<p>Need recommendations; have purchased 2 or 3 sets over the last year or so and can’t stand any of them…not absorbent enough…</p>
<p>Anybody have any good ideas?</p>
<p>This is a good question. For some reason, the quality seems good, that is, until they’ve been washed a few times. I guess it makes sense to buy just 1 towel as a test-drive, before committing to a whole set.</p>
<p>Do not use liquid fabric softener in your towel load, it repels droplets and you just smear water from one part of your body to another with your coated towel.
Use a once used dryer sheet in the dryer with the towels, just enough to take the static out.
Avoid liquid laundry soap and fabric softener combo.</p>
<p>Buy better quality towels, all cotton, no polyester. A lot of towels have a cotton face and polyester backing. I like the towels from Garnet Hill but they are pricey. </p>
<p>No fabric softener; hot water wash; very little detergent; at least one extra rinse.</p>
<p>Agree with ALL COTTON towels (they’re all we use around here). I’ve never used fabric softner. Ross & Costco have some at good prices.</p>
<p>I just bought a new set at Home Goods. 100 percent cotton. I forget the brand but they are very nice! If I wasn’t curled up on the couch with the dog i would get up and check on the brand. I’ll get it to you later! :)</p>
<p>I also buy ONLY pure white towels so that I can bleach them if they get dingy. Both of my Ds use face medications that bleach out towels and pillow cases so white makes sense.</p>
<p>I was in the market for new towels when we moved last summer. I found this article helpful: [Best</a> Bath Towels - Reviews of Bath Towels - Good Housekeeping](<a href=“http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/product-reviews/home-products/towel-reviews/best-bath-towels]Best”>10 Best Bath Towels 2023, Tested and Reviewed by Experts) </p>
<p>I bought some “Hotel Towels” from Macy’s – and got them at a great price since they were on sale AND I had coupons. (As far as I can tell, there’s no need to EVER pay full price at Macy’s …) I love the towels!</p>
<p>Restoration Hardware has excellent, although pricey, towels. They’re thick, heavy cotton, very absorbent, although not super-soft. I actually don’t like the really soft towels, as they usually shed like crazy and aren’t as absorbent.</p>
<p>All cotten, no softener, and put white viniger as the replacement for softener, it’ll take care of static cling.</p>
<p>I have these towels and they are magnificent:</p>
<p>[The</a> 900 Gram Plush Color Genuine Turkish Towel - Hammacher Schlemmer](<a href=“http://www.hammacher.com/Product/71606?promo=search]The”>http://www.hammacher.com/Product/71606?promo=search)</p>
<p>That said, these towels are very heavy and if you live in a humid climate, they could take forever to dry. (I live in a very dry climate - 20 minutes in a dryer and they’re done.) </p>
<p>I have also heard marvels about these, much lighter type of towels, but have not personally tried them.
[Cotton</a> Turkish Towel Pestemals](<a href=“http://www.turkishtowelstore.com/categories/PESTEMALS/Cotton-Pestemals/]Cotton”>http://www.turkishtowelstore.com/categories/PESTEMALS/Cotton-Pestemals/)</p>
<p>CBB: to Macy’s I go…with my coupons in hand; apparently they are also on sale this weekend…will report back later…</p>
<p>Thanks to all for the tips!!</p>
<p>Rodney, sounds like you may have found your solution but last year we visited relatives and I loved their thick cotton towels so much that I ordered some–they’re called espalma 700 series and I bought the bath sheets–love them!</p>
<p>[Amazon.com:</a> espalma towels](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=espalma+towels&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=4644689727&ref=pd_sl_gp2i39n3e_e]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=espalma+towels&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=4644689727&ref=pd_sl_gp2i39n3e_e)</p>
<p>I have towels from Target that are wonderful. The line is called Thomas O’Brian. They are very soft, absorbent, thick, all cotton. Many colors available.</p>
<p>If you want a midrange price towel that is absorbent, we have these:</p>
<p>[Lauren</a> Ralph Lauren - “Greenwich” Towels - Horchow](<a href=“http://www.horchow.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=cprod82270001&eItemId=cprod82270001&cmCat=search&searchType=MAIN&parentId=&icid=&rte=%252Fsearch.jhtml%253FN%253D0%2526Ntt%253DTowels%2526_requestid%253D4153]Lauren”>http://www.horchow.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=cprod82270001&eItemId=cprod82270001&cmCat=search&searchType=MAIN&parentId=&icid=&rte=%252Fsearch.jhtml%253FN%253D0%2526Ntt%253DTowels%2526_requestid%253D4153)</p>
<p>I do wait for a sale and have found that around Thanksgiving/Christmas time one can get these for $10-11 for a bath towel (not a bath sheet) including shipping. The bath towels are a nice size. They are softer when brand new, but they are absorbent. They are not towels that look nice for years and years. I have my oldest ones for 2.5 years and their age does show. For us, they are fine. I would not want to offer our older ones to a house guest.</p>