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I read all the reviews complaining about the quality of these towels. Are they the very strongest, best and long-lasting ever made in the history of western civilization? Probably not. But they're about one dollar a towel!

For years I have been running into retail outlets in search of a white-with-black-stripes dish towel to match my kitchen, only to find ones that weren't very close and cost over $10.00 per towel. Then I found these on Amazon: The exact design I want and about the price of a half a cup of coffee each. If these are worn out at the end of the year, I'll buy them again. This entire order cost less than two days of my triple-play cable service which I willingly forgo every time I go away for the weekend.

UPDATE: After two months of using and washing just one towel, it remains in incredibly good shape. The photos show it in perfect condition except for a small thread loose about 1.5 inches long on one edge of the towel. Even if I threw this away now, I still got two months of use from it, which means that the package would give me two YEARS of service for about the price of three lattes. And I'm not throwing it out -- I'll keep using it for another month or two.

So they are not the absolute most robust dish towels ever made. But they look terrific and are an incredible bargain. Still five stars and highly recommended.

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I cook while sitting in my wheelchair so I keep a kitchen towel in my lap to catch the inevitable spills. So I use a LOT of towels. It is nice to add these attractive towels.

I also use the Amazon Prime Pantry shipping boxes on the floor as the storage place for my food. I didn't exactly buy these but the boxes are useful. The built in handles are good since they allow me to pull a box out so I can reach something in the back of the box.

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These are great quality towels. They dry well, they wash well, and they stand up to normal use. They did shrink some, but not so much as to be bothersome. They did not warp at all when washed which is better than I can say of my expensive bath towels! I'd gladly buy more, but there are so many in the pack I don't NEED more (yet). I got rid of all my old kitchen towels and now these are the only ones I use!

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These towels are simply lousy at absorbing water or other fluids.Even after about a dozen trips through our washer/dryer to take the "new" off of them, they still leave water behind. We expected this from the black ones, as any cloth so heavily dyed is bound to do a poor job drying. But we're really surprised that the white towels leave so much water when drying our countertop, dishes from the dishwasher, and drying out the sink (to prevent the cats from leaving paw prints everywhere after parking themselves in the kitchen sink...). They leave quite a bit of wetness behind after drying, even when starting with a fresh white towel from the clothes dryer. Nice and fluffy, good quality towels that just don't dry well...which is what towels are for.

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These feel terribly cheap. I figured with so many good reviews they must be good, but they just feel so cheap and thin and small. Threads are shedding all over and they’re a bit scratchy too. The only way I could imagine them holding up for a year or two is just because there are so many of them. I will be using them for nice rags, not kitchen hand towels like I had hoped.

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OK... it's hard to get excited about tea towels. However, they are a necessity of everyday life for most people.

Having read the other reviews, I bought a pack with slight reservations. I wanted absorbent 100% cotton tea towels, that would withstand frequent washes.

I found them to be of overall good enough quality for my needs. Let's be clear - these are not your top notch tea towels - but nor are they a top notch price. I have washed them quite a bit now and they have held their shape and color. A couple of them are starting to get loose stitching on the hems, but to be honest this is not that big a deal to me. My view is they do a good job and I am happy with the price. If I have to end up turning a few of them into rags at a later date, that is fine by me (and still useful!). At a $1.50 per tea towel, what's there to complain about?

I give this product 3 stars for quality but 5 stars for value for money - averaging my 4 star review.

I was happy enough with these that I have bought a second pack.

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After reading reviews, I was a little skeptical when I received these towels. They seemed thin to me. I washed them, dried them outside (don't use dryer, saves $ n clothes),. When first tried the towel drying g dishes, I was really impressed. Perfect size. They absorbed and dried dishes great. For 12 towels, the price was right.I do hope they can last. The black towel drape on oven handle. I hate that they are made in Pakistan, the dreaded middle east. Why cant they be made here? I knew before buying so the reviews were right because they are absorbent and work. Wash before using.

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Gift for daughter. Didn't think I'd get a chance to use them, but when I babysat my grandbabies, cup turned over, water all over the table, dish towels saved the day. Super absorbant, soft, and just the right size.