Tell me about your towels

DYNAR

I need new towels.

I have had my current Country Road bath sheets, which I love, since I got them as an engagement present 15 years ago - they outlasted the marriage and as XH hates a big towel I got them.

I then bought the kids CR when the oldest was about 4 and they’re still going now she is 12.

At the time I bought them they were still Australian made - it finished up in the year or two after. The Aus made and good quality were both factors in choosing CR for the kids.

Now they are all starting to get a bit ratty around the edges and we figure new house, new towels!

I’ve looked at the CR website but don’t love what they have on offer at the moment. I would have liked Australian made but the only place I can find, Rialto Linen, is out of stock on any nice colours!

So if you have towels you love tell me about them please.

Woohoo

There’s almost nothing that’s Australian made unfortunately. I’ve bought a couple of different lots of towels in the last couple of years. The Sheridan ones (they’re the quick dry ones) are ok (and the quick dry aspect is really good) but they shed a lot and I suspect they’ll have a short ish shelf life. I also bought a pair of Private Collection towels from Peters of Kensington (mea culpa) and they’re fantastic. Really thick and hard wearing. Sorry, I can’t remember what the actual range was though.

Jane-Jetson

I am a hoopy frood who knows where they are?

I have a few lovely thick bright yellow ones from IKEA. Every other towel (mostly yellow, but all smaller and a bit raspier) seems to be a bit crap in comparison. Anyone who can recommend yellow towels (to go with the bathroom), all info gratefully accepted!

DYNAR

I had looked at Sheridan but didn’t think of Ikea, it’s not near me so I never think of it. Might look online.

IcyPole

Aldi has organic bath towels on sale next Wednesday.

https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys/special-buys-wed-23-june/wednesday-detail-wk25/ps/p/organic-cotton-bath-towel-2/

I haven’t bought new towels for a long long time. I have Canningvale ones still going strong, and some DriGlo ones I think My favourites ones are some big ones from Target but that was probably from before when DD was born, so I have no idea what their current range is like.

Do you like soft and fluffy towels or hard and crunchy towels?

DYNAR

I truly don’t mind either way - fluffy v. crunchy BUT if the fluffy feels like I’m just pushing the water around I will hate them!

MrsT

My towels looks like absolute shit and I’m too lazy and cheap to get new ones.

I know this probably doesn’t help. Sorry.

NightHawk

I bought some that I like from Adairs, they had some really good colours at the time. It was hard to choose. No problems with them. They have good sales from time to time.

Heyho2

We’ve got canningvale ones. But they’re really big and need washing more often than the smaller ones. (We’re not winning any house proud prizes here, so extra washing bothers me). I think they’re fluffier, so they dont dry between showers, so they smell more… but they are lovely and soft.

Gum-boots

I always buy from the Sheridan outlet online. Their towels really last but no way am I paying full price!

RichardParker

Adairs have a good range. And not too expensive if your join their linen lovers club and shop in the sales. I don’t know if they’ll last ten years…

Woohoo

Further to my comment about Sheridan – I’m on their mailing list which means they send me a birthday voucher. When I bought the pair of towels mentioned above, I was able to combine the voucher with a sale offer and it cost me $5 for the two (no postage as I went to an outlet store). They regularly have 60-70% reductions on everything – nobody should pay full price for Sheridan.

wannabefree

Gosh, I just realised our main set of towels are almost 20 years old! They were in storage for 5 years while we lived overseas so haven’t been used the whole time but still, they are doing pretty well.

I still remember buying them, DH and I had only been together a few months and there was this big sale of bedding and towels and things at the Adelaide showgrounds opening at something ridiculous like midnight. DH was driving me home and we went past and for some bizarre reason we decided what the hell lets go towel shopping in the middle of the night.

squeekums

im no help, just target here lol

DYNAR

Well if you like them that’s good to know!

Longdarkteatime

We have Sheridan towels and Canningvale. Canningvale were purchased online through lockdown last year and cheapish and pretty good but wont last anywhere near as long as the Sheridan towels methinks. Ds through his indiscriminate use of his acne topical cream has stripped the towels of their colour (brown towels turn a not very nice shade of orange as do any other colour for that matter). So I didnt want to buy more expensive towels and have him ruin them as well. The Canningvale are nice for their price - but when DS either moves out or stops using the acne medication I think I will go back to the Sheridan.

RichardParker

target and Kmart will totally do the job. I once bought expensive towels from a fancy shop and they were so thick- hard to dry, wash etc and didn’t last that long for what they cost…

DYNAR

Well after feeling towels at Ikea, Target, Kmart and others I found these at Bed Bath and Table.

https://www.bedbathntable.com.au/bath/towels/bamboo-blush-080101

They are so soft and thick and so far DD and I love them after a few weeks use. They’re fine in our heat pump dryer - I don’t have my washing line yet - but I do prefer to dry outside when I can so we’ll see how they go on the line.

OnFire

DYNAR

Those are pretty!

SR21

Hey @DYNAR can we have a whole thread about your new house? I’ve been dying to know whether you’re happy, your favorite parts. Anything you wish you’d changed/done )if you’re comfortable to that is!).