Great so far. I washed and double-rinsed them once, in cold water, normal setting. We've used and washed/dried them twice since as well (we use unscented Persil detergent.) I didn't see excessive lint or shedding at all -- just normal, like old towels. They haven't torn or frayed. I dry my face on them and get no residue. They are nice and soft, and very absorbent. I do use a cup of vinegar in a Downy ball that releases during the double-rinse cycle of my HE top-loading machine. (I find that double-rinsing helps keep my towels soft, and helps prevent itchy skin too.) I also use 1 sheet of unscented softener in my LOW-temperature dryer. They seem to dry a bit faster than my heavier cotton towels, so 1 low cycle is all that's required for us -- about an hour. (They are a bit lighter in weight than classic cotton towels. But there is no suspicious lack of absorption from synthetic polyester. They are normal thickness, not thin.) I also have not seen any color-bleeding onto our clothes, but I have not washed them with whites. No uneven fading either so far. These are nice and huge. My 6'6" husband loves them. I will be ordering 4 more regular towels for the normal sized beings in the house. These are too long to wrap my hair with. The color is a nice, dark indigo-navy -- dark purplish blue -- Seahawks blue. I love it. They pair well with white, or silver-grey, or tan, or even chartreuse -- Seahawks green. My husband does not like that he has to dry them on low, and wash them in cold water without bleach. He tends to get really rough when washing towels, motivated by germaphobia. The solution to that is to use 1/4 cup of Pinesol or Lysol in the wash instead of bleach (1/2 cup for old-school non-HE top loaders.) The strong scent will disappear when they dry. His bleach addiction disintegrated our white cotton towels, along with high-temperature drying. That is why I got the dark color -- he doesn't get obsessed with getting them sparkling white anymore. Our dryer gets extremely hot so I would say these towels can stand up to Medium temperature in most household dryers, if you want extra germ-killing-power. Ours kills germs even on low for an hour (above 140F.) In commercial laundromats, definitely use the LOW temperature to keep them from wearing out quickly. Read more
Whats with all the reviews complaining of lint? I got 2 pack of these, cream color. Used one straight out of package without washing it. No lint anywhere. Washed them. Still no out of ordinary lint. Was looking for inexpensive extra large cotton terrycloth bath towels. So many reviews mention lint issues I hesitated. But turns out these towels are exactly what I was looking for. Quality is great for the price. I can see how color might be off depending on quality of dye but in my case, towels are the perfect cream color. They are absolutely worthy terrycloth towels, soft, not super thin, not crazy thick or plush. Just perfectly sized, extra large, normal absorbency, normal thickness, average terrycloth bath sheets. My dryer lint trap is just fine & I got a couple of really nice big ol' towels. Would recommend & purchase again. Read more
Rally great towels. I feel like towels have gone up in price so much but these are so reasonable & do not disappoint. The large size gives a luxury spa feel. It’s a very soft yet absorbent towel. Very nice colors. Does not leave lint on skin & washes well. Read more
They were thinner than I expected and felt like they wouldn't be very absorbent... I was also not expecting the long and kind of narrow shape compared to my old towels. The towels I loved previously were from Bed, Bath and Beyond so unfortunately I can't buy those anymore. 😕 Trying to find a replacement. The pricing on these was great, I purchased during prime days. After using them I found that they are actually very absorbent and do not shed at all. They will be perfect for summer. I may keep looking for thicker towels though... Read more
My favorite towels! We bought two so far but we will definitely be buying more. Definitely wash before using especially if you get the darker color because it did have quite a bit of lint the first couple uses but it gets better. We've had them for awhile now and they're still soft and have held up really well. Great value for the money and so large and cozy. Read more
Wow wee so much lint on first wash & dry. They are soft and very comfortable. Read more
Very soft towel that is extra large. Love, love, love the length! Read more
These are big but also light weight towels and exactly what I was looking for. Light weight also means they are thin, that's just physics. Terrycloth towels should be washed and dried alone the first two times to stop all the loose lint from getting into the other towels in the wash. Just two of these new big towels can fill up a dryer's lint trap all by themselves. I use one towel a day and every 5-days, 5-towels go into the laundry along with some 30-40 one-foot square towels we started using during Covid instead of paper towels. Everybody likes them better than the paper ones, so we still use them for everything, wiping hands to wiping up spilled juice. Set them on the washers sterilize cycle, add soap, add a cup of bleach, then into the dryer at its highest temperature. Towels come out bright white, clean, sterilized and last about 100-wash cycles or 3-years before they start to unravel. Could not ask for more. Best towels ever for a big guy. Read more
