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[cusegirl]

I was wondering if anyone has had this happen. I bought some new dish towels and they don't seem to dry the dishes very well. They have been washed quite a few times and still don't dry very well. That is the second time this has happened. Any suggestions?

[Kachina624]

@cusegirl.  What is the fabric content?  They should be 100% cotton, no poly, and don't use fabric softener.

[PA Mom-mom]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@cusegirl.  What is the fabric content?  They should be 100% cotton, no poly, and don't use fabric softener.

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I completely agree! 100 percent cotton, or even linen. I also like the textured towels. NO MICROFIBER! I have microfiber for decoration, but not for serious work.

[Group 5 minus 1]

When laundering, rinse w/ white vinegar. No fab softener.

[Sooner]

@cusegirl My favorites are flour sack towels from Walmart, the big ones, and Utopia Kichen Towels Bar Mops all cotton towels from Amazon. They go on sale frequently.  

The flour sack are big, relatively thin and highly absorbant and I love them.  The bar mops are smaller, I get dark colors that don't show stains and I change them all out daily if not more often.

Bar mops work well usually!  I keep some pretty towels from Williams Sonoma when they are on sale--great deal-- to put out for company.  But they are thicker than I like for every day.  I spray a lot of water around rinsing and washing veggies.  

[Carmie]

I only buy 100% cotton dish towels.

The last batch I bought have a raised texture on them and they are on the thicker side.

They do not absorb water well at all.  I am going to stick to my thinner flat towels...no terry loops or puckered weaves.

[cusegirl]

They are 100% cotton, and I never use fabric softener. I am going to try washing them and rinsing in the white vinegar. Unfortunately I bought 6 towels that are like that. Thank you all for the advice

[on the bay]

@cusegirl

I like to use terry cloth, like the kind on wash cloths.  I've found that linen and other types are for decoration and don't really help with drying.

[tl98466]

Had been looking for new dish towels for awhile now - on a recent trip to Walmart, I came across a 6-pack set of their Mainstays brand; 100% cotton - just washed/dried them and so far they are FANTASTIC - doing a great job drying dishes, countertops, etc!

[San Antonio Gal]

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@tl98466 wrote:

Had been looking for new dish towels for awhile now - on a recent trip to Walmart, I came across a 6-pack set of their Mainstays brand; 100% cotton - just washed/dried them and so far they are FANTASTIC - doing a great job drying dishes, countertops, etc!

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I like the Mainstays 100% cotton @tl98466 .  Some of them are 90% cotton.  I prefer the 100%.  They're reasonaby priced too.