Pinzon 800-Gram Bath Towel, White
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Pinzon 800-Gram Bath Towel, White
Customer Review: nice, high-maintenance towels
Summary: 4 Stars
I have owned these towels (in white, which is actually more of a cream colour than a true white) for over six months. While fairly pricey, I'm willing to pay more for household items that are going to be used on a daily basis.
The size of these towels (I got the 'bath towel' size) is adequate for someone who likes a larger sized towel. After having these, I think the 'bath sheet' size would've been much too large.
Before purchasing, I'd read other reviews that said these towels were heavy and took a long time to dry. It's true - they are heavy, but not so heavy that they're unpleasant to use. Washing, however, is another story. They take up so much room that in my apartment-sized washer, I can only fit a maximum of four bath towels. When dried at a low heat setting as directed, that small load of four towels took several hours to dry, which, despite the quality, seemed like more of a pain than it was worth. As a result,, I started drying them on a higher heat level than directed, and I think I may have ruined them - they don't seem nearly as soft as they did when they arrived, however now they 'only' take around two hours to dry.
To combat the lack of softness, I started using fabric softener in the wash, which has helped. While they still don't feel as nice as they did when I got them, I'm still excited to go home and use them after using scratchy hotel towels. I like them more than I like any other towels I come in contact with, but I think I would've rather bought more lightweight towels that don't have the maintenance issues these towels do. Maybe in the future if I have a larger washer and dryer, I'll buy new ones and give them another shot - if it didn't take me so long to dry them on a low heat, maybe I'd do so and they'd be as soft as they were when I got them.
Customer Review: very heavy towels with care issues
Summary: 3 Stars
Based on the positive reviews, I bought a complete set of these towels and the matching Pinzon Bamboo Cotton Hand Towel, White and Pinzon Bamboo Cotton 2-Pack Washcloths, White. They have some annoying aspects that weren't mentioned by other reviewers and that weren't obvious in the product descriptions.
The care instructions require cold water wash, no bleach. In general, don't everyone's towels occasionally need hot washing and sanitizing or stain removal?
The care instructions also specify low dryer temperature. These are relatively very heavy towels, and at a low temperature, just four towels take two full cycles in the dryer (90 minutes or more) to dry.
If you're a person who likes to wrap up in a towel with just a quick tuck to hold it in place, be aware that this towel is way to heavy for that. It's weight drags it down instantly.
That said, the towels are intensely soft, even silky. It's as if they have been soaked in fabric softener but without the absorption issues that would cause. They're very absorbent. They feel fabulous against even very dry sensitive skin without even a hint of abrasive texture.
Overall, I'm not unhappy enough to return them and they do feel nice, but if I had known they were so heavy and had the care issues, I don't think I would have purchased them.
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