for them. They are cotton and the cotton gets hard and brittle over time and the knit fabric gets distorted and the holes between the stitches get all stretched. I had them in a drawer for years wondering what was I going to do with about 30 of them since I dont much care for them. But, I took them out of hiding/stroring and now I use them much like you would use paper towels or incidental cloths. I dont buy paper towels and these serve as reusable "paper towels" for polite use. When I am cooking and prepping I keep a wet cloth to wipe the fingers. I just rinse them well and let them sit in the hot summer sun until they are bone dry and just use them again. In the winter, it is a bit different.

Why just store them?

Since I dont have a dishwasher, I have concluded that the best thing to use in a dish pan of washing water is one of those metal scrubbers. They come clean, dont hold water to grow bacteria, and they give that bit of scrubbing/scraping action that cleans, and they last for a good long time. Of course, cloths are needed for so many other things and a kitchen that has only those little sponges has nothing substantial to wipe up things with. I like a cloth that can fit over my hand and allow me to use my opposable thumb for dexterity to wipe things up with.

Add my name to the ”not impressed” list.

arkansas, I just wanted to add that the last time I needed new ones WM didnt have bath washcloths in white so I bought the small bar towels like it seems you bought. They have much the same qualities of having a bit of a nap, made of cotton and are a similar size to the bath ones. They were very inexpensive and I can retire them to my compost heap after they have done thier last duty. This one package of them is going to last me for years, really.

It’s fun to try something new. I saw these at BBB and thought they looked too small to be very useful and so didn’t buy.

laceyvail -- Thanks for the tip about Wright's silver polish. IDK if it's like the silver 'foam' -- rinses off. (I was so sorry to see that DS and DIL used the dip-it stuff on her grandmother's flatware, ruining the patina, but I use it on some of my 'ordinary' silver, then follow up with the better stuff. It protects somewhat.)

Bpath's comment - I hadn't thought to try them in other rooms - inspired me to think of other uses. One was staring me in the face. When we prepare our AM coffee, we put a paper napkin in the saucer to catch spills, and enjoy coffee and newspaper on the screened porch. I decided to cut a Swedish cloth into 4 pieces to use as a reusable coffee nap. Now when the cups are rinsed so are the naps. Works well for us.

Great feedback and ideas, all. Many thanks.

I bought them and was thanked. Then, I looked at the web site item more closely and saw that , to me, the size seemed small-ish.

I am a very casual person, however, I have a few areas where I am very picky. Okay, I will reword that. There are some areas where I can be one picky !@#$%^&*()_. HINT: when I was a kid, I would not even drink after myself. I can barely do that now.

There are things related to dishes and sinks that drive me bonkers.

Absolutely NO garbagey crumbs in the dishwater! NO crud on sponges or brushes. We have a dishwasher, but, bet you can guess, I don’t want food crud in the dishwasher either. (Yep, I know that most dishwahers have a garbage/crud grinder, blah blah, but call me OCD ;) I rinse the dishes before I put them in dish machine. ”Waste of water!” No, we have plenty of well water and a big leach field. Love that thar Hydrologic Cycle on nature’s (not the dishwasher’s) machine.

I am still training my quasi slob DH.

NO sponges, brushes, cloths can reside in the sink. Egg on a plate in sink might get a look, but ”food-kitchen boogers” on a cloth, sponge or brush will be met with a banshee scream, a look, and the sponge, brush or cloth being tossed in the bin. New one? I don’t care. If that doesn’t work, maybe I will lay it on his keyboard or atop his toothbrush.

I buy those 1000 for $5 white utilitarian all cotton washcloths. In the sink there is an 18 oz deli container filled with clean water, a bit od detergent and bleach. Clothes get bleach-washed regularly. Then rinsed and wrung out as much as possible. No soggy dripping cloths hanging about, clean or not. And I don’t want ANY dirty cloths polluting my laundry, thank you very much.

For scrubby work, I have a (kept clean) brush on a stick and one of those yellow sponges with green Scotchbrite sponge scrubber combos. No putricity allowed on these either. I donn’t care if a replacement costs $20. For the rare burnt-on pan, a copper chore boy like think is available, but any crud left on this and it gets tossed in the trash bin. Else, it is washed, rinsed, dried and stored in a clean Teddy peanut butter jar beneath the sink.

This seems perfectly reasonble to me.

Now, there is a junky yellow-green scrubby sponge. The sponge has fine pores and does not wring out well. I abhor that type:

I think the fine yellow sponge of this sort would be like that silver polish sponge circle.

These types of sponges seem cheaper. Sometimes, years ago (before they realized what a PIA I was), I’d visit relatives that bought this sort of foam sponge. I complained constantly until my bags were packed and I was driven to the train station or airport to be put on the earliest departing vehicle.

I cannot help it and I will never apologize.

PS And that’s Why I Live At The PO