Throwing In The Towel

koan · Post by **koan** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:46 pm

I have a few towels in my closet that... don't absorb water. :wah:

What the -------- ARGH!

The general purpose of buying a towel is that one plans on having a wet object, be it a dish or a human body, that will need the water soaked up. Why manufacture a towel that has a 10% absorbency? Is it cheaper to make towels that don't dry?

How shall we demonstrate our anger?

theia · Post by **theia** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:22 am

koan;905065 wrote: I have a few towels in my closet that... don't absorb water. :wah:

What the -------- ARGH!

The general purpose of buying a towel is that one plans on having a wet object, be it a dish or a human body, that will need the water soaked up. Why manufacture a towel that has a 10% absorbency? Is it cheaper to make towels that don't dry?

How shall we demonstrate our anger?

It's pointless to react. These fellows are cunning. Mine were disguised in soft blue, luxurious, softness. They were irresistible. I bought three. I know we can only change ourselves, but I kept thinking...one day they'll give me what they promised. They didn't. Countless disappointments and washes later, I realised our relationship was over. It was heartbreaking but I said a tearful goodbye and placed them gently in the recycling box. I still miss them.

Post by **spot** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:27 am

Hear now the wise words of spot, who knows all things and speaks from personal experience in these matters. A towel which refuses to absorb water is one which has accumulated too much grease or oil. Towelling off after showers transfers, little by little, natural body oils which can't evaporate away. Eventually (after a few years) this will build up to such an extent that a barrier forms between the inner layers of the towel and any external moisture. Putting the towel through a wash cycle[1] invariably breaks this barrier down and reconstitutes the original functionality of the cotton or linen.

[1] - some form of soap powder is needed for this to be completely effective, theia.

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:00 am

Fabric conditioner also builds up on towels causing them to lose absorbancy. But if you don't use it occasionally they're like cardboard.

to condition or not condition, that is the question.....

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:39 am

If your towels in question happen to be velour, you might as well give up because those things look pretty but they don't absorb worth beans. Immy is right about the fabric softener. It coats the towel and affects its absorbency. Just as an aside too, fabric softener makes your wash take longer to dry.

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:57 am

I'd noticed too that the big, fluffy ones are hard to dry with that's why I don't buy them anymore. :-1

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:21 am

mount several blow dryers around the room and set them at different angles.

no more towel problems.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:24 am

Imladris;905217 wrote: Fabric conditioner also builds up on towels causing them to lose absorbancy. But if you don't use it occasionally they're like cardboard.

to condition or not condition, that is the question.....

Never use conditioner so I never have that problem, just put the towels through the tumbledrier quickly to soften them a little, I like a bit of rough :sneaky::wah:

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:53 am

Turn them into your decorative towels to make the bathrooms oh so pretty.

I have found that the huge big colored towels are the worst they just don't dry much at all. I use the medium gage (not real thick) towel, that is medium sized mostly white. Wash is cold or hot doesn't matter, no contitioner. They are the best towels for drying.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:40 am

koan;905065 wrote: I have a few towels in my closet that... don't absorb water. :wah:

What the -------- ARGH!

The general purpose of buying a towel is that one plans on having a wet object, be it a dish or a human body, that will need the water soaked up. Why manufacture a towel that has a 10% absorbency? Is it cheaper to make towels that don't dry?

How shall we demonstrate our anger?

Did they have an absorbency percentage rating ?

How did we determine they absorb 10%

Is that figure based on scientific fact or is that some of the anger slipping through ?

If it is anger then I sense a much deeper hostility lies bubbling just beneath the surface just waiting to erupt in a frenzied explosion.

Do you have a support network that you rely on to release the rage in a safe environment ?

Heres my take on it, you get what you pay for. The next time you reach for a towel in the store and you find yourself opting for the discount towel, stop yourself.

Think it through. Allow yourself the time to really examine the thickness and texture of the fabric.

Naturally a plush dense towel will have higher absorbency than the thin terry type towel.

You will pay more but its a towel you will be able to rely on. If you are throwing your current towels out due to ineffectiveness then clearly the better value is the more expensive towel.

The manufacturer is spending more because there is more product, that cost will be passed on to you but think of the stress free useage it will provide you.

You cant put a price on that.

Now lets talk about the visual aspects of the plush towel.

Suppose you have a guest over and they visit your powder room. One of the first things that one can draw a conclusion on about a persons general sense of personal taste are the towels hanging in the bath.

Are they skimpers ?

Or are they the type of person that knows how to get their pamper on ?

You yourself dictate that important first impression.

Colors and designs have come a long way in the last few decades.

Purples and bright pastels, Egyptian cotton with embossed stitching, its all there, splurge, go ahead. Its ok !

Whats better than a warm elegant towel to dry yourself with ?

Sure there are some that will tell you skydiving or deep sea fishing are way better than towels.

Others will tell you feeding starving children or taking in an abandoned child outweigh the towel.

That may or may not be true but you have to admit a nice towel can really make or break your day.

This is part 1 of 3 parts on the importance of towels on the social, emotional and mental well being in your home.

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:00 am

maybe you should invest in Bounty Paper towels as they are the "quicker picker upper". And you can reuse them.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:26 am

Looks like our new "Refridgerate Butter" butter thread.

:D

theia · Post by **theia** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:30 am

YZGI;905416 wrote: Looks like our new "Refridgerate Butter" butter thread.

:D

I wondered the very same about Accountable's nipples, but it didn't happen.

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:18 am

Perfect reason you need "Decorative Towels". in all your Bathrooms for guest to be impressed by. :wah:

[QUOTE]Now lets talk about the visual aspects of the plush towel.

Suppose you have a guest over and they visit your powder room. One of the first things that one can draw a conclusion on about a persons general sense of personal taste are the towels hanging in the bath.

Are they skimpers ?Or are they the type of person that knows how to get their pamper on ?

You yourself dictate that important first impression.

Colors and designs have come a long way in the last few decades.

Purples and bright pastels, Egyptian cotton with embossed stitching, its all there, splurge, go ahead. Its ok !

Whats better than a warm elegant towel to dry yourself with ?[/QUOTE]

Mustang · Post by **Mustang** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:28 pm

A gas leaf blower should do the trick!!

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:14 pm

theia;905419 wrote: I wondered the very same about Accountable's nipples, but it didn't happen.

I don't think I've ever tried to imagine his nipples...

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:34 pm

flopstock;905750 wrote: I don't think I've ever tried to imagine his nipples...

:D
Right now they're pretty hard ............ to imagine.

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:19 pm

I think everyone is wrong!!!!! Most of the people I know use a towel once or twice and throw it in the hamper like a T-Shirt they've been sweating in all day. Give me a break.... You get out of the shower and dry yourself with something clean..........how dang dirty can it be? I use towels for at least 5 showers. If you just throw it in the hamper after 1 or 2 showers it feels useless....it's life is LESS than for which it is made. USE that towel......make it feel worthwhile.... the more you absorb with it the more it feels necessary!!!! :-5

Post by **spot** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:23 pm

nvalleyvee;905803 wrote: how dang dirty can it be?On a point of information, Mister Speaker, a towel demonstrates a need for washing by becoming markedly stiff.

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:33 pm

spot;905806 wrote: On a point of information, Mister Speaker, a towel demonstrates a need for washing by becoming markedly stiff.

If your towels get stiff...........you DO NEED to change them every day and get a new SOAP!!!! Maybe a car wash would be better for you. :wah:

Post by **spot** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:41 pm

It's a bonding thing, offering someone your towel. If it were freshly washed it wouldn't have the same effect at all.

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:12 pm

koan;905065 wrote: I have a few towels in my closet that... don't absorb water. :wah:

What the -------- ARGH!

The general purpose of buying a towel is that one plans on having a wet object, be it a dish or a human body, that will need the water soaked up. Why manufacture a towel that has a 10% absorbency? Is it cheaper to make towels that don't dry?

How shall we demonstrate our anger?

In association with ones readiness to buy junk...Yes...It is cheaper to make towels that don't dry...

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:10 am

nvalleyvee;905803 wrote: I think everyone is wrong!!!!! Most of the people I know use a towel once or twice and throw it in the hamper like a T-Shirt they've been sweating in all day. Give me a break.... You get out of the shower and dry yourself with something clean..........how dang dirty can it be? I use towels for at least 5 showers. If you just throw it in the hamper after 1 or 2 showers it feels useless....it's life is LESS than for which it is made. USE that towel......make it feel worthwhile.... the more you absorb with it the more it feels necessary!!!! :-5

You are very angry and upset.

Thats good...get the anger out.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:04 am

nvalleyvee;905803 wrote: I think everyone is wrong!!!!! Most of the people I know use a towel once or twice and throw it in the hamper like a T-Shirt they've been sweating in all day. Give me a break.... You get out of the shower and dry yourself with something clean..........how dang dirty can it be? I use towels for at least 5 showers. If you just throw it in the hamper after 1 or 2 showers it feels useless....it's life is LESS than for which it is made. USE that towel......make it feel worthwhile.... the more you absorb with it the more it feels necessary!!!! :-5
I'm a clean towel every shower kinda of guy.

But I do use green towels at times..

Post by **spot** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:34 am

YZGI;906043 wrote: I do use green towels at times..

My towels get green eventually too. Even after washing they never go back to the shop colour, whatever that might have been. Not green, I'm sure of that.

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:36 am

I only use a towel once or twice.

I don't like them to be all stiff and moldy smelling! :yh_sick

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:37 am

spot;906062 wrote: My towels get green eventually too. Even after washing they never go back to the shop colour, whatever that might have been. Not green, I'm sure of that.

Sometimes after washing a new towel I get little discolor spots spock.

No bleach has been used though.

Whatever could that be ?

Post by **spot** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:46 am

Nomad;906067 wrote: Sometimes after washing a new towel I get little discolor spots spock.

No bleach has been used though.

Whatever could that be ?

I know that one. Denatured protein from the high wash temperature. You can avoid it by blowing your nose on tissues instead.

eta: Ah... light dawns, that shade my towels go - I've worked it out.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:48 am

sunny104;906065 wrote: I only use a towel once or twice.

I don't like them to be all stiff and moldy smelling! :yh_sick
Mold should be washed off before drying..

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:51 am

YZGI;906078 wrote: Mold should be washed off before drying..

I always smell good! :p

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:51 am

spot;906075 wrote: I know that one. Denatured protein from the high wash temperature. You can avoid it by blowing your nose on tissues instead.

eta: Ah... light dawns, that shade my towels go - I've worked it out.

I see.

Who am I kidding...no I dont.

koan · Post by **koan** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:52 pm

Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy asserts that the most useful and essential item one needs on his/her travels through the universe is a towel.

I use no fabric softener in my laundry so "nay" to all the believers in that philosophy.

Nomad - I estimate 10% absorbency based on the comparison between my freak towels and the ones that serve the purpose for which they were intended.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:33 am

Before Sunset;906651 wrote: I like to air dry. :sneaky:

Me too, just ask my neighbours

:rolleyes::wah:

Richard Bell · Post by **Richard Bell** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:27 pm

koan;905065 wrote: Why manufacture a towel that has a 10% absorbency?

Sounds like you may have "sport towels".

"Sport towels", or "duelling towels" have limited absorbency as they are made exclusively for snapping at somebody's bare bum as they exit the shower.

A fully absorbent towel used in this way can hit with such force and velocity as to cause a crippling or life threatening injury.

Some guy in Estonia was snapped across the butt with a fully absorbent towel, and now his bum has a big crack in it.

It must be true, because somebody forwarded it to me in an e-mail.