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Towels

Harpa — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 19:33:06 GMT

How often do you refresh your bath & kitchen towels? What do you do with the old ones? I have a closet full of old towels, and I really do not know to what good use I can put them. Terrible dust clothes, I know that! DH uses disposable towels in the garage.

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Mom2Dogs — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 19:36:58 GMT

@Harpa...you can donate the old towels to the humane society.....we did that when we cleaned out my step daughters apartment.

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brandiwine — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 19:46:52 GMT

Great idea! I'll do that next time I replace my towels

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Skididdy — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 19:51:10 GMT

@Harpa, HI! I use my old ones for nasty cleaning jobs like patio furniture, mailbox outside, utility tubs in basement, my basement shoe closet floor, stuff like that ! Hope that helps.

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Krimpette — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 19:52:10 GMT

I've always donated mine to my former vet's practice.

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Another new name Sue — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:03:03 GMT

I keep a few for any mop-ups, inside the door to wipe feet on a rainy day, sometimes we need to cover things like the bird's cage, etc. Otherwise, the thrift shop is happy to have them or any animal shelter too as previously suggested. My friend goes to Mexico and takes them as her community there has so little.

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sophiesofers — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:06:32 GMT

@Harpa Please donate your old towels and blankets to the Humane Society or any animal rescue organization. They will very much appreciate them.

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Harpa — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:06:36 GMT

Thank you, everyone, for your ideas!!

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butterfly123 — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:07:20 GMT

Pick Up Please dot org, helps Veterans

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OKPrincess — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 21:06:10 GMT

I use my towels until thread bare but the old ones I put in a box in the linen closet. I mainly use them for dirty jobs and to clean up paint spills.

I do do the same thing with DH’s old socks.

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151949 — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 21:30:02 GMT

At our house towels are used until they are still usable but looking old, then to the camper and when they are no longer even good enough for the camper DH takes them to the garage for work rags and washing the car. After that they go to the trash.

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goldensrbest — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 21:42:36 GMT

My old towels are used for my dogs baths, their muddy feet, and for clean up.

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NickNack — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 22:04:36 GMT

I have donated towels to my dog's groomer and to the humane society.

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Venezia — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 22:56:01 GMT

Another vote for donating them to your local humane shelter. They are always in need of good towels. Also any blankets you no longer want.

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Mominohio — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 23:05:20 GMT

Like others have suggested, most animal shelters need them, as do most vet's offices, and that is where I take mine. I save out enough to use for rags for washing the car and other dirty clean up jobs, and the rest go to our vet's office, along with blankets and throws I don't want anymore.

We have dog pounds in Ohio, some are kill and some are non kill. One year at Christmas I wanted to donate blankets and towels, and maybe dog food and they were so ridiculous at our county's pound. Nothing could have a hole in it, they were under contract to buy food from a particular dog food company and didn't want food, and the list of 'no' and 'we can'ts' went on and on. IT was like she was doing her best to talk me out of bringing anything.

All this from a very poor county dog shelter that flooded every other year or so, and sometimes dogs died in the floods. It was quite disappointing listening to her drone on and on about what they wouldn't take and the great condition it all needed to be in, I gave up and moved on.

That is when I learned the vet needed stuff, so I began to take it there. The workers at our vet's office commented the things were nicer than what they had to use for people at their homes. The pound missed out and I refuse to try and help that particular location again.

I tend to clean out the blankets, throws and towels while they are still good enough to donate to Goodwill, and if yours are still nice enough, just you are tired of them, consider a charity of your choice like that or a shelter for the homeless.

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proudlyfromNJ — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 23:08:56 GMT

Our old towels, blankets, sheets, etc. are always taken to our animal shelter. They have so many animals and need all the help they can get.

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homedecor1 — Sat, 09 Jun 2018 02:05:59 GMT

any linens, towels, blankets are always donated to our local pet rescue through our community.

I buy new towels every Jan & July (or August) at white sale at JCP. I only use a towel 1x so they are washed out in 6 months😉

Kitchen linens are donated based on how worn they are.

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janeec — Sat, 09 Jun 2018 05:37:59 GMT

I buy new towels every few years. Other uses for old towels are the garage, keep one in the car, give them to friends with small children to use for messy clean ups or scout troops. Sometimes with children and play, or crafts, it is nice to have a real towel but then to be able to throw it away without guilt. Same with my husband. Sometimes he is repairing something and is filthy and greasy. He can wash up and I don't care how dirty the towel gets, just throw it away. They are good to keep with first aid supplies to wrap around ice packs. You can sew them into a drawstring bag and put your shoes in them when packing in a suitcase.

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Nataliesgramma — Sat, 09 Jun 2018 11:42:56 GMT

I cut up one or two towels to use as cleaning rags for dirty jobs like the grill or patio funrinture and then toss them...

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kivah — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 04:00:44 GMT

I have many bath towels --- which are approx. 15 to 20 yrs old - from Costco. They're still in good shape, but a couple of weeks ago, I went to Costco and they displayed those "larger" bath towels for $6.00/ea. I treated myself to 3 new towels.

I also had 2 towels that were really "old" - and I gave it to my little dog - I always keep a towel in her bed.