Comments on: Towels!

Question: Towels!

jewzilla — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:55:15 -0800

I want to purchase the very best towels money can buy.

Soft, absorbent, and not perpetually fluff-shedding. I can't find a robust source of reviews (who would review a towel, after all?) but I'm tired of spending too much money on too little towel. For example, amazon has one or two reviews that don't tell me much for almost every decent-looking towel in their inventory (I searched on Egyptian Cotton).

Any recommendations? What should I look for?

By: kcm

kcm — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:08:34 -0800

nice tags. I'm happy with the various high end stuff from The Company Store.

By: tiamat

tiamat — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:16:47 -0800

The Company Store (fixed) [I'm guessing]

By: kcm

kcm — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:18:06 -0800

er, yeah, sorry. weird. I swear the submission had correct HTML, that would have been fairly obvious.

By: raaka

raaka — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:03:04 -0800

Yuppie, try Turkish towels. They're thicker, softer but strangely feel rough.

By: anastasiav

anastasiav — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:09:39 -0800

Paradigm 802 Towels from Restoration Hardware.

Google Answers Says:

"There are three things you must consider when choosing a towel, the quality of the material, the length of the loops and the density of the loops.

For towels of identical material, a towel that has longer loops will be softer and having a greater number of loops per square inch will mean increased absorbancy. Both of these point towards a heavier towel being more absorbant and soft. You should therefore look for a heavier towel with longer loops and the weight is usually what is indicated on towel packaging. A figure of approximately 600 gsm (grams per square metre) is usually said to indicate a typical "good" towel."

The Paradigm towels are an 802 gsm towel, and are frankly the bestest towels I have ever used or tested. Plus the big ones are big enough to go around even big people.

By: CunningLinguist

CunningLinguist — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:32:48 -0800

Frette towels are supposed to be the best and I got some, but eh. They are very very very soft and luxurious, but I want that thick rough-yet-soft effect you get with fancy hotel towels. I think raaka may be on to something.

By: jewzilla

jewzilla — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:57:03 -0800

Thanks! I will look into the Turkish towels too. I bought a "good" towel from bed bath and beyond, but it doesn't do a good job because it feels "slippery". I miss the roughness from my old el cheapo towels.

By: theperfectcrime

theperfectcrime — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 19:32:39 -0800

Pottery Barn also has 802 gm towels, made in Turkey. Very absorbent.

I also prefer roughness and exfoliation, so never use fabric softeners on my towels and line-dry them when weather permits.

By: kc0dxh

kc0dxh — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 20:17:07 -0800

Your real name isn't Arthur, is it? Ford maybe?

By: jewzilla

jewzilla — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 20:22:45 -0800

I'm just a frood who really knows where my towel is...
it's at pottery barn.

By: macinchik

macinchik — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:01:24 -0800

If you have a TJ Maxx where you live, give it a visit. They carry off-season department store goods for deep discounts.

Just dive in and see what feels best to you.

By: jerryg99

jerryg99 — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:54:09 -0800

For what it's worth, Ralph Lauren 100% cotton towels which I've had for years are almost identical to the Ritz-Carlton bath towels. (I use both regularly, don't ask. LOL!)