Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

===================== Original Review - 4 Stars ===================== These sponges are great! Skip to the last paragraph to see the one downside. They are very large so they are able to clean a large surface area quickly; however, the large size of the sponge may make it more difficult to use these sponges for people with very small hands. Although, my girlfriend doesn't seem to have a problem with the size and she has small hands. The rough (gray) side is great for scrubbing and the blue side is great for soft washing. I mainly stick to using the rough side for everything because it seems to do the job better in almost all cases. This sponge holds soap amazingly! It seems like you add soap once and it lasts much longer than typical sponges. I only need to apply soap once or twice to wash a decent amount of dishes. This is one of the most important things that I consider in a sponge, and it passes this well. The number of sponges you get for the price is incredible. I believe that the pack of 6 will last a few months, if not longer than a year. We've been using the first sponge practically every day for 3-4 weeks now and there is no noticeable deterioration of the sponge. Very satisfied with the durability of the sponge. The one downside, and the reason I'm giving 4 stars, is that it seems like these sponges have the same problem as all sponges - they end up getting a wet, old sponge smell to them after some time. This may have been caused by someone not wringing out the water after using it. Maybe this won't be a problem if it is wrung out after every use. My girlfriend has attempted to put it into boiling water, and soaking it in hot water and soap - both with no noticeable difference in odor. We will continue looking for methods to remove the odor from the sponge. ================================== Updated Review June 19th, 2020 - 5 Stars ================================== I didn't think that my favorite sponges could get better, but they did. First of all, an update to the durability and duration of use. I originally ordered these sponges on July 5th, 2019. I ordered a second pack about a month ago and just opened it for the first time today. The first pack of 6 sponges lasted almost an entire year!! That value simply cannot be beat. The thing that prompted me to update my review is that I noticed the new pack of sponges I received are a different size than the ones I previously ordered. I guess I accidentally ordered the small version instead of the large version. The length of the sponge is the same, but the width of the sponge around half the size it seems. I have fairly small hands for a man and because of this, the width of the large sponges from before didn't make it very easy to grip the whole sponge the same way that I can now with the small size. The small size allows me to grip the sponges in a very intuitive way that makes it easy to clean inside deep pots and glasses. My grip on the sponge looks sort of like a hawk grip if you can imagine that. You can see the new size in my new images. Hopefully you can also see the old size in the original image that I posted. I will continue buying these sponges for as long as they are on Amazon!