Gilden Tree 100% Natural Cotton Classic Waffle Weave Hand Towel Set of 2 (White)

You guys need to make these in one size smaller because they are too long for my tall racks. They are about 50% larger than normal hand towels. Otherwise I love them too much. The texture is perfect. They dry quickly. And they look really nice.

I've tried a lot of towels (various Restoration Hardware, Coyuchi, multiple Turkish towels, Macy's Hotel line, Matouk) and I love these towels. I actually returned the hand towels for Coyuchi hand towels (the Coyuchi hand towels are crazy long), but I came back and bought Gilden Tree bath towels and wash cloths for myself, and plan to buy more. I love how lightweight, absorbent, soft and FAST drying these towels are. I liked these so much I also bought a TON of wash cloths (and two oversize waffle throw blankets) for our vacation rental cottages in the Caribbean. The material is perfect for island living--air dry so fast and they're super sturdy, they wash well (no wrinkles), and I'm expecting they'll last a long time (and we do a LOT of laundry). The wash cloth size post-wash is also nice--larger than other wash cloths I tried. I would've loved to have replaced all of our island cottage towels with Gilden Tree, but the bath towels were a little too expensive for turnover/stains and damage VRBO/Airbnb rentals put towels through. (We ended up with $15 Turkish towels for beach and bath towels, which I don't like as much as Gilden Tree, but less heart-wrenching to regularly replace.)

I know waffle towels are supposed to be lightweight and rougher in texture, but I didn't expect this to feel like drying myself with a paper-towel. It got better after a week of use and a visit to the laundry machine, but it still feels too thin and rough.I ended up buying Imabari waffle towels from The Citizenry. Those were MUCH plusher and softer, and they dried up just as fast. I know they cost twice as much, but I actually use those towels. On the other hand, these towels feel unpleasant enough for me to want to avoid them.If you're buying for pure utilitarian reasons, these towels are great. They're cheap, and they perform better than normal towels (in terms of drying). For that, I'll give it at least 3 stars.

I purchased these waffle hand towels to use as kitchen towels. They are a little longer than standard dish towels. They get softer with every wash and I love them in the kitchen. They are lintless and dry quickly after drying dishes. I also purchased some of the matching washcloths to dry my hands with after washing my hands in the kitchen. They are about the same size as a full-size paper towel. I hang a fresh one near the sink every morning. It gets used multiple times during the course of a day, drastically cutting down on the number of paper towels I use.To eliminate buildup that lessens towel absorbency, use white vinegar instead of fabric softener in the wash and use wool dryer balls in the dryer. The vinegar also helps keep your washing machine clean and smelling fresh.

My son and I love them they clean you better than average towels they don’t get Gushi. They are very light durable and they last a reasonable amount of time. I definitely recommend them.