Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The Product Features on Amazon.com (presumably written by someone from Utopia Towels) say: - 12 Bath Towels in White, size is 24 x 48 inches - Manufactured using 100% soft cotton - Towels are very absorbant and soft and will remain soft after wash and dry - Weight of each Bath Towel is 300 gm When I was considering this set of towels there were only 6 reviews so I thought I'd add what I would have liked to know when I was reading these reviews. I have been using these towels for about 1 month now - long enough to know how they work but not long enough to know how they'll hold up over time. Is the towel 24 x 48 before or after washing? The towel is 24 x 48 after washing. The towel was 24.5 x 49 before washing. Since the towel is 100% cotton I expected it to shrink, but no review had said to what length and width. Is the towel very absorbent? Yes, it is very absorbent. Keep in mind that each towel is lightweight at 300 grams so you can't expect this bath towel to be as thick and plush as a heavy 800 or 900 gram bath towel. But it is absorbent, unlike many towels that I've bought before. The manufacturer honestly states in the Product Features that the bath towel is 300 grams so I knew it would be lightweight but I didn't know if it would really be absorbent (a quality issue). It is! Does the towel remain soft after each wash and dry? So far, yes (remember, I've been using these towels for 1 month. I'll update this review in the future if my opinion should change). I use this towel for showering after working out at the gym. For me, it is the perfect size and thickness. I already carry a lot of stuff to the gym (change of clothes, toiletry bag, water bottle, headphones, iPad to read on treadmill, lock, hand towel to wipe off sweat while I workout, etc.) so I didn't want a big, thick, expensive towel to dry off with after showering. I had an expensive towel taken from the shower room once but I don't worry about someone taking this towel - and I've still got 11 more even if someone does! If you are looking for a thicker, heavier, very absorbent, 100% cotton, white bath towel that is a little bigger (30 x 52 inches) I recommend the Martex Hospitality Bath Towels - 6-Pack (White) that Amazon sells. As of this writing they are $45.55 for six towels. I bought the Martex Hospitality Hand Towels - 12-Pack (White) on Amazon over a year ago now (for $28.99, now they're $29.97) and they are thick, extra absorbent, and have held up extremely well after many washes! I use one of these hand towels when working out (I also use it as padding for the tops of my feet when doing sit-ups. Hence the need for the extra thickness). I'm assuming that the Martex bath towels would be the same quality as the Martex hand towels I have and the positive Amazon reviews seem to bear this out. In summary, these bath towels are exactly as the Product Features say they are. Use this towel for any job where you want an inexpensive, absorbent, lightweight, smaller-than-regular-size bath towel. I hope this review helped answer some of your questions, as it would have for me when I was considering this purchase. Update on 4/7/15 (2 years and 7 months after my initial review) Today jc14, a commenter of my review, asked, "I'd love to know how well these towels have held up over time. Are these the type of towels that get better after multiple washings?" I answered his/her questions as a comment but I thought I'd answer the questions here as well because some people don't read review comments and they are good questions that I'm capable of answering. I've also added a photo of my WORST towel (of the 12) that is just starting to fray now! Here's my reply to jc14: "Hi jc14. These towels have held up incredibly well over time. In fact, I'm still using the same batch of 12 that I bought back in September, 2012, and I use at least one of them everyday to work out (I'm a pretty serious athlete - sometimes I do 2 workouts per day)! I am hard on towels. I'm a strong guy and when I dry my back I pull pretty hard on towels. I have ripped 3 luxurious bath towels at home since buying these because the stitching frayed! I haven't ripped one of these yet (I do use all 12 though - none of them is still new). To be honest, a couple of the towels have started to fray so I expect I'll rip those pretty soon. But still, I bought these towels 2 1/2 years ago and I use them everyday! So, I'd definitely say they are durable and I got my money's worth from them a long time ago. Yes, I will buy another batch again when I've ripped them all! You said, "Are these the type of towels that get better after multiple washings?" If you mean "do they stop shedding lint in the dryer and absorb water better?" then the answer is yes. If you mean "do they get more luxuriously soft?" then the answer is no. I hope that helps."